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Wednesday 28 October
- 10:00 AM-2:00 PM in the UKIn person
Renting is Changing: What the New Renters’ Rights Mean for You.
University of Southampton · Outside the Sir James Matthew building, 157-187 Above Bar Street, Southampton, SO14 7FQ
Join researchers and the Citizens Advice Southampton to learn about your renters rights, ask any questions that you may have, be introduced to the Citizens Advice Southampton and recieve…
- 10:30 AM-3:30 PM in the UKIn person
What does a good life cost?
University of Salford · Manchester Central Library
The event will be an interactive, family-friendly workshop exploring money, financial choices and the cost of living, aimed at children and young people aged 5–16 and their parents/carers.…
- 1:00 PM-2:30 PM in the UKIn person
Colonial statues, the Empire, its racism, and their afterlives
University of York · Derwent College, Campus West
'Don’t Blink' is an autoethnographic lecture using Doctor Who’s Weeping Angels to examine how British heritage, statues, and imperial racism haunt modern public spaces.
- 1:00 PM-2:30 PM in the UKIn person and online
Killer Soundtracks: Sonic Excess in Ryan Murphy’s Horror Shows
University of Huddersfield · RSG/01, Richard Steinitz Building, Queensgate, HD1 3DH or Online via Teams
Join Dr Catherine Haworth for this talk exploring the role of music and sound in Ryan Murphy’s horror shows.
- 1:00 PM-2:00 PM in the UKIn person and online
The generation effect: How religiosity differs over time and across generations
University College London · Room G03, 55–59 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0NU, United Kingdom
Join this event to hear Jacob Legault-Leclair examine how religiosity changes across generations among immigrants in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
- 1:00 PM-3:00 PM in the UKIn person
Trump 2.0: Strategy or Chaos?
University College London · Room 103, 51 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PN, United Kingdom
Peter Trubowitz examines the sources and consequences of Trump’s foreign policy behaviour for US power and influence
- 1:30 PM-5:30 PM in the UKIn person
Youth Moves: Reimagining How Young People Move Around Guildford
University of Surrey · Zero Carbon Guildford, GU1 3EG
How easy is it to get around Guildford when you’re young? Where do you feel safe and independent? Where do you actually enjoy spending time – and what would you change if…
- 2:00 PM-3:30 PM in the UKIn person
Making Your Digital Technologies Work for People, Society and the Planet
University of Sheffield · The Hide, 30 Scotland Street, Sheffield S3 7AA
Workshop introducing the Digital Good Builder tool
- 2:00 PM-3:00 PM in the UKIn person and online
Varieties of Democratic Planning: Shaping, abolishing or socialising markets
University of Birmingham · University House, 116 Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, B15 2TY, and online
Can economic planning be democratic? Discover competing models and their implications for markets, investment and social needs.
- 12:00 PM in ProvidenceIn person and online
Armed Conflicts and Human Rights Violations in DRC and Sudan
Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies (CHRHS) · Watson School of International and Public Affairs, 111 Thayer Street
Join the Center for a discussion on human rights challenges in Central Africa, with a focus on the crises in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
- 9:00 AM-10:00 AM in CaliforniaOnline
GSB Alumni Innovating for America's Safety Net
Center for Social Innovation
While the wealth gap in the United States continues to widen, America's social safety net is under strain — steep Medicaid cuts, Social Security projected to run dry within a decade, and programs…
- 4:00 PM-5:00 PM in the UKIn person
Meet the author: The Black PhD Experience
Internal Communications, School of Public Health · School of Public Health, White City Campus, London, United Kingdom
In recognition of Black History Month, the School of Public Health Race Equity Working Group will host a ‘Meet the Author’ event on Wednesday 28 October from 16.00 until 17.00 in Room 202.
- 9:00 AM-10:00 AM in CaliforniaOnline
Resourcing Appalachian Resilience After Helene: An SSIR Conversation
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Appalachia’s history, culture, and struggles are unique. But Appalachia’s experience with Hurricane Helene offers a vision of the future, for anywhere in the world where underdeveloped infrastructure…
- 9:00 AM-5:00 PM in CaliforniaIn person and online
The Future of Decision-Making Conference
Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) · Encina Hall, Bechtel Conference Center, 616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
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- 12:00 PM-1:30 PM in Washington, DCIn person and online
When Parliaments Ruled the Middle East: Iraq and Syria 1946-1963
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies · 3700 O St. NW, CCAS Boardroom, ICC 241, Washington, D.C.
Join CCAS for a book talk with Matthieu Rey, author of When Parliaments Rule the Middle East: Syria and Iraq 1946-63. This is a hybrid event with option to join in-person in the CCAS Boardroom (ICC…
- 5:00 PM-8:00 PM in the UKIn person
Film: Rokkasho Rhapsody and special discussion
University of Manchester · Theatre A, University Place, Manchester
Join us for a screening of Hitomi Kamanaka’s documentary Rokkasho Rhapsody (2004), followed by a conversation exploring the film’s themes and the questions it raises about nuclear energy, communities…
- 5:00 PM in the UKIn person
Inaugural Lecture Series: Professor Alexandros Psychogios and Professor Ali Bilgiç
Loughborough University · Edward Herbert Building - EHB110B
Inaugural Lectures have been an essential feature of university life for centuries.Loughborough University continues to value the tradition, encouraging new Professors to deliver them, and all staff…
- 5:00 PM-7:30 PM in the UKIn person
Midlands Innovation & ESRC Festival of Social Sciences
Aston University · Susan Cadbury Lecture Theatre, Aston University Business School, Birmingham
Discussion with panel of experts to consider the role of local, regional and national action in reducing financial pressures and supporting a more inclusive and resilient economy.
- 5:00 PM in the UKIn person
The Future of Human Rights in the UK
Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies · Jerusalem Room, George Street, Oxford
- 5:15 PM in the UKIn person
Democracy Under Pressure in Pakistan: Generation Z, Power and the Pursuit of Accountability
SOAS University of London · Wolfson Lecture Theatre (Paul Webley Wing), SOAS, University of London
Amid growing youth activism in South Asia, Fayyaz Yaseen reflects on Pakistan's democratic challenges and whether Generation Z can drive real change.