This year’s Festival of Debate, coordinated by Opus, was a series of 80 events hosted across the city with a range of partners, lasting from April right through to the […]
Debating the Environment // Festival of Debate
Most people would agree that our relationship with the natural environment is in a parlous state, and that action must be taken. But where should the focus be: food, population, […]
Festival of Debate Interview: Dr Mark Bryan
Dr Mark Bryan is a Reader in Economics at the University of Sheffield. He appeared on the panel at the UBI Lab: Sheffield event on 6 June. We chatted to […]
Festival of Debate: NHS – Free for All, Unless You’re A (Certain Category Of) Migrant
The NHS, Britain’s best loved institution, offering free healthcare to everyone, seems to embody the best of the UK. Except that sometimes it doesn’t. A panel debate discussed what this […]
Festival of Debate: Should People in the UK Have Fewer Children to Save the World? / 1 May 2018
In Association with the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures Tuesday 1 May 2018 A simple answer to this question could be ‘no’. The fertility rate in the UK is approximately 1.7 […]
Festival of Debate Interview: Professor Lenny Koh
Professor Lenny Koh, BEng (Hons), PhD, FRSA, is a Chair Professor in Operations Management, Founders and Directors of the Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LSCM) Research Centre at the Management […]
Festival of Debate Interview: Dr Owen Parker
Dr Owen Parker is a Senior Lecturer in European Politics at the University of Sheffield. He’ll be on the panel at The Past, Present & Future of European Unity event […]
Festival of Debate Interview: Dr Kate Taylor-Jones
Dr Kate Taylor-Jones is a Senior Lecturer in East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield. She’ll be interviewing Helen Pankhurst at the Festival of Debate Closing Party: 100 Years […]
Standard:Elite – It’s Time to Talk About Class.
Brought to you by Hidden Track Theatre and showing as part of Festival of Debate, Standard:Elite is an interactive theatre show exploring the themes of class and social mobility. We […]
Martha Spurrier – Director of Liberty
Martha Spurrier is a barrister and campaigner, who in May 2016 took on the role of Director at independent human rights organisation Liberty. A passionate defender of access to justice and the rights […]
Why Not Give More of a Toss?
The Autumn season of Festival of Debate is in full swing and what better way to augment the festival than for our good pals at Abbeydale Brewery to brew another […]
Book Review: John Pilger – The New Rulers of the World
In 2003, when John Pilger first published his study of emerging 21st-century imperialism, the UK was on the brink of launching itself into the Iraq War alongside the US, with […]