About this Event
The faculty warmly welcomes you to attend Professor John Wedgewood Clarke's Inaugural Lecture, taking place on Wednesday, 27th May 2026 in Streatham Court LT C and Online via Teams.
In this lecture John will explore the mind-altering properties of glass containers and poems through a personal tour of jars on hilltops, milk bottles, seltzer bottles, demijohns, fly bottles, bell jars, shell jars, marmalade jars and those enormous glass flasks of coloured liquid that used to make local chemists so mysterious.
Our running order for the event is as follows:
- 15:50 Doors Open
- 16:00 Welcome/Introductory Speech by DPVC
- 16:05 Lecture
- 16:55 Closing (HoD)
- 17:00 Drinks Reception
- 18:00 Finish
For any enquiries about this event, please email [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University of Exeter Streatham Court, Rennes Drive, Exeter, United Kingdom
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