Join academic and political speakers from ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ and beyond in a climate-focused panel event to explore the question: Can citizen assemblies help lead Britain’s response to the climate crisis? The event is on Friday 1 November 2024, Room 2017, Building 5, on Highfield Campus. Book on

The panel, hosted by alumni of our University in association with , follows an inspiring citizen assembly on climate change held by ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ City Council, which brought together randomly selected residents with experts to discuss how to cut the city’s transport emissions. Discussions will aim to address these challenges further in a sustainable way.
Panel members will include:
- Satvir Kaur, MP for ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ Test.
- Dr Amy McDonnell – Campaign Co-Director from Zero Hour.
- Professor Matt Ryan – Associate Director of the Web Science Institute at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ.
Cllr John Savage, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ City Councillor, will also be delivering a short speech on ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµâ€™s experience of its citizen assembly.
This event is open to staff, students, and members of the public, so click to visit Eventbrite and book your free ticket now.