In Person lectures
Are held at the University of York (normally in room P/L/001) with details either in the lecture flyer available to members or on the York University Open Lecture Website.
Online lectures
Joining / registration details will be provided in the lecture flyer.
Please open the relevant document for joining instructions.
2026 lectures
Tues 14 Apr 2026 7:00 pm - York Central. Talk jointly arranged with the Yorkshire
Philosophical Society and will be held in the Tempest Anderson
Hall in the York Museum Gardens. By Rob Auld CEng FICE
Construction Director, McLaren Property, Living, and Regeneration
Thurs 19 Mar 2026 - The Trinity House Story - One of Britain’s best-kept secrets by
Captain Matthew Easton MNM CMMar FNI
Thurs 05 Mar 2026 - Prince of Wales, Britain’s most powerful steam locomotive by
Graham Nicholas. Note change of venue
Room SLB/118, Spring Lane Building
Thurs 05 Feb 2026 - Engineering the James Webb Space Telescope by
Professor Emeritus Andy Marvin
Thurs 8th Jan 2026 - Biorenewables Development Centre - Bridging the Gap
Note change of venue - Room PS/B/020
2025 lectures
Thurs 4th Dec 2025 - Institute for Safe Autonomy
Thurs 6th Nov 2025 - Humber Zero - Jessica Pidgeon
Process Engineer, VPI
Thurs 2nd Oct 2025 - Yorkshire GREEN - Daniel Burrell
Assistant Project Manager, J. Murphy & Sons
Thurs 3rd Apr 2025 – York Minster Heritage Estate – Alex McCallion
– Director of Works and Precinct, York Minster.
This has now been combined with a technical site visit to the Minster
Heritage Estate, which is provisionally scheduled for Thursday 29 May 2025
Thurs 6th Mar 2025 – York Central project, this has been postponed until later 2025/2026
Thurs 6th Feb 2025 – Small Modular Reactors - Dr. Rob Harvey
–Head of Production Systems at Rolls Royce SMR.
Thurs 16th Jan 2025 – Conservation Engineering: Philosophy, Principles and Practice
– Gez Pegram Director and Partner for Mason Clark Associates