At the end of May, Dr Liz Gulliford visited Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, delivering a lecture on ‘Artificial Intelligence and Phronesis’. Liz also enjoyed engaging with students from across the university, and with staff from the Faculty of Education and Psychology. This dialogue with the Faculty about character research
On 13th and 14th June Centre Director Professor Tom Harrison gave a presentation on character, values, and Artificial Intelligence at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya in Barcelona. The presentation focussed on how character educators might respond to the emergence of Gen AI and which moral, intellectual and civic virtues young citizens
On Wednesday 12th June, Dr Shane McLoughlin, Michael Fullard and Rachael Bushby from the Jubilee Centre, and Tom Haigh, CEO of the Association for Character Education, welcomed a range of expert delegates to a seminar to discuss the intersections between character education and SEND education. The purpose of the event
On Tuesday 11th June Centre members Professor Andrew Peterson, Michael Fullard and Dr Shane McLoughin presented at the Equipping Birmingham to Become a City of Character conference hosted by Birmingham Education Partnership (BEP) and University College Birmingham. The conference, for school leaders and teachers, sought to discuss and debate the
Amid concerns about the health of democracies in Europe, and indeed about European democracy, a new Centre project, led by Deputy Director Professor Andrew Peterson, will examine how democratic virtues feature in various forms of civic education in Europe and how democratic virtues can be strengthened through education. The study
October 2024 Professor Andrew Peterson Professor Kristján Kristjánsson September 2024 Professor Tom Harrison Professor Kristján Kristjánsson August 2024 Professor Kristján Kristjánsson July 2024 Professor Tom Harrison Professor Andrew Peterson Professor Kristján Kristjánsson Dr. Shane McLoughlin June 2024 Professor Kristján Kristjánsson Dr Liz Gulliford Dr. Shane McLoughlin May 2024 Professor Kristján
The Jubilee Centre has been working with Birmingham Education Partnership (BEP) and University College Birmingham (UCB) to curate ‘Equipping Birmingham to Become a City of Character’, a conference for school leaders that seeks to discuss and debate the place of character education in schools in Birmingham and showcase the benefits
Four members of the Centre have contributed chapters to the new Routledge International Handbook of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Character Development edited by Michael D. Matthews and Richard M. Lerner. Professors Andrew Peterson and Kristján Kristjánsson authored a chapter titled ‘The Philosophical Foundations of Character Virtue Development‘, Emeritus Professor James Arthur
The Centre’s Professors Kristján Kristjánsson and Tom Harrison co-edited a recent publication alongside Professors Veronica Fernandez and Roland Bernhard. The book, entitled ‘Character Education in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities‘, highlights the distinct challenges and opportunities that character education faces across several European countries, including Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Italy,
Professor Arthur has been appointed Professor Emeritus at the University of Birmingham by the Vice-Chancellor and will continue to work with the Jubilee Centre. James joined the University of Birmingham School of Education in September 2009, and became Head of School in June 2010 before founding the Jubilee Centre in