Lecture

The Moving Century: A History of Migration Seen from the Future

10:00 - 14:00 30 September 2026
A hundred years ago, there were no visas or passports. Today on the seabed of the Mediterranean lie the bodies of fifty thousand migrants drowned along the smuggling routes. How did…

GDI Lecture: The Rulers: Corporate Power in the age of AI and the cloud

16:30 - 18:00 7 October 2026
Why are Amazon, Microsoft and Google different from every other company and why should people and governments care? The Rulers explains how the power of these three giants lies in their…

British Academy Lecture 2026: Professor Stefano Bartolini

17:00 - 19:00 14 October 2026
Rule Making Rules: The Origins of Western Political Institutions and Why They Matter Today. The University of Manchester is delighted to host Professor Stefano Bartolini, Emeritus…

GDI Lecture: The Political Economy of Rwanda's Rise

16:30 - 18:00 21 October 2026
In this lecture, GDI’s Pritish Behuria will launch his recent Open Access book, The Political Economy of Rwanda’s Rise. Drawing on a decade of research and more than 580 interviews,…

Lane Lecture 2026: The Evolution of Evidence and the Changing Nature of Employment: What this means for the work of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

16:30 - 18:00 21 October 2026
In collaboration with the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, the Thomas Ashton Institute is delighted to announce that registration for this years Annual Lane Lecture…

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