by aseifert | Jun 10, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Being Human festival, Public Engagement
By Nicholas Stern We live in a time when the world faces problems of trust in institutions and a weakening of confidence in existing ideas and models. The geo-political landscape is shifting fundamentally. Politicians in many countries, including the UK, are failing...
by aseifert | May 9, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Being Human festival, Public Engagement
This is a guest post by Dr Michael Eades about the Being Human festival of the humanities. Just before Easter, our steering committee met to discuss applications for funding for this year’s Being Human festival. Representatives from the School of Advanced Study, the...
by aseifert | Feb 25, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Being Human festival, Public Engagement
A lot of my life over the last year or so has been taken up with festivals. That’s not to say that this year has been a hedonistic one (far from it), but rather that both my working life and my academic research has increasingly revolved around the planning,...
by aseifert | Feb 19, 2014 | Interviews, Languages & Literature
On Wednesday 12th of February I went had breakfast at the House of Lords. Unfortunately, I can’t pretend that this is how I generally start my Wednesdays. I was invited to these grand surroundings on business, specifically to attend the launch of a new website and...
