ForwArt
At this event, our Lisbon Learning Centre will be turned into an art gallery made by our students and staff. Join us in an […]
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
Making Sense of Salafism by Naveed S. Sheikh
Naveed S. Sheikh is a lecturer in International Relations at Keele University, having previously held visiting fellowships at […]
Feminism in China by Yuting (Alina) He
Yuting He is a Postgraduate researcher at the University of Cambridge. She previously completed her BA (Hons) in […]
Career talks in Economics with Mariana Tavares
A series of talks with expert speakers from different sectors to talk about career pathways in the field of economics.
Talk by Chantal Jouanno
Chantal Jouanno served as the French Secretary of State for Ecology and Sport, she was a senator, an advisor to Nicolas […]
Metaverse Experience
Our second-year students will have the opportunity to participate in an immersive experience in the metaverse last month. On […]
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 […]
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 […]
Public Engagement
The need to be seen to be taking action: how legitimacy drives the European Commission’s behaviour
In this paper, Dr Cleo Davies emphasises the role of organisational identity, rule-following and symbolic action in […]
Diversity, conflict, and normative neutrality: the university as a critical institution
In this article, Dr. Christof Royer examines how universities navigate normative conflict and the tension between viewpoint […]
The good diplomat: Starmer’s bilateralism with EU member states
Dr. Cleo Davies explores how Keir Starmer is reworking the UK’s approach to Europe not through the multilateral […]
Many LLMs Are More Utilitarian Than One
Dr. Anita Keshmirian, our Assistant Professor in Psychology and Data Science, together with co-author Razan Baltaji, explored […]
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 […]
Combating Disinformation with AI: AskVera.org
Laura Linck de Romero, our Leadership Fellow, volunteers with the NGO LaRéponse.tech, contributing to the development of […]
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 […]
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 […]
