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Promoting open lectures

There are various ways of promoting your open lecture to both the internal University community and the general public.

What we can do for you

We use a range of different channels to regularly promote open lectures taking place at the University. The main channels are outlined below. 

If we are informed about your event at least 10 days in advance, we shall also automatically promote your lecture in the following ways.

  • University Events web pages: The Events Office maintains a web page of open lectures on the University's website. To have the details of your lecture added to this, please complete our form OR if your event details are already online (ie department web pages OR a ticketing page) then just send over the link to open-lectures@york.ac.uk. 
  • Weekly newsletter: Every Friday we send out an email to our mailing list (with over 11,000 subscribers) listing the following week's lectures. If we have included your event on our web pages then it will automatically be included in the weekly newsletter. 
  • Social Media: The Events Office has two social media channels (X and Facebook) for open lectures. If your lecture is on our web pages then we will automatically promote your event on these for a minimum of 7 days prior to your event taking place. 
  • Digital screens: We will create a digital advert for your open lecture which will be promoted on the digital screens across campus. 
  • Staff Digest: If your event is on our web pages it will be included in the Staff Digest the week before it takes place. 
  • Student App: All events on our pages are included on the Student App (MyUoY) and on the student events page. 
  • Online events listings: We list high-profile open lectures on various local events listings online.   

What you can do to help promote your open lecture

  • Departmental newsletter: If your Department has a departmental newsletter, contact its editor to advertise your lecture.
  • Posters: Posters advertising your lecture can be posted on noticeboards in colleges and departments and the J B Morrell library. To attract an external audience, send a copy of your poster to the York Explore Library on Museum Street for display.
  • Social Media: If your Department has any social media accounts, promote your open lectures to your followers. 
  • Direct mailings: If there is a specific target audience for your lecture, consider mailing flyers or emailing to a selected group of people eg societies, funding bodies, business organisations etc.

Who to contact

Useful links

Lecture details form for inclusion in newsletter/website

Open Lectures Information Form - 2024/25