Public Events
Big ideas, wider audience.
Ecademi takes academic ideas beyond the university and into the public sphere. Through national tours with leading academics, online events, and live discussions, we create space for complex topics to be explored in ways that are accessible, relevant, and thought-provoking. The goal: to spark conversation, challenge assumptions, and bring critical thinking into the mainstream.
2026 Line up
Upcoming Events
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Taking Lives: What Perpetrators' Narratives Reveal About Violence with Dr Martín Hernán Di Marco
Femicide - the killing of women because they are women - is one of the most extreme forms of gender-based violence. Yet we still know surprisingly little about what goes on in the minds and lives of the men who commit it.
This Ecademi online seminar brings together the key insights from Taking Lives, the new and first-of-its-kind study by Dr. Martín Hernán Di Marco. His research involved in-depth, repeated interviews with men convicted of killing their partners across eight countries in Latin America. The result is a rare and unsettling look into how these men understand their actions.
Friday 6th February 2026 - 19:30 (Online via Zoom)
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Murder Beyond the Border: Narratives of Bereaved Families with Dr Liam Brolan
This Ecademi online seminar draws on Dr Liam Brolan’s qualitative research with families bereaved by international homicide.
Through in-depth interviews with relatives of British citizens killed overseas, the study offers a rare insight into how co-victims navigate the post-homicide landscape and the narratives they construct to make sense of their bereavement. The findings highlight the unique pressures generated by cross-border investigations, cultural and linguistic differences, and the practical demands placed on families at a time of profound vulnerability.
Thursday 19th February 2026 - 19:30 (Online via Zoom)
Stalkers and Their Victims: The Psychiatry of Harm
In this Ecademi Online Seminar, Dr. Anthony Morris will introduce the main stalking typologies and discuss what often sits behind these patterns of behaviour.
He’ll also speak about the realities faced by victims, how risk can be understood in a clinical setting, and what helps in supporting those involved. The session aims to offer clear, grounded insights drawn from day-to-day clinical work rather than theory alone.This event is suitable for anyone working in mental health, social care, law, the criminal justice system, or victim support. It may also be of interest to students and anyone who wants a clearer understanding of a subject that is often talked about but not always well explained. There will be time for questions at the end.
Tuesday 31st March 2026 - 19:30 (Online via Zoom)
The Tartan Noir Tour (2026) Scotland
Join criminologist Professor David Wilson and journalist Martin Frizell for an unflinching exploration of Scotland’s relationship with crime - both real and imagined.
In this fascinating live event, they examine how tartan noir fiction has shaped public perceptions of violence, justice and identity, contrasting it with the realities of true crime and modern Scotland’s remarkable progress in reducing lethal violence.Drawing on their acclaimed podcast This Much is True Crime and David’s award-winning TV and writing career, the duo discuss notorious Scottish cases, the myth of the serial killer, and what can really make our country safer.
Informative, provocative, and darkly entertaining - True Crime Tartan Noir challenges what we think we know about murder in modern Scotland.
6th - 13th April 2026
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My Life with Murderers (2026) NI/Ireland
Professor David Wilson has spent his professional life working with violent men - especially men who have committed murder. A former prison Governor his career has seen him sitting across a table with all sorts of killers: sometimes in a tense interview; sometimes sharing a cup of tea (or something a little stronger); sometimes looking them in the eye to tell them that they are a psychopath. Some of these men became David's friends; others would still love to kill him.
Expect a fascinating insight into the motivations of murder and its consequences for society.The event will also include a question and answer session.
Coming to Northern Ireland and Ireland in 2026.