We regularly host public debates and workshops. On this page we inform about these, as well as events that are relevant to our work.
There are no upcoming events at the moment. You can browse recent events in our archive below.
Past events
DIY Economics: Citizen Engagement on Economics | RSA workshop, 22 Feb 2017
How can people identify more closely with the economy? How can they improve their understanding of the economy? How can they be more empowered to influence and change it? These are the leading questions for the recent ‘DIY Economics’ project. The RSA and...
Global Goals: Local Action | EAUC 2017 Annual Conference, 28-30 March 2017
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the worlds ‘to do’ list for the next 13 years. Each of the Global Goals is extraordinarily important, and taken together, present the education sector with a potent agenda of unprecedented scope and significance. The 2017...
Call for papers | Sustainable Earth 2017, 29-30 June 2017
You are invited to participate in Sustainable Earth 2017 – a global forum for connecting research with action taking place on 29 and 30 June 2017 at Plymouth University. The University is inviting papers from the academic community on sustainability research and also...
What’s Next in the Fight Against Climate Change? | House of Commons, 7 Feb 2017
With many wondering what 2017 has in store for the global climate movement, the All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group is organising an event to reflect on how best to focus our energies and efforts in 2017. The public session is chaired by chaired by Caroline...
Sustainability in turbulent times | Conference, 16 March 2017
Sustainability in turbulent times: How can research, policy and business meet global challenges?’ Conference, Thursday 16 March 2017, London These are turbulent times in which to advance sustainable development. Join 350 professionals from academia, policy, business...
Unlocking the UK’s potential | UKSSD annual conference, 1 Mar 2017
The world’s first universal set of Sustainable Development Goals came into force on 1 January 2016. How do we translate the ambition of 17 Goals and 169 Targets into transformational action in the UK? Save the date The UKSSD Annual Conference will take place on the...
Economics is for everyone: what needs to change? | Citizen’s Economic Council, 10 November
The vote to leave the EU exposed the poor quality of public debate about complex issues in the UK, and demonstrated the need for a complete rethink of the way we communicate about and engage citizens in economics. The outcome of the referendum also presented us with a...
The end of growth? | Evening debate, 28 November at the House of Commons
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Limits to Growth has launched a landmark debate in the Houses of Parliament. In a world of environmental and social limits, is there still a role for economic growth in delivering a sustainable prosperity? We are particularly...
Political Prospects of a Sustainability Transformation | Call for Papers
The Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP) is inviting paper submissions for the workshop “Beyond the Environmental State? Exploring the Political Prospects of a Sustainability Transformation” as part of the ECPR Joint Sessions of...
World Symposium on Climate Change Communication | 22-24 February 2017
Call for papers Papers are invited for a symposium on climate change communications, to be held in Manchester from 22-24 February 2017. Organised by Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University and the International Climate Change...
Resurgence 50th anniversary conference
The renowned environmental magazine Resurgence is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a three day event: One Earth, One Humanity, One Future. Amongst a select set of outstanding ecological, environmental, social and spiritual thinkers, artists, politicians...
The state of the global transition | GEC annual meeting, London, 26-27 July
The Green Economy Coalition (GEC) is holding its 2016 Global Meeting on "The state of the global transition" on 26th and 27th July in the City of London. The two day meeting will be one of the largest gatherings of civil society and researchers working on a green...
Can citizens be economists? | New RSA Programme, Launch 29 June
The Citizens Economic Council is a new RSA programme "that will engage an independently selected group of 50 citizens who are representative of the UK in conversations about economic policy. The citizens will engage with economists, leading thinkers and policymakers...
The EU Referendum: What does it mean for Equalities? | London, House of Parliament, 7 June 2016
As the EU Referendum draws closer much has been reported in the media about what leaving the EU would mean for the economy, immigration and travel abroad. But what would leaving the EU mean for Equalities? Would leaving the EU mean more or less protection for minority...
Valuing Nature and Participatory Decision Making Conference | Canterbury, 19-20 July 2016
"The developing interdisciplinary field of valuing nature for natural resource management is often set within wider commitments to strengthen and deepen stakeholder and public engagement in decision making. In principle, participatory approaches offer a socially...
The Nature of Prosperity | Launch event for new research centre, London, 23 May 2016
A major new dialogue on The Nature of Prosperity opens with a public event on May 23rd at Central Hall, Westminster. The event also marks the launch of the ESRC-funded Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity and features Dr Rowan Williams, former...
Good practice stakeholder participation | Training workshop in Kent, 20-23 June 2016
"When it comes to the environment, integrated thinking and wide agreement are crucial. To achieve this, key stakeholders need to be involved in agreeing plans, policies or practice, whether at a strategic or local level or even within organisations." On 20-23 June...
How To Do it: Creating Bottom Up Political Participation | London, 9-10 April 2016
This weekend event at Kings College London brings together people from various backgrounds to learn from each other and work together on how to develop their own projects and bring about concrete social change. With the aim to enable more people to contribute to and...
