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From oil to cod – ISRF event explores what yesterday’s empires reveal about today’s wars
19 August 2025 @ 8:30 am
A series of lectures on decolonisation sheds new light on contemporary conflicts.
Calling university postgrad and undergrad students – apply to showcase your big ideas in Dubai
23 July 2025 @ 9:54 am
Successful applicants will be invited to the November event to present details of their project.
Love IRL: a new Quarter Life series on modern dating from The Conversation
16 July 2025 @ 12:47 pm
Whether you’re single, dating, married or somewhere in between, our love lives are increasingly mediated by technology.
Celebrate 80 years of Tove Jansson’s Moomins with a free ebook from The Conversation
2 July 2025 @ 11:59 am
In this time of profound global refugee crisis, the Moomins feel like appropriate – if unexpected – heroes for the modern age.
Liam McIlvanney is joining us for a seriously laid back discussion about crime fiction, academia and a few other matters – come along
19 June 2025 @ 3:40 pm
The professor of literature and crime novelist will be in London on July 11 for a special Q&A on his new novel – with appropriate food and drink available.
Join us in Newcastle to discuss youth, masculinity and the political divide
16 June 2025 @ 12:35 pm
A conversation with young people and experts about the issues affecting young men and women.
The Conversation scoops two awards in one night, including Podcast Publisher of the Year
12 June 2025 @ 3:50 pm
The Conversation audio team celebrates success at the Publisher Podcast Awards.
Introducing The Conversation and the BBC’s Secrets of the Sea – my journey to meet six marine scientists pioneering ocean solutions
19 May 2025 @ 11:17 am
Surprising discoveries from marine science – a BBC collaboration with The Conversation.
The 2024 Sir Paul Curran award for academic journalism goes to Paul Whiteley
9 May 2025 @ 3:07 pm
Professor Paul Whiteley, University of Essex, is the winner of the 2024 Sir Paul Curran award, which we recognised at a reception celebrating our authors’ work.
We’re throwing the Moomins a birthday party – and you’re invited
28 April 2025 @ 11:57 am
We’re celebrating 80 years of the Moomins with a special film screening and a panel discussion.