Revitalising Britain: What's working and what's next?
Thursday 24 April 2025, 18:00-19:30, University of Bath campus (Chancellors' Building, Room 1.12)
Will Hutton and Polly Toynbee review the reforms and strategies of the new government and discuss how it has been addressing the pressing economic, social and political challenges we face. They’ll look at the government’s five key missions – economic growth, clean energy, safer streets, opportunities for all and an NHS fit for the future – and the actions taken on these so far. Where do we need to see new policy development to deliver lasting economic and social change? Chaired by Dr Sophie Whiting.
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Securing our food supply: Building resilience in the UK
Wednesday 21 May 2025, 18:00-19:00, online (Zoom)
Increased international volatility, climate change and biodiversity loss all pose risks to the UK’s food security. Is the UK prepared to deal with these threats? Join our panellists to discuss what a good food system looks like, as well as the policies needed to ensure that our food system is fairer, more sustainable and more resilient. With Prof Tim Lang and Prof Sarah Bridle.
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Prof Phil Scraton: Bearing witness to the 'pain of others': Fractured lives, dissenting voices, recovering 'truth'
Thursday 19 June 2025, 17:00-18:00, University of Bath campus (Chancellors' Building, Room 5.12)
Join Professor Phil Scraton, Professor Emeritus at Queen's University Belfast, for a talk on the responsibility of researchers and human rights advocates to represent the ‘view from below’ – the voices of those silenced by powerful institutions in securing truth, justice and acknowledgement. Drawing on his decades of research with and within communities – investigating the Hillsborough disaster, the inhumanities of incarceration, and the disappearances of babies from mother and baby institutions – he addresses the political, ethical and personal challenges of bearing witness to the 'pain of others'.
Feel free to arrive early to the event to visit the State of Disappearance exhibition, situated on the 5th floor of the Chancellors' Building and in CB 5.12. With artworks by renowned Mexican abstract painter Chantal Meza, the exhibition explores the concept of disappearance in its many forms – physical, cultural, ecological, and ideological.