Cultivating Practical Wisdom in Medical Education: Wednesday 7th May at 3.30pm CST (9.30pm BST)
On Wednesday 7th May at 3.30pm CST (9.30pm BST), MA Character Education graduate, Dr Zack Loveless, is delivering a lecture on Cultivating Practical Wisdom in Medical Education. Dr Loveless is Director of Programming & Operations at the Hyde Park Institute. In this lecture, Dr Loveless will describe a curricular initiative that helps medical trainees hone […]
Conferences and Events 2025
June Professor Tom Harrison Professor Kristján Kristjánsson Centre Conferences May Professor Kristján Kristjánsson Professor Tom Harrison April Professor Kristján Kristjánsson Michael Fullard March Professor James Arthur Centre Conferences February Professor Kristján Kristjánsson Dr Liz Gulliford January Centre Conferences
Recent Publications (2025)
Please see a below a list of the recent publications from the Jubilee Centre members from 2025. If you are looking for a 2024 publication, please click here. May 2025 Professor Kristján Kristjánsson has published the following chapter in a new edited volume on courage by Oxford University Press, ed. by Blaine Fowers: Kristjánsson, Kristján, ‘The […]
Emerald Henderson, PhD, Successfully Passes Viva
Emerald Henderson, PhD student at the Jubilee Centre, has successfully passed her viva. Examined by Dr. Liz Gulliford and Professor Doret de Ruyter, and supervised by Professor Kristján Kristjánsson and Dr. Laura D’Olimpio, her thesis was entitled, ‘A neo-Aristotelian theory of emulation: Implications for cultivating teacher character through role modelling’. She will soon begin a […]
Centre Hosts Session on Using Character Education to Enhance Wellbeing Education
On 15th November, the Jubilee Centre hosted a group of school and trust leaders from across the UK to explore how character education can enhance wellbeing education in schools. Discussions centred on theoretical models and practical challenges, contributing to the co-development of the Jubilee Centre’s forthcoming character and wellbeing education model. This innovative resource, being […]
MA Character Education: New Cohort and Graduation
On 30th September 2024, a new cohort of first year MA Character Education students commenced their studies on the 3-year part-time MA Character Education programme. Students who completed their final year dissertations in August will be graduating in the December degree congregations. Welcome to all of our new students and congratulations to all students celebrating […]
Deputy Director Speaks at European Commission Event
Professor Andrew Peterson was an invited speaker for a workshop at the 35 Years of Jean Monnet Actions Anniversary Conference organised by the European Commission and held in Brussels, 9th-10th October. The workshop was titled ‘EU and active citizenship: reflections on the post European elections landscape’. The workshop explored the concept of active European citizenship […]
Visitors to The Jubilee Centre Summer 2024
The Centre hosted a series of visitors over the summer who came to learn about the Jubilee Centre’s approach to the theory and practice of character education. The visits were also an opportunity to enhance global understandings and partnerships on the importance of character for human flourishing worldwide. Visitors included Claudia Vanney and Belen Mesurdo […]
East China Normal University International Roundtable with Professor Kristjánsson
Professor Kristján Kristjánsson participated in an international online roundtable on September 13th organised by the Center for Intercultural Learning and the School of Philosophy at East China Normal University (ECNU). The roundtable was entitled “Reflecting on learning and education” and Professor Kristjánsson’s talk was entitled ‘Does the current flourishing discourse need an input from Confucianism?‘ […]
Professor Emeritus James Arthur Provides Opening Remarks at University of Notre Dame Conference
Professor Emeritus James Arthur was invited to provide the opening remarks at a major conference on Virtues and Vocations at Notre Dame University between 3rd-5th June. The conference was attended by 130 delegates including the key players in character and virtues in the USA and was a great success with speakers such as David Brooks […]