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Tickets released for Ipswich’s first TEDx event to mark university’s 10th anniversary

Date
20 July 2026
Time to read
3 minute read
The outside of the University of Suffolk waterfront Building at sunset. The words in the top left include the TEDx logo and 'University of Suffolk'
The University of Suffolk is hosting Ipswich's first TEDx event

Tickets are now on sale for Ipswich’s first TEDx event on Thursday 1 October, marking the University of Suffolk’s 10th anniversary.

Under TEDx rules, the event is limited to a live audience of 100 people who will hear talks presenting new ideas across a wide range of subjects in the 15-minute presentations.

The speaker line-up, combining university researchers and local community creatives, is as follows: 

•    Dr Reilly Willis: Hashtag Activism and Women's Rights: Are social media campaigns really making laws better for women and girls? 
•    Mars El Brogy: How can a trail of painted hares teach us how to build a better Suffolk? 
•    David James: Nothing ever happens here 
•    Dr Ruth Flaherty: What AI can teach us about working with uncertainty 
•    Dr Georgina Marsh: The end of one-size-fits-all medicine: How 3D printing will change pharmacy 
•    Lily Hammond: Why Colour Matters: Re-imagining the way we see our world  
•    Dr Hannah Steventon: When the Suffolk landscape calls, people listen: citizen science for our environment   
 
University of Suffolk Vice-Chancellor Professor Jenny Higham said: “Hosting Ipswich’s first TEDx event is a significant milestone for the university. Millions of people have seen or listened to TEDx talks and their goal of ‘ideas worth spreading’ is at the heart of university research and knowledge exchange.

“The event will showcase original creative thinking with the potential for positive change in our county, focusing our second decade as a university on the impact we can have in collaboration with our regional communities.”

Suffolk, previously known as University Campus Suffolk, became an independent university in August 2016, being granted the power to award its own degrees.  

Tickets for the TEDx cost £15 (£5 for University of Suffolk students) and the event will start at 5.30pm. The TEDx talks will be recorded and made available on the global TEDx platform.

Tickets can be booked here.

About TEDx, x = independently organized event 
In the spirit of discovering and spreading ideas, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.) 
 
 
About TED 
TED is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to discovering, debating and spreading ideas that spark conversation, deepen understanding and drive meaningful change. Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit of knowledge — without an agenda. We welcome people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world and connection with others, and we invite everyone to engage with ideas and activate them in your community. 
TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, but today it spans a multitude of worldwide communities and initiatives exploring everything from science and business to education, arts and global issues. In addition to the TED Talks curated from our annual conferences and published on TED.com, we produce original podcasts, short video series, animated educational lessons (TED-Ed) and TV programs that are translated into more than 100 languages and distributed via partnerships around the world. Each year, thousands of independently run TEDx events. Through the Audacious Project, TED has helped catalyze $6.6 billion in funding for projects that support bold solutions to the world's most urgent challenges — working to make the world more beautiful, sustainable and just. In 2020, TED launched Countdown, an initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis and mobilize a movement for a net-zero future, and in 2023 TED launched TED Democracy to spark a new kind of conversation focused on realistic pathways towards a more vibrant and equitable future. View a full list of TED’s many programs and initiatives. 
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