Selwyn is hosting more big names from the world of academia, politics and media as our popular events programme for students, alumni and friends continues through 2025.

The BBC director-general Tim Davie, a college alumnus, faced questions from an audience in the Quarry Whitehouse auditorium on February 6th. Among the topics: is the licence fee the best way of funding the corporation? And how should the BBC cover the presidency of Donald Trump and the interventions of Elon Musk? Watch the whole session here:  

https://www.youtube.com/live/LAow3LD7aaM?feature=shared

We also heard from a member of the Conservative top team, the shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (another alumnus), on February 11th in association with the college Politics Society. He tackled the balance between law and politics, including whether a strengthening of the power of the courts is necessary to stop the rise of populism. Click here to view:

https://www.youtube.com/live/vZ65KyslPdw?feature=shared

Later in the year one of our guests will be the renowned Cambridge academic Dame Mary Beard.

You can watch our previous live events on the Selwyn YouTube page: www.youtube.com/@selwyn1882

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