Upcoming Events

The UBC-Emeritus College presents a lecture entitled:  Political Science over time. This event involves a conversation between three scholars of Political Science. The moderator will ask the panelists a series of questions about their perspectives on the discipline, and the discussion will be opened at an early stage to members of the audience. The goal of the event is to grasp the interdisciplinary...

Third Age Learning Guelph is hosting a seminar by Dr. Olivier Courteaux entitled America at the Crossroads:  The Implications of the American Presidential Election. Dr. Courteaux holds a B.A. in History, an M.A. in war and conflict studies and a Ph.D. in contemporary international relations from the University of Paris-Sorbonne. Registration is open from November 11 to November 22. The cost for this Special Lecture is $10.

Registration for the Winter 2025 Morning Lectures Series is now open, and continues until January 1st at 6 pm.  The cost is $55 for an 8-lecture series.  This lecture series runs weekly from January 8 to February 26  and will focus on Canada's North, a topic of increasing importance in today's geopolitics. The Canadian Arctic covers 40 per cent of Canada's territory and is home to more than 200,000 inhabitants, more than half of whom are Indigenous. Our speakers will talk about subjects ranging from resource extraction to defence,...

Registration for the Winter 2025 Afternoon Lectures Series is now open, and continues until January 1st at 6 pm.  The cost is $55 for an 8-lecture series.  This lecture series runs weekly from January 8 to February 26  and will focus on The Energy Spectrum: Sources, Impacts, and Innovations. Energy is the driving force for so many aspects of our lives today, and we take it for granted until it's suddenly not available. As our dependence on technology grows -- think banking, health care, transportation,...