In 2024, the Fellowship Programme continued to thrive, highlighted by our exceptional Fellows and notable residentials in Dublin and Oxford. In April, we proudly celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2024 at Hillsborough Castle. Following a well-deserved break, we...
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Final TEDxStormont spot up for grabs – showdown to find one young speaker to take place at Stormont on 8 August
Eight young participants from the Urban Villages areas in Belfast and Derry/Londonderry will meet for a final head-to-head to decide who will win the coveted final spot in this year’s TEDxStormont line-up on 31 August at the Great Hall, Parliament Buildings, Stormont....
TEDxStormont set to return to Parliament Buildings
TEDxStormont is set to return to Parliament Buildings on 31st August with a stellar line up of 18 speakers from varied backgrounds such as journalism, music, business and the arts. The daylong event, compered by Presenter and Broadcaster William Crawley, is expected...
Talk like TED – Urban Villages Initiative for Young People
TEDxStormont organised by the Centre for Democracy and Peace Building is joining forces with The Executive Office Urban Villages Initiative, Ulster University and global PR and content agency Smarts, to provide a unique personal development opportunity to young people...
The Spy Who Loved: Talk by the award-winning author Clare Mulley
As a part of the Polish Heritage Days celebrations, Lord Alderdice invites you to the talk by the award winning author Clare Mulley on secrets and lives of Krystyna Skarbek - Britain’s first and longest serving female special agent of the WWII on Monday, 29 April at...
Lord Alderdice: Religious Experience, Religious Difference and Transcendence – a contribution to inter-faith dialogue
Join us for a talk on inter-faith dialogue by Lord Alderdice on Monday, 4 March at 5pm at The Athenaeum, Pall Mall, London. Booking is essential and can be made by emailing Christine Gahan at christine.gahan@stb.ox.ac.uk
Understanding Fundamentalism, Radicalization and Terrorism – the Psychology of the Large Group Training
The Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict (CRIC) is a multi-disciplinary research and conflict resolution centre based at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford. For some years we have been applying cutting edge field-based research methods from...
Brexit and the Belfast Agreement: mitigating the return to disturbance in our historic relationships
The 2018 Dr Garret Fitzgerald Lecture Delivered by Professor the Lord Alderdice FRCPsych at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin It is a delight for my wife, Joan, and me to join you here this evening in such august surroundings,...
Noli Timere – Christmas reflection from Lord Alderdice
These are difficult and frightening times. Democracy is fraying and peace is hard to find. Those of us who are committed to building democracy and peace could be forgiven for feeling dispirited. So Christmas is all the more welcome for the powerfully paradoxical...
Polish Ambassador to visit Belfast this week
The Polish Ambassador to the United Kingdom His Excellency Arkady Rzegocki will visit Belfast this week. The Ambassador, who has held his post since September 2016, will meet with political leaders and senior civil servants to help promote cultural and economic ties...