Lectures & workshops

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Upcoming events

U of T Lectures on Demand

Jan 20 - Feb 28, 2025

Continue your journey of lifelong learning!

Location: Online

Common Mud and Flooded Pits with Cooking Sections

Tue Feb 11, 2025 | 6:30 - 8:30pm

Cooking Sections examines the systems that organize the world through food. Using site-responsive installation, performance and video, they explore the overlapping boundaries between art, architecture, ecology and geopolitics.

Location: John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design

Presented by: John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

Digital Platforms and the Attention Economy

Wed Feb 12, 2025 | 5:00PM - 6:00PM

The Legal Lens Workshop Series

Location: Online

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AI, automation and the dream of universal health care access

Wed Feb 12, 2025 | 12:00PM - 1:00PM ET

Discover how AI and engineering are revolutionizing health care—making it more accessible, equitable and efficient for doctors and patients alike!

Location: Online

Presented by: Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Mosque Architecture Now: Public Spaces for Social, Technical & Environmental Innovation

Feb 13-14, 2025 | All Day

Join a public keynote lecture and symposium, plus a student workshop on Mosque Architecture Now: Public Spaces for Social, Technical & Environmental Innovation.

Location: John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design

Presented by: John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

Charting New Paths in Iranian Diaspora Studies

Mon Feb 17, 2025 | 4:00PM ET

Join us for the 2025 Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Distinguished Lecture, unpacking new perspectives on the Iranian Diaspora through a lecture and a film screening.

Location: Online and in-person (Innis Town Hall)

Presented by: Faculty of Arts & Science

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Black History Month: The Frantz Fanon 100th Year Anniversary Symposium

Fri Feb 21, 2025 | 9:30AM - 5:00PM ET

Join OISE to celebrate 100 years of Frantz Fanon, a famous French Afro-Caribbean psychiatrist once described as "the most influential anticolonial thinker of his time", with a day of insightful keynote speakers, networking, and Caribbean foods.

Location: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Presented by: Ontario Institute of Studies in Education

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New York, NY: President's Reception and Presentation

Mon Feb 24, 2025 | 6:00PM - 8:00PM ET

Connect with esteemed U of T alumni and friends in New York for a discussion on Civil Discourse, with Professor Randy Boyagoda & New York Times Book Critic, Jennifer Szalai

Location: Screening Room – Lower Level, The Crosby Hotel

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Crimes Against Humanity and Indian Residential Schools in Canada

Tue Feb 25, 2025 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM

2025 Morris A. Gross Memorial Lecture with Kim Murray

Location: Online and in-person (U of T Law)

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Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton explains the invention that changed everything

Tue Feb 25, 2025 | 7:00PM EST

Join 2024 Nobel Laureate Geoffrey Hinton for a compelling lecture on his critical role in early AI.

Location: Online

Presented by: Faculty of Arts & Science

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"One Minute More" Book Launch

Thu Feb 27, 2025 | 6:00PM - 8:00PM

On February 27, best-selling author, lawyer, and alumnus Robert Rotenberg (BA ’75 Innis) will launch his new novel, One Minute More — the action-thriller prequel to his bestselling novels, What We Buried and Downfall.

Location: Innis Town Hall

Presented by: Innis College

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An Evening with Author Zalika Reid-Benta: Exploring River Mumma and Frying Plantain

Thu Feb 27, 2025 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET

Join author and U of T alumna Zalika Reid-Benta, for an engaging evening as she discusses her debut novel River Mumma and award-winning story collection Frying Plantain.

Location: William Doo Auditorium, New College

Presented by: New College | Victoria College | Faculty of Arts & Science

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A conversation with the Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

Thu Feb 27, 2025 | 6:00PM - 7:30PM

Join OISE for an inspiring evening with The Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, as she shares her insights on education, building inclusive communities, empowering youth, and more.

Location: Online and in-person (OISE, Toronto)

Presented by: Ontario Institute of Studies in Education

18th Annual Real Estate Insights: What’s Ahead for 2025

Wed Mar 5, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Join our expert panel for insights on 2025 real estate trends, investment timing, and market forecasts. Reserve by January 24 for savings!

Location: Online and in-person (Toronto - Rotman School of Management)

Presented by: Rotman School of Management

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Communicating with ChatGPT? Legal ePersons, Language, and the Temptations of Mimicry and Artifice

Tue Mar 18, 2025 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM

Grafstein Lecture in Communications

Location: University of Toronto Faculty of Law

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Stress-Free Degrees

A highlight of U of T’s annual Alumni Reunion! Enjoy engaging and thought-provoking lectures on interesting topics by leading U of T professors.

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Continuing education

Enhance your job readiness, secure professional designations, and expand your professional networks with Continuing Studies certificates and courses at U of T.

Later life learning

Innis College hosts these 10-week lecture series by Later Life Learning, a non-profit sponsoring university-level courses for retired individuals.

Coursera free courses

In collaboration with Coursera, U of T offers free massive open online courses on cool topics from Plant Bioinformatic Methods to a Self-Driving Cars Specialization.

edX free courses

In collaboration with edX, U of T offers free massive open online courses on cool topics from Leadership Skills Development to Quantum Machine Learning.