Lectures, concerts and exhibitions

Join us for the first Readings event of the semester

ILAS Grand Challenges lecture series

10 Oct 2019 to 18 Dec 2019

A celebration of black and brown artists with a focus on identity and its concepts, discourse, and history

Lisa Blower is an award-winning short story writer and novelist

The inaugural Breaking the Mould awards shine a spotlight on the growing innovation-led organisations that have benefitted from the suite of innovative support programmes that are available from Keele University.

In partnership with Stoke-on-Trent Classics we have been given the great opportunity to bring one of the UK’s most dynamic and cherished orchestras to the area for our audiences to enjoy.

Gillian McAllister is the Sunday Times Top 10 bestselling author

Founded at the Royal Academy of Music in 2009 and increasingly in demand, their trademarks include high energy, spontaneity and a fresh approach to texture and colour.

Public lecture held in collaboration with the Reginald Haggar Lecture Fund and Staffordshire University

Sam, a published poet, uses the arts and creative industries to illuminate challenges in medicine.

The Martin Dent Justice and Peace Memorial Lecture

A special concert to celebrate the University Chapel organ.

ILAS Grand Challenges lecture series

Explore the journeys of composers writing home from home through some of the most famous, and famously forgotten, music written for winds over the last century.

Nikolai Duffy is a poet and publisher

The Annual Green Keele Christmas Lecture with Paul AllenB.Eng (Hons) FRSA - Project Coordinator Zero Carbon Britain, Centre for Alternative Technology

ILAS Grand Challenges lecture series

Join us as we celebrate The Longest Night with devilish tunes, ancient Irish, Norwegian and English folk carols and other festive musical treats.

An open mic for Keele’s very own creative writing talent

Into the Melting Pot - A combination of music and theatre which fuses a plethora of extraordinary instruments including the Arabic oud and sounds from the rich cultural heritage of the Iberian Peninsula in the Middle Ages.

In partnership with the Race Equality Lecture Series

ILAS Grand Challenges lecture series

This trio explores the meeting point of two musical worlds: classical music and jazz. Enjoy and evening rich in melody that explores the timeless art of improvisation.

Four of the UK’s most exceptional young string players brought together by a shared belief in the visceral power of the string quartet.

ILAS Grand Challenges lecture series

ILAS Grand Challenges lecture series

Sparkling female vocalists Papagena sing medieval, classical, folk and contemporary a cappella from around the world.

Keep your feet still if you can...