Panel discussions

How can those in higher education work together to address the challenges of a global climate crisis? Our expert panel discusses some unique new approaches.

Find out about how contemporary artist Lela Harris and writer Rommi Smith create new work through creative practices in connection with Jane Austen and JMW Turner.

Join the conversation as artists and scientists discuss the importance of collaboration across disciplines for biodiversity change.

To what extent does the general public tolerate abuse and harassment of MPs? Does counter-narrative messaging reduce this tolerance? Hear from expert speakers.

In a time of global geopolitical instability, rising energy prices and changing Government spending priorities, our expert panel examines the impact of economic growth on households’ financial resilience.

Join in the discussion as our expert panel examines the economic forces shaping our lives and the intersecting challenges of inequality, health, social relations and the planet.

Join our expert speakers as they look back over 200 remarkable years of rail history and assess its transformative impact on the city of York and the wider region.

Discover how the major changes taking place in the heart of our city centre, driven by York’s Masterplan and the ambitious York Central regeneration scheme, will drive economic, social and cultural growth.

As we celebrate 200 years of the modern railway, our expert speakers reveal how the spirit of invention and innovation of rail’s early pioneers lives on, driving a new future.

Are the deep splits in society being created and maintained by disinformation? What can be done to rein in big tech? Our expert speakers discuss if democracy can survive in these circumstances.

With Trump’s second presidency, are we returning to an era of Great Powers and ‘might means right’? What are the implications for the so-called ‘global rules-based order’? Join in the discussion with our expert panel.

There is serious possibility the US might withdraw its security guarantees for Europe, in place since 1945. Our expert speakers review the options and consider what the future of Europe might look like.

Warming seas, plastic pollution, overfishing. Join our panel of experts from France and the UK as they discuss the challenges our oceans face and how we can preserve them.

In 1983, civil servants role-played the descent into nuclear conflict. Join us for dramatised extracts from the WINTEX-CIMEX document and an expert discussion panel.

Join our expert speakers from France and the UK as they discuss whether we should fear or embrace the introduction of AI in the workplace.