Why investment in culture pays
Darren Henley OBE is Chief Executive of the Arts Council England. He has led two independent reviews into music and cultural education which resulted ...
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Your chance to hear expert speakers from all walks of life debating, informing and extending their passion for their subject. Our public lectures cover subjects as diverse as health, the arts, faith and education. Speakers range from leading academics, to public figures and entertainers.
General election hustings – meet the candidates 2019
Hosted by the University’s Politics and International Relations programme and in partnership with the Canterbury and District Inter-Faith Action (CAND...
Delighted, Divided or Despairing? - Professor Sir John Curtice
Polling expert Sir John Curtice, Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University in Scotland and Senior Research Fellow at NatCen Social Research will...
Brexit and Climate Change - Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge
The Climate Change Act (2008) enshrines our emissions reduction targets in UK legislation; however, the majority of our environmental regulation – cri...
The Most Revd and Rt Hon Justin Welby – Reimagining Britain: Foundations for Hope
At this pivotal time in our nation’s history, Archbishop Justin Welby sets out to identify the values that can help us to reimagine, and to enact, a m...
The making of a modern Parliament
In 2009, John Bercow was elected 157th Speaker of the House of Commons, and subsequently re-elected in 2010, 2015 and 2017. He has served as MP for Bu...
Professor Dame Sally Davies: Antimicrobial resistance – the global problem
As Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies acts as the UK Government’s medical adviser and is the professional head of all directors of pub...
Lord Peter Hennessy: Writing the history of one’s own times
Lord Peter Hennessy is a journalist, professor and researcher. He is widely recognised as one of the country’s leading historians of British politics ...
No more champagne: British prime ministers and their money, from Walpole to Churchill
David Lough reveals how prime ministers from Robert Walpole to Tony Blair have built fortunes from their post. He discusses how they dealt with the et...
Racism, fundamentalism and a democratic education: the challenge for us all
The lecture draws on research in a post-industrial city where racism has found purchase. Archbishop Justin Welby challenges the neglect of post-indust...