Can finance save the world?
We had the pleasure of welcoming Bertrand Badré to our Paris campus for a talk entitled “Can finance save the world?”. […]
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
The far right in Latin America
Dr. Lisa Zanotti delivered a lecture in our Comparative Politics class focusing on the populist radical right in Latin […]
The Psychology of Places
Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Elisabeta Militaru for a talk on “The Psychology of Places” as part of our […]
Talk by Olivier Sibony
Our students delved into the process of ‘decision-making’ during a talk recently hosted by Professor Olivier Sibony—a […]
Talk by Anne Marie Faustino, Senior Advisor at the United Nations World Food Programme
05/12/2023 | 16:00-17:00We had the pleasure of welcoming Anne Marie for a lecture on the topic of “Complex Emergencies and Humanitarian Response: […]
Data Science: Talk by Dr Joana Andrade
Dr Joana Andrade is Educational Data Analyst at Doublestruck (AQA) in the UK, with experience as Data Scientist spanning […]
The Wandering Sandochas Society
The Wandering Sandochas Society is a new series of lunchtime events. The inaugural session had the theme: “Stagflation – Is […]
Talk by L’Oréal
We welcomed Michael Kienle, L’Oréal’s Vice President of the Global Talent Acquisition Team, and Rainer Iveson, Director […]
Forward Model United Nations
05/12/2023 | 16:00-17:00Our students engaged in discussions around the following topics: the conflict of China and Taiwan, addressing the […]
Migrant Crossings in the Central Mediterranean talk by Dr. Julian Wucherpfennig
15/11/2023 17:00 15/12/2023 18:00We welcomed Dr. Julian Wucherpfennig, Professor of International Affairs and Security at Hertie School Berlin, for a talk […]
Decolonising Democracy by Dr. Carin Runciman
10/11/2023 | 16:00-17:00Our Paris campus we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Carin Runciman, Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, at our […]
Gender in East Asia by Yuting He
08/11/2023 | 13:00-14:00Our Lisbon campus welcomed postgraduate researcher Yuting He to present a talk on gender in East Asia to our students. Yuting […]
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.
