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The Conversation’s Curious Kids wins best kids podcast at British Podcast Awards
6 October 2025 @ 4:27 pm
Podcast series from The Conversation where children ask academics questions wins gold at the British Podcast Awards.
The Conversation sponsors Vitae’s 2025 Three Minute Thesis competition – register to vote for your winner
23 September 2025 @ 1:22 pm
Six finalists want your vote for the People’s Choice winner of the Vitae Three Minute Thesis competition.
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.