About the event
The Founders' Lecture has been given every October since 1872, in memory of the twelve teachers who opened Aldermere. This year's lecturer, the novelist and critic Sarah Linwood, will ask whether the printed book is a technology we have outgrown or one we have barely begun to understand.
The lecture is followed by questions from the audience and a reception in the Old Library, where the atlas returned to the college this summer will be on display.
Schedule
- Doors openHarwell Theatre foyer
- Welcome from the PresidentProfessor Edward Lyle
- The Founders' Lecture: The future of the bookSarah Linwood
- Questions from the audience
- Reception in the Old LibraryDrinks and the 1780 atlas on display
Speaker
Sarah Linwood
Novelist and critic
Sarah Linwood is the author of five novels and a history of the paperback. She read English at Aldermere and was the Union's first woman President to serve two terms.
Who it is for
Everyone. The lecture is free and open to the public; no booking is needed, and seats are allocated on arrival. It will be recorded and published on the college's video channel a week later.
Getting here
Aldermere College, 1 College Green, is a twelve-minute walk from Aldermere Central station. Visitor parking is on Mill Lane and must be booked in advance; there are cycle racks at the Porters' Lodge. The Harwell Theatre is at the north end of the Great Lawn, signposted from the Lodge.
Step-free access is available to every venue on this page. If you need an adjustment to take part, tell us when you book and we will arrange it.
