New Bringing Character to Life Handbooks on Nursing and Medicine Published
14th January 2021Publications The Centre is delighted to announce the latest publications in the Bringing Character to Life series. The two most recent publications in the Bringing Character to Life infographic series are timely, as issues concerning the pressures related to healthcare provision during the coronavirus pandemic are once again a foremost challenge. Led by […]
New Virtual Exhibition: ‘Character, Service and Civic Virtue: Celebrating the Double Benefit’
14th January 2021Publications The latest virtual exhibition from the Centre, ‘Character, Service and Civic Virtue: Celebrating the Double Benefit’, explores the Centre’s work in the field of youth social action. The exhibition reflects on research into ‘the double benefit’, showcases the impact and legacy of the Step Up to Serve partnership, and celebrates the variety […]
New Curriculum Resources from UNICEF Montenegro Partnership on Character
14th January 2021Publications The ‘My Values and Virtues’ project by UNICEF Montenegro has published new curriculum resources and teaching handbooks for primary and secondary schools. The project, which began in partnership with the Jubilee Centre in 2014, has expanded from early years and primary education to include secondary schools. Centre staff have previously spoken to […]
New Episode of Conversations on Character Podcast with Lord James O’Shaughnessy Available
14th January 2021Publications The Centre recently welcomed Lord James O’Shaughnessy as the first guest of 2021 on its Conversations on Character podcast. Director of Policy to Prime Minister David Cameron and Life Peer since 2015, Lord O’Shaughnessy shares his reflections on the development of character related policy and positive education over the last decade, how […]
Centre Launches ‘Civic Virtues Through Service to Others’ Project
15th January 2021Project News This month marks the start of the ‘Civic Virtues Through Service to Others’ project, funded by the John Templeton Foundation. The project will build on the Centre’s longstanding research on, and interest in, civic virtues, social action and the formation of civic character. The project seeks to explore how civic virtues […]
Open Call for Papers: ‘Virtues in the Digital World’ Conference, September 2021
15th January 2021Conferences The Centre’s postponed 9th annual conference, ‘Virtues in the Digital World’, will take place at Oriel College, Oxford, between the 10th and 12th of September 2021 and the Centre is delighted to invite new proposals through an extended call for papers. Thank you to all those who submitted a paper in the […]
Character Educator in Focus: Lois Banks
10th February 2021Blog This month’s Character Educator in Focus is Lois Banks. Lois is an Assistant Headteacher and Character and Wellbeing Lead for her School Trust. Lois is currently studying for a PhD at the University of Birmingham, where she is taking a close look at young children’s perceptions of moral virtues at both home […]
Conversations on Character: Final Two Episodes of Series One
11th February 2021Podcasts In the final two episodes of Conversations on Character’s first series, Imani Clough and Professor Christian Miller join Dr Tom Harrison. MA Character Education graduate Imani shares how she has blended character education with her approach to mentoring through her social enterprise the Imani Academy, while honesty expert Professor Miller reflects on the […]
New Report: Phronesis: Using an Aristotelian Model as a Research Tool
11th February 2021Publications A report titled Phronesis: Using an Aristotelian Model as a Research Tool has been published as part of the Centre’s ‘Phronesis Project’. The report complements a previous report that described findings from research conducted in 2018–2020 by scrutinising the data set more closely to examine specific hypotheses. Some key findings include: female […]
Dr. Tom Harrison Presented with IFFD Global Award at UN-Sponsored Event
12th February 2021Awards On 10th February 2021, Dr. Tom Harrison was presented with the 2021 International Federation for Family Development (IFFD) Award at an event hosted by IFFD and co-sponsored by the United Nations(UN) Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Dr. Harrison spoke at the event which was attended by a number of ambassadors to […]