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Getting around the rules of sex education
What should we and shouldn’t we teach our teens about sex, inside and outside of the classroom?
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Breaking the rules of online dating
Artists are taking on the trolls of Tinder and the gremlins of Grindr to question the limits of online dating.
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Lovesickness and ‘The Love Thief’
An 11th-century poem of love, lust and possibly gruesome death still resonates today.
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The smile catchers
From facial recognition to emojis in apps, find out how the monitoring of emotions is used to get more out of workers.
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Voices of the NHS
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, when millions of us are especially grateful for our NHS, hear the voices of nine exceptional health workers explaining their passion for medicine and for taking care of others.
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Discovering our Collections through Artists' Books
Take part in a hands-on workshop about artists' books in our collection.
Tuesday 25 November 2025
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15:00
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16:00
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Creative Writing Workshop
Join a creative writing workshop, suitable for all levels, inspired by items from our collections and our new display, ‘Expecting’.
Thursday 20 November 2025
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18:00
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19:30
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Voice Up Theatre Workshop
Join a performance-based workshop, exploring the effects of transgenerational trauma through the lived experiences of people of colour.
Thursday 23 October 2025
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17:30
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20:00
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Discovering our Collections Workshop
Join Caroline Butten from our library team in an interactive workshop designed to help you explore our collections and inspire your own research projects.
Friday 4 October 2024
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14:00
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15:00
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Discovering our Collections Through Zines
Join Sauren Blaney from our library team in an interactive workshop designed to help you explore the zines in our collection.
Tuesday 9 September 2025
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15:00
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16:00
What’s in the collections
Our collections are an incredible resource for all kinds of research, whether you are an artist or writer looking for inspiration, an academic researcher, or just curious about something in our exhibitions.
Book
Immaculate Forms: Uncovering the History of Women’s Bodies
Journey into the complex medical and religious history of women’s bodies from classical Greece to the modern day.
Helen King
Book
Nine Minds: Inner Lives on the Spectrum – The Instant Bestseller
An illuminating, life-affirming book by Daniel Tammet that celebrates the power and beauty of the neurodivergent mind.
Daniel Tammet
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