Career talks in Economics with Mariana Tavares
10/02/2023 | 13:30-15:00A series of talks with expert speakers from different sectors to talk about career pathways in the field of economics.
Life at Forward
Events and Public Engagements
At Forward College, we host a series of talks from leading academics and other expert speakers to expand our students’ perspectives on the world, provide inspiration, offer experiences that go beyond the classroom, and foster connections.
Events at Forward
Talk by Chantal Jouanno
08/02/2023 | 16:00-18:00Chantal Jouanno served as the French Secretary of State for Ecology and Sport, she was a senator, an advisor to Nicolas […]
Metaverse Experience
16/01/2023 | 18:00-19:00Our second-year students will have the opportunity to participate in an immersive experience in the metaverse last month. On […]
Racism and International Relations by Jasmine Gani
09/12/2022 | 13:30-15:00Jasmine is a Senior Lecturer at the University of St Andrews (Scotland), her research focuses on the history of European and […]
Forward Tea Talks – The Future of Work
18/11/2022 | 12:30-13:30Discussions among students and staff about the Future of Work and related topics while having a good cup of tea in a […]
Plato as an overlooked thinker in International Relations by Dr. King-ho Leung
03/10/2022 | 16:00-17:00King will be speaking to the PS1130 students about Plato as an overlooked thinker in International Relations (IR), and […]
European-Chinese relations with Dr. Emilian Kavalski
11/04/2022 | 14:00-16:00Emilian Kavalski is a distinguished professor from Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Emilian has taught and researched at […]
Forward Tea Talks – The Virtual World
12/04/2022 | 16:00-18:00Discussions among students and staff about the Virtual World, Metaverse, and related topics while having a good cup of tea […]
AI and related technologies with Michel Morvan
04/02/2022 | 14:00-15:00Michel Morvan is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Cosmo Tech and former Chief Scientist & Corporate Vice President […]
Entrepreneurship & Leadership with Corine Vigreux, Jacqueline Higgin and Stephanie Lalanne
02/02/2022 | 14:00-15:00As one of Forbes Top 50 women in Tech, Corinne Vigreux champions women in the workforce and passionately advocates for […]
Psych Movies Nights
11/01/2022 | 17:00-19:00A series of curated movies and documentaries relating to concepts in psychology and philosophy, enjoyed with popcorn and […]
Public Engagement
Deciphering Causal Reasoning: Human vs. Language Models
Dr. Anita Keshmirian, our Assistant Professor in Psychology and Data Science, was invited to present a talk in the […]
Conservative leadership hopefuls should listen to Hobbes regarding Scotland
Thomas Hobbes’ thought is often regarded as a blueprint for authoritarianism. But his Leviathan gives prudent advice on the […]
Westminster has a moral obligation to allow a second Scottish independence referendum
To secure a second independence referendum, the Scottish government must first prove the referendum’s legitimacy. To do […]
The pandemic reveals a lot about sovereign power and how it is contested
Sovereignty is typically perceived to lie with those who can provide protection. In The Loop, Ruairidh Brown considers how […]
What is at stake in the Scottish National Party’s request for a second referendum
The Kenmure Street protest in Glasgow, raises crucial issues concerning political obligation in Scotland, writes Ruairidh in […]
Eating Disoders Research Society (EDRS) Annual Conference
In September 2022, Gemma attended the Eating Disorders Research Society (EDRS) Annual Conference in Philadelphia, where she […]
Association for Philosophy and Literature’s conference on nature
Ruairidh attended the Association for Philosophy and Literature’s conference on nature. The conference was hosted by […]
European Consortium for Political Research’s General Conference
Ruairidh was one of the participants interviewed at the European Consortium for Political Research’s General Conference in […]
Nature between us by Ruairidh Brown
In October Ruairidh Brown will be travelling to Jagiellonian University, Krakow, to give a talk on his ongoing research […]
St Augustine in the Anthropocene
In our contemporary world, dangers frequently come not from external enemies but from our own behaviour.
