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Find out about our extensive alumni and supporter events programme that takes place throughout the year – online, on campus, across the UK, and internationally.

Upcoming Events

The Global Jane Austen: Celebrating and Commemorating 250 years of Jane Austen

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Calling all Jane Austen enthusiasts! You are invited to the University of Southampton for a conference commemorating Austen’s birth in the year 1775, taking place 10 to 12 July.

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Winchester School of Art MA Degree Show 2025

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You are warmly invited to Winchester School of Art's (WSA) annual MA Degree Show. This year’s Preview takes place Wednesday 3 September, 17:00-20:00 and the show remains open to the public each day until Sunday 7 September 2025.

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Small Worlds Free Exhibition

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A giant installation of 3D spheres created by artists, communities, and schools in Hampshire takes over The Winchester Gallery between 10 July and 16 August.

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Jane Austen | Home and Away

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Part of the University of Southampton’s ‘The Global Jane Austen’ conference, featuring music from the acclaimed early music group Ensemble Hesperi.

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Political Witchcraft: Magic and the Politics of Representation

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An evening of public talks dedicated to representations of magic and the politics behind them. Our speakers will consider the ways in which magical beliefs and practices have been researched, debated, and distorted by a diverse range of interested parties at different moments in history.

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Winter Family Day | Rock and Rhyme

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An interactive performance that blends poetry, rap, and music for a tongue-in-cheek rock show perfect for little people aged 0 to 5.

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Scrooge Live

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Experience the beloved Christmas tale of redemption and goodwill through the power of cinema and sound.

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Swing Into Christmas with Down for the Count Orchestra 2025

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Celebrate the festive season in style with the sensational Down for the Count Swing Orchestra, as they return to Turner Sims, Southampton for their much-loved annual show, Swing Into Christmas!

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Swing Into Christmas with Down for the Count Orchestra 2025

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Celebrate the festive season in style with the sensational Down for the Count Swing Orchestra, as they return to Turner Sims, Southampton for their much-loved annual show, Swing Into Christmas!

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Terje Isungset Ice Quartet

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Prepare to be transported by the extraordinary, beautiful and ethereal sounds of ice. The ice music pioneer, Terje Isungset, returns to the UK with his quartet, featuring voice, ice harp, ice horn, iceophone, ice percussion and ice bass.

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Turner Sims Summer Festival 2025

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Join us for main auditorium performances across the three days, including folk, a classical mix-tape programme, and jazz, plus free Vibe Lounge events in the foyer.

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The Global Jane Austen: Celebrating and Commemorating 250 years of Jane Austen

In person
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Calling all Jane Austen enthusiasts! You are invited to the University of Southampton for a conference commemorating Austen’s birth in the year 1775, taking place 10 to 12 July.

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Helen Alexander Memorial Lecture 2022

Virtual
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Fifth Annual Helen Alexander Memorial Lecture

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Degrees To Save The World – Working Together To Build A Better World

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Hear how alumni from Population & Geography, Politics & International Relations, and Engineering are working for the United Nations, the World Bank and in social enterprise to build a better, fairer world through partnership and collaboration.

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Celebrating Southampton: UK City of Culture Bid 2025

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Join this online event and hear about Southampton's bid to become the UK City of Culture 2025.

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Bite-Sized Lecture: A Concert for the Duke of Wellington

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As part of our bite-sized lecture series, Professor of Musical Performance, David Owen Norris, explores the multi-faceted musical world of the first Duke of Wellington.

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Wellington Lecture 2020: Jane Austen and the Duke

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Professor Emma Clery delivers our 32nd Wellington Lecture on “Jane Austen and the Duke of Wellington: Confluences of Empire in Wartime”.

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