Saturday 12 December, 10am and 12pm

UEA Christmas lectures for children 2026

Ultimate Animals: Christmas Edition

Santa’s ready to sleigh tradition and branch out this Christmas! He’s searching for a brand-new animal to join his Christmas Eve team, and Prof Ben Garrod and Dr Jess French are ready for a tree-mendous festive showdown. Which creature deserves a place on Santa’s sleigh? Expect amazing animal facts, deer-lightful surprises and plenty of laughs. The final decision is yours – it’ll be snow much fun!

Saturday 12 December at 10am or 12pm in Lecture Theatre 1 at UEA.

This year, there are two chances to get involved on Sat 12 December!

10am - 11am

12pm - 1pm

Please note:

There are two 60-minute time slots - both sessions are the same

The runtime is 50-minutes and there is no interval

Free to attend, booking required

Recommended for ages 6 –10, but all are welcome

Any questions? Get in touch at events@uea.ac.uk

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