Wednesday 3 November, Senate Chamber, Trent Building, University Park, admission free.

Billed as ‘a lively lecture on water engineers and the provision of fresh water in Victorian England’, the inaugural Papplewick Lecture promises not to disappoint. Given by writer and broadcaster Adam Hart Davis, the lecture is part of the Papplewick Pumping Station Water Education Trust (WET) project. WET aims to give people a broader understanding of the history and importance of fresh water provision. The lecture is free, but places are limited. Email allison.pearson@nottingham.ac.uk to book.