Regular Seminars

• Wednesday Astronomy Colloquium (3pm-4pm), Ogden Centre West Auditorium (OCW017) and online. The astronomy colloquia are delivered by external, invited speakers.
• Friday Lunchtime Astronomy Talks (FLAT; 1pm-2pm), Ogden Centre West Auditorium (OCW017) and online. The FLAT talks are given by visitors and internal speakers.

Regular Events

• All astronomy and instrumentation lunch (1pm-2pm) on Monday every 4 weeks in OCW017. Organised by Alastair Edge.
• CosmICConnections (1pm-2pm) on Monday every 4 weeks in OCW017 and online. Organised by Sownak Bose and Francesca Fragkoudi.
• IDEA (meets every 4 weeks on Mondays at 13:00, in OCW017 and online) - Monthly discussion group to talk about, raise awareness, interact and share ideas about Integration, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility. Organised by Claire Greenwell, Carolina Andonie , Dreia Carrillo, Mac McMullan and Azi Fattahi
• arXiv: A brief, daily review of astro-ph before coffee every weekday morning. This takes place in the OCW Level 1 break-out space at 10:45-11am, with coffee following immediately afterwards (https://www.benty-fields.com/manage_jc?groupid=885).
• There are also some Special Interest Groups who meet regularly.

Lecture Series

Durham hosts two major lecture series of interest to astronomers:

• The Grubb Parsons Lecture
  Given annually by a distinguished astronomer from outside the Department, it is named in honour of the contributions made by the Newcastle optical and engineering company Grubb Parsons Ltd to the development of astronomical instrumentation in the UK.
• The Temple Chevallier Lecture
  The Temple Chevallier lecture series honours the achievements of Temple Chevallier (1794-1873), Durham's first (and only) Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. The bi-annual lectures reflect his interests, encompassing, in turn, topics in astronomy, engineering, mathematics and theology.

Other talks

• The student run Durham University Astronomical Society sometimes have talks.