Join CAT students for a free lecture by Sarah Woods titled ‘As Without so Within.’ Runs Monday 13 April at 7pm.   

We are delighted to welcome guest lecturer Sarah Woods to CAT during our postgraduate teaching week for the ‘Communicating Transformational Social Change’ module. 

The popular maxim ‘as within so without’ tells that the responsibility for creating change in the world lies within us. But what happens when we reverse that idea? This lecture explores how the world we live in affects the stories we tell ourselves, and what feels possible in our lives and our lifetimes.

Key information

• Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
• Date: Monday 13 April 2026 
• Start and finish times: 7pm-8:30pm
• Location: Sheppard Theatre, WISE building
• Free entry but limited spaces so please sign up in advance
• Book an evening meal in CAT’s café and join our students to discuss and debate before the lecture begins.

  • This can be prebooked for £10 alongside your public lecture booking below.
  • Will be served at 6:00pm before the lecture begins.
  • This can only be prebooked before the event and cannot be purchased onsite.
  • Donnelly’s bar open from 8.30pm.  

• Lecture is recorded for student learning purposes only and won’t be available publicly online. Book to join us in person.
• If you have any questions about this event please direct them to gsmo@cat.org.uk.

Speaker bio

Sarah is an award-winning writer & researcher. Her work has been produced by theatres including the RSC, Hampstead Theatre & the Royal Opera House. She writes BBC dramas, for both television & radio. Her most recent drama ORIGIN, a dramatization of Darwin’s The Origin of Species, is currently available on BBC Sounds. Sarah’s research explores how stories make and change the world. She is currently a Research Associate at the Árni Magnússon Institute in Reykjavik.