Small and culturally homogeneous states feature prominently in indices of competitiveness within the world political economy. The lecture suggests that this is not an accident: the vulnerabilities which small nation-states face has led them to become stronger because both scale and cohesion encourage flexibility and resilience. An examination of the ways in which Denmark, Ireland and Switzerland managed the financial crisis that began in 2008 supports this view, not least when pointing to differences between the three cases. This lecture by Professor John Hall, McGill University, Canada is free and open to all.

Bishop Van Mildert Annual Lecture
The fifth annual Bishop Van Mildert Lecture will be presented by Professor Anthony Milton of Sheffield University, who will be speaking on The Church of England and European Protestantism, 1558-1662.
This public lecture is free and open to all.

Have you ever considered how you behave differently when you speak different languages? Let us explore the mysterious side of culture and behaviour together.
In this workshop we are going to start with formal and informal greetings from various cultures, and then word-guessing games based on gestures only will be provided to see how the meanings are reflected upon different cultural symbol systems, and lastly we are going to brainstorm the relationship between language and behaviour from personal experiences.

All welcome. Refreshments provided.