Category archives for Events
The rise of food charity across Europe – international panel event
On the 14th November SPERI will welcome leading food charity researchers from Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and the UK to the University of Sheffield. An international panel event, organised by SPERI Research Fellow Hannah Lambie-Mumford, author of the new book Hungry Britain: the rise of food charity, will discuss the rise of charitable food initiatives across Europe and what it tells us about … Continue reading
SPERI joins the debate at the OECD Forum in Paris
SPERI researchers attended the OECD Forum in Paris on Tuesday 5th June to debate and discuss our work on inclusive growth. The OECD Forum is a major international conference held in Paris each year at the OECD’s headquarters. Representatives from government, business, civil society and academia from across the OECD’s 35 member countries and around the world come together to … Continue reading
SPERI at the European Parliament
SPERI held the fourth of a workshop series on Brexit (funded by the White Rose Consortium) at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event, entitled ‘Regions, Cities and the EU after Brexit: Towards a ‘multi speed’ Europe?’, included leading academics and practitioners from the UK and the EU with notable contributions by Professor Jan Zielonka from the University of Oxford, … Continue reading
A timely event on Thatcher’s legacy
Last week SPERI hosted a rare screening of ‘Generation Right’, a documentary about Margaret Thatcher and her legacy. The film is one of the outcomes of the research led by Stephen Farrall and SPERI Co-Director Colin Hay which analysed the political attitude of children who grew up under Thatcher. A large number of students and members of the public came … Continue reading
Register for ‘Brexit and the environment: An opportunity or a threat?’
Registration are now open for a new public event on Brexit and the environment taking place on Friday 12 May 2017 at 5.30pm in the Diamond. The EU has championed environmental causes, but it hasn’t been perfect. This event will look at whether the increased sovereignty post-Brexit will create a threat or an opportunity to achieve environmental goals. Join politicians, policy-makers and … Continue reading
‘Diverging Capitalisms, Part 3: After Brexit: British and EU capitalisms at the crossroads?’
On Friday March 24, on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, many of the SPERI team gathered in Brussels to participate in a one-day workshop entitled ‘After Brexit: British and EU capitalisms at the crossroads?’ alongside an esteemed assortment of fellow scholars, policy-makers, political advisors, and think tank colleagues. The workshop, organised jointly by SPERI, … Continue reading
SPERI Co-Director gives the Commencement Lecture of the Department of Politics
Colin Hay’s commencement lecture – entitled ‘Brexistential Crisis? Making Sense of British Politics after Brexit’ – was delivered to an engaged audience of students and staff of the University of Sheffield on Thursday 16 March. Starting with a contextualisation of Brexit, his presentation drew on the final chapter of Developments in British Politics 10, published last November. He focused initially … Continue reading
Putting tax at the heart of the inclusive growth debate | New SPERI-APPG report and event on tax
Are we locked into a global race to the bottom on tax? What does this mean for inclusive growth? These were just two of the questions discussed at SPERI’s latest event in Parliament with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Inclusive Growth. The event, which took place on 14 March and was co- organised by the APPG, SPERI and Oxfam, was … Continue reading
The Industrial Strategy Commission launches with a packed event at the Royal Society
The Industrial Strategy Commission was formally launched on Monday March 6th at a packed event at the Royal Society in London. The Commission which is led jointly by SPERI and policy@manchester is an authoritative inquiry into the development of a new, long-term industrial strategy for the UK. Dr Craig Berry, Deputy Director of SPERI, and Professor Richard Jones, SPERI Associate … Continue reading
New SPERI-APPG event in Parliament | Corporation tax: a global race to the bottom?
Are we locked into a global ‘race to the bottom’ on tax? And what does this mean for inclusive growth? Concerns are growing that corporate tax cuts in the developed world are triggering a race to the bottom on corporation tax cuts in the developing world – and the issue is quickly rising up the political agenda. On Tuesday 14 … Continue reading
Full house for ‘In Conversation’ with Will Hutton
Over 400 people braved the rain on Friday night to listen to Will Hutton, one of the most eminent political economists in Britain. In the grand setting of Firth Hall, Tony Payne co-Director of SPERI introduced the event and highlighted how Will Hutton had predicted back in 2011 the rise in protectionism and the imminent trade conflict between the US … Continue reading
New SPERI/APPG on Inclusive Growth event in Parliament | 21 February – Registration now open
Earlier this month SPERI launched a new partnership with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Inclusive Growth. On Tuesday 21st February SPERI and the APPG will hold our first joint event in Parliament when a panel of leading UK and international thinkers will come together to present views on the ‘state of the inclusive growth debate’. How to achieve inclusive growth is … Continue reading
Registration open for ‘In Conversation’ with Will Hutton, 3 March 2017
We are delighted to welcome Will Hutton for SPERI’s fifth ‘In Conversation’ evening at 6pm, on Friday 3 March 2017 in Firth Hall at the University of Sheffield. Places for this event are limited and we invite you to REGISTER online via eventbrite. Will Hutton is one of the most eminent political economists in Britain. He is a writer and journalist and was … Continue reading
SPERI-CBMNET: Social and political challenges for the bioeconomy
SPERI Deputy Director Craig Berry and SPERI Research Fellow Martin Craig gave presentations at a two-day conference on the Social and Political Challenges for the Bioeconomy. The two-day event was organised by CBMNET, the ‘Crossing biological membranes’ network at the University of Sheffield, Science and Technology in Society (SATiS), and SPERI. It brought together a large number of UK industrial … Continue reading
Michael Jacobs calls for economic rethink in USP-SPERI public lecture
In a public lecture co-hosted by SPERI and the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, leading economist Michael Jacobs called for a rethink of economic orthodoxy and the embracing of innovation to address increasing inequality. Professor Michael Jacobs, Visiting Professor at the School of Public Policy (UCL), detailed the flaws in mainstream economic thinking that have led to a prolonged period … Continue reading
SPERI’s Deputy Director to speak alongside Dan Jarvis MP at Resolution Foundation event in Sheffield
As part of a new investigation into living standards in British cities, the Resolution Foundation (RF) is holding events across England this winter – in Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield and Bristol – to explore the unique challenges faced in different areas, and how Metro Mayors can use their new powers to be the driving force behind a new era of inclusive … Continue reading
Nicola Sturgeon MSP at SPERI
SPERI held its 2016 Annual Lecture last night in the Octagon Centre at the University of Sheffield. Nicola Sturgeon, MSP and First Minister of Scotland, addressed an audience of over 1000 people and spoke to her theme which was: ‘Scotland and the UK: Economic Policy after the EU Referendum’. In her lecture, the First Minister reiterated her determination to defend … Continue reading
Forthcoming book launches: ‘How Change Happens’ & ‘Rethinking Capitalism’
We are very pleased to be associated with the Sheffield Institute for International Development (SIID) and the Urban Studies and Planning (USP) department respectively for the launch of two new books below – both events are free but registration is required. ‘How Change Happens’ by Duncan Green Date: Monday, 31 October Time: 6.45pm Venue: The Diamond, 32 Leavygreave Road, S3 7RD Duncan Green … Continue reading
New Statesman/SPERI Prize Lecture with Professor Simon Wren-Lewis – Ticket registration open
Following the announcement of Professor Simon Wren-Lewis winning the 2016 New Statesman/SPERI Prize for Political Economy, we are pleased to invite you to his Prize lecture entitled “What Brexit and austerity tell us about economics, policy and the media“. The lecture will be held at the Emmanuel Centre in London and hosted by Beth Rigby, Senior Political Correspondent at Sky News. Tickets are free … Continue reading
SPERI annual lecture with Nicola Sturgeon MSP
Date: Monday 7 November 2016 Time: 6pm Venue: The Octagon, The University of Sheffield S10 2TQ SPERI is delighted and privileged to welcome Nicola Sturgeon MSP, First Minister of Scotland, to deliver the annual lecture titled Scotland and the UK: Economic Policy after the EU Referendum. Watch the event live You can watch the SPERI annual lecture from 6pm on Monday. Follow … Continue reading