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Competing for Soft Power: China’s Image-Making in Africa

James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy · Baker Hall

Competing for Soft Power: China’s Image-Making in Africa will examine how China is expanding its diplomatic, health and economic influence as U.S. foreign assistance and public diplomacy programs…

Whose Club Is It Anyway? Reclaiming Football Through Co-ops

University of Salford · Football Club United of Manchester, Broadhurst Park, 310 Lightbowne Road, M40 0FJ

30-minute panel discussion featuring University of Salford researchers and FC United management and fans on benefits and growth potential of co-operative football club model followed…

Online UNESCO RIELA Spring School: The Arts of Integration (Caring & Sharing)

University of Glasgow · Entirely online

Online conference looking at intergenerational caring & sharing in the context of (forced) migration. Organised by the UNESCO Chair on Refugee Integration through Education, Languages, and Arts and…

Public lecture - Dope and Glory: The disruption and legitimation of the Enhanced Games

Loughborough University

This public lecture traces the emergence of the Enhanced Games, a controversial multi-sport event that openly embraces the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Living and Dying: The Morgan Centre In Conversation Series

University of Manchester

Michael Brennan, Laura Towers, Kate Reed and Kylie Baldwin will discuss Living and Dying, one of the Morgan Centre’s new research themes.

Memento Mori: Reclaiming death, dying and bereavement

Liverpool John Moores University · Make Hamilton, 69-71 Argyle St, Birkenhead, CH41 6LQ

Explore death, culture and digital legacy through panel discussion and poetry/prose workshops in a safe, reflective space. The whole event will take three hours with breaks included;…

The Transformation of Warfare: Ten Propositions

Harvard University

Recent wars have revived a familiar temptation to proclaim another revolution in warfare. Drones, autonomous systems, artificial intelligence (AI), commercial satellites, and long-range precision…

Towards a Social Science of Living: Stories of Love and Loss

ETH Zurich

How might we imagine living in a world of loss differently if we train our curiosity at what sustains life? In this keynote address, Dr Roxani Krystalli, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in…

Mahsa Amini in the Stadium: Fan Activism and Public Safety at the Qatar World Cup

University of Oxford · All Souls College - Old Library

The Russia–Ukraine War: Technology, Energy, and the US Midterms

University of Oxford · Manor Road Building - Seminar Room C

Achieving Growth Through the Power of Place

University of Liverpool · Victoria Gallery & Museum

Join us for an interactive panel discussion exploring how places can drive economic growth, innovation and opportunity. Bringing together academics, policymakers, business leaders and…

How to Fix Britain’s NEET crisis

University of Glasgow · Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre

The John Smith Centre shows that job insecurity and financial anxiety are at the top of young people’s concerns.

Reimagining Welfare in Times of Crisis

University of Bath · Percy Community Centre. New King St, Bath BA1 2BN

A panel discussion followed by audience Q&A + reception

Governing growth

London School of Economics and Political Science · LSE campus, venue TBC to ticketholders

An hour-long panel discussion of Professor Peter Hall's new book, Governing Growth, which traces the interactions between politics and economics in Western democracies…

The Rise and Fall of Tunisian Democracy: Populism, Polarization, and the Perils of Power-Sharing

Institute of International Studies · 340 Stephens Hall

The Rise and Fall of Tunisian Democracy: Populism, Polarization, and the Perils of Power-Sharing (Cambridge University Press, 2026) examines the politics of Tunisia after the Arab Spring.

"Is America a failed experiment?" An America250 lecture from John McWhorter

Cornell University · Rhodes + Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall, KG70, 232 Feeney Way

On Monday, November 2, McWhorter will give a lecture, "Is America a failed experimentt?" as part of the College of Arts & Science's America250 events.

OMPH Expert Talk | Jeffrey Marr, PhD | Medicare Advantage: Research and Policy

School of Public Health

Please join the Online MPH Program for a discussion about the Medicare Advantage program with Jeffrey Marr, PhD, Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy, and Practice at Brown University…

Book Talk: Chrystia Freeland — Unreliable Boyfriend: An Insider's View of Dealing with a Chaotic Superpower, Plutocrats, and Other Complicated People

Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law · Encina Hall, 616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305

How should allies deal with a superpower they can no longer rely on? Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland joins CDDRL to discuss her new book, "Unreliable Boyfriend: An Insider's…

Japan and the Middle East in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape

Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) · Encina Hall, Philippines Conference Room, 616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305

This event will feature two presentations

Road to COP31: Türkiye’s Climate Moment

International House · International House, Assembly Hall

Join the UChicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth and International House for a discussion with Tahir Bora Atatanır, Consul General of the Republic of Türkiye in Chicago on the country’s…