Selwyn has been running a busy programme of events through the autumn, at which students, staff, alumni and friends can engage with some of the big issues of the day. In addition to the packed audiences in the Quarry Whitehouse auditorium, who are able to put questions direct to the speakers, our events are streamed live and on-demand on YouTube – where they have attracted hundreds of thousands of viewers.

Among the highlights:

Mark Urban, the journalist and broadcaster, spoke on October 29th about the new world disorder – the crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, and the geopolitical tensions across the globe. You can watch the session here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt-4r8D38Cc&t=6s

We also hosted a panel discussion on the outcome of the American presidential election. Speakers were Dr Lauren Wilcox, political scientist and Selwyn fellow; Professor Brendan Simms, specialist in the history of international relations; and Dr Christopher Wadibia, an academic and Selwyn alumnus who supported Donald Trump on November 5th. Click here to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goGniz28xWA&t=1s
 

The final event for the term was a conversation with Dame Sally Davies, the UK’s special envoy on antimicrobial resistance, who discussed the alarming prospect of a world without antibiotics. It is also online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tJWlx_XMv0

To browse all our events, please go to our YouTube live page: https://www.youtube.com/@selwyn1882/streams