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The 2025 Sir Paul Curran award for academic journalism goes to Jeremy Howick
7 May 2026 @ 1:19 pm
Professor Jeremy Howick, University of Leicester, receiving the 2025 Professor Sir Paul Curran award from Lady Curran, at a celebration of authors’ work.
Introducing The Conversation Climate Poetry Award – for UK and Ireland-based academics
6 May 2026 @ 2:59 pm
The Conversation invites academics across the UK and Ireland to write a poem inspired by climate change research.
Entries now open! The Conversation Prize for writers 2026 – in partnership with Faber and Curtis Brown
23 April 2026 @ 9:30 am
The Conversation Prize is back in 2026.
Professor Paul Boyle appointed Chair of The Conversation UK
2 March 2026 @ 12:53 pm
The Conversation UK is delighted to announce that Professor Paul Boyle, Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University, will be the new Chair of its Board of Trustees.
Our Jane Austen year – a free ebook, loads of expert insights and a six-part podcast
19 December 2025 @ 4:40 pm
December 16 marked 250 years since the writer’s birth – but at The Conversation, we have been celebrating all year.
UCL President: Universities must show they bring benefits to everyone, locally and nationally
17 December 2025 @ 11:37 am
There is a gap between the affection of graduates for universities and the relative scepticism of those that have not attended higher education.
From Stuttgart’s first industrial revolution to Dubai’s fifth – the need for research to connect outside the academy
27 November 2025 @ 1:07 pm
Prototypes For Humanity brings in research talent from more than 800 universities around the world.
Professor Nishan Canagarajah steps down as Chair of The Conversation UK
5 November 2025 @ 10:09 am
Prof Nishan Canagarajah, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester, is to step down as Chair of The Conversation UK’s Board of Trustees.
What people at a Venice conference believe is the biggest climate change challenge in their home countries
22 October 2025 @ 3:48 pm
Conferences that bring people of different backgrounds together and propose solutions are more likely to create change.
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.