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Report by Dr Steven Kettell Covered in National Press
Dr Steven Kettell was the principal author of a report for the National Secular Society that has been published recently. The report, which calls the monarchy and the Church of England to be “disestablished” when Prince Charles is crowned King, has been covered in the national press, including The Guardian and the Daily Express:
Charlotte Heath-Kelly Publishes Article on The Conversation
Dr. Charlotte Heath-Kelly has recently published an article on The Conversation about the Prevent Duty in the NHS.
The article, titled "New counter-terror rules give GPs bizarre incentives to refer mental health patients as radicalisation threat" can be read at the following link: http://theconversation.com/new-counter-terror-rules-give-gps-bizarre-incentives-to-refer-mental-health-patients-as-radicalisation-threat-88492
Keith Hyams awarded BA research funding on Indigenous Climate Adaptation
Keith Hyams has been awarded a British Academy International Challenges Research Project Grant for his project ‘Remedying Injustice in Indigenous Climate Adaptation Planning’. The project investigates ethical aspects of the relationship between indigenous communities, climate change, and adaptation policies. It asks how adaptation policies that integrate indigenous knowledge on climate adaptation can work to reduce the inequitable distribution of climate impacts on indigenous populations. The project will be undertaken in collaboration with the University of Makerere in Kampala, and Batwa Indigenous Communities in the South West of Uganda.
Students' Question Time 2018
We are delighted to announce that this academic year’s Students’ Question Time will be held on Monday 22 January 2018 at 6.30pm and will be all about current affairs.
Did you enjoy this year's Question Time event but wish you could have been more involved in the debate? Now it’s your chance to share your views on the issues affecting the world today.
The panel will be made up entirely of students, with the Department of Economics' Claudia Rei acting as Chair. The event is a collabertation with PPE and Economics, giving you the chance to debate not only with your own classmates but also students from other departments who will no doubt have differing views to your own.
We are currently looking for students to be on the panel and you can submit your one-minute application video online. Taking part in this event will give you the chance to practice your public speaking skills, as well as preparing a reasoned argument and improving your confidence.
If being on the panel doesn’t appeal to you then you can come along and see how the debate unfolds from the audience. Book your place now.
Keith Hyams awarded Leverhulme funding on Global Catastrophic Risk
Keith Hyams has been awarded a Leverhulme Research Project grant for his project ‘Anthropogenic Global Catastrophic Risk: The Challenge of Governance’. The project looks at long term threats to humanity arising from advances in emerging technology, aiming to identify the political obstacles that stand in the way of progress on governing these risks, and ethical guidelines within which new governance solutions for specific risks will be advanced. The project focusses on three case studies, in nanotechnology, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence, and will be undertaken in collaboration with Co-Investigators in the departments of biology, chemistry and computer science.