• Emy Onuora discusses Racism and Football with Peter Hooton

    Professor John Diamond (Director of the University’s I4P) describes how powerful conversations can be for exploring serious social and political questions: As part of the University’s Festival of Ideas Emy Onuora talked about his new book and explored the ideas in the book through a dialogue with Peter Hooton. The Q and A facilitated by…

  • Why collaboration is necessary and learning to work across boundaries should be compulsory

    Professor John Diamond (Director of the University’s I4P) makes the case for working across boundaries: Edge Hill’s Festival of Ideas brings together a number of shared themes and ideas. One of them – working across the different professional or discipline boundaries that can inhibit good practice, is reflected in a number of talks and workshops.…

  • Why all universities should consider a Festival of Ideas

    Professor John Diamond (Director of the University’s I4P) makes the case for expanding Festivals of Ideas in Universities: This week sees the start of the Edge Hill’s Festival of Ideas – Imagining Better. It is like many such initiatives – it draws on an eclectic range of events from public lectures, to films, to drama…