What's On | Events and Activities 2025

"Toastrack" vintage bus: 100 years of engineering in 1 minute!
Embark on a journey through our 96-year-old charabanc's history, starting as a tourist bus in Llandudno in Wales, and forming part of the University of Southampton's incredible cul ...Read More
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Biological Sciences Outreach Festival 2025 at Winchester Science Centre
Explore the Fascinating World of Biology at the School of Biological Sciences Outreach Festival 2025 at the Winchester Science Centre! Schools will join us for a day of discover ...Read More
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Creation (2009) with Dr Neil Gostling | Film screening + Q&A
Join the amazing Dr Neil Gostling, Associate Professor in Evolution and Palaeobiology at the University of Southampton, for a theatrical night about Charles Darwin and the impact h ...Read More
Avenue Campus

Dance performance alongside Emma Critchley's exhibition at John Hansard Gallery
John Hansard Gallery is excited to announce Soundings, a captivating new exhibition by renowned artist Emma Critchley. This thought-provoking showcase combines filmmaking, chore ...Read More
John Hansard Gallery

Exploring Earth: Learn to Map Floods and Glaciers Using Satellites
What's on offer? The More than Maps project aims to inspire secondary school children of the power and importance of our changing environment. We welcome you to join us in the sta ...Read More
Highfield Campus

John Hansard Gallery presents: In conversation with Emma Critchley
Join the John Hansard Gallery team to celebrate International Women's Day with an inspiring talk by artist Emma Critchley alongside her current exhibition Soundings at John Hansard ...Read More
John Hansard Gallery

Myths and legends of the deep ocean with Dr Simon Boxall | Talk + Q&A
Join Dr Simon Boxall, Teaching Fellow at the University of Southampton, for a night of wonders at the University of Southampton's Waterfront Campus at the National Oceanography Cen ...Read More
Waterfront Campus

Poetic Science 4 | Showcase
In partnership with John Hansard Gallery, the Southampton Institute for Arts and Humanities and the Public Engagement with Research unit, a fourth cohort of researchers working acr ...Read More
John Hansard Gallery

Pythagoras' Toolkit
Meet the cheeky modern-day puppet-Pythagoras (with her bag of tools) as she challenges eight musicians and a conductor to help her carry out musical experiments in preparation for ...Read More
Turner Sims Southampton

Soundings by Emma Critchley
This thought-provoking showcase combines filmmaking, choreography, and public engagement to address the urgent and complex issue of deep-sea mining. Deep-sea mining is a critica ...Read More
John Hansard Gallery

Southampton Science Comedy | Show
Join researchers turned comedians for a night filled with laughers! March is a time for sudden rain showers, blossoming trees and flowering plants according to the British Coun ...Read More
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Stasis Field by Kathy Prendergast
This captivating show blends drawing, sculpture, and installation to explore themes of identity, geography, and the human body. Known for her meditative and evocative works, Pre ...Read More
John Hansard Gallery

Sustainability at Southampton: goals, progress and how to join in
Explore the University of Southampton's sustainability goals, progress and collaboration opportunities for students, staff, businesses and the community to support the transition t ...Read More
Highfield Campus

The Composting Heap Sharing Bucket: A Chicken Reading Group
Join the team at the Composting Heap - an expanded interdisciplinary reading group curated by artist-researchers Dr Paul Hurley and Dr Kathryn Ashill. This edition - the Sharing Bu ...Read More
John Hansard Gallery

Thinking with Drawing: Exploring Maternal Identity | Workshop
Do you see yourself as a mother? If so, what does that mean to you? How is your identity as a mother connected to your body? Philosopher Fiona Woollard strives to find inclusiv ...Read More
John Hansard Gallery