The Centre is now accepting proposals for its 15th annual conference, ‘Character and Vocation’. The multidisciplinary conference will take place between the 6th – 8th January 2027 at Oriel and Magdalen Colleges, University of Oxford. The broad aim of the conference is to discuss the concept of ‘vocation’, investigate the
Please see a below a list of the recent publications from the Jubilee Centre members from 2026. If you are looking for a 2025 publication, please click here. June 2026 Professor Tom Harrison co-authored a journal article, along with Michael Grove, entitled ‘Educating What AI cannot: Character and the future
Before we can determine how to educate effectively in a rapidly changing world, we must first be clear about what it is that those of us working in universities are actually seeking to educate for. At a recent higher education conference on ‘Learning to be Human in the Age of
Looking for a 2025 event? Click below. 2025 conferences and events Below are the events that the Centre was involved with in 2026. May Professor Kristján Kristjánsson On Wednesday 20th May 2026, Professor Kristján Kristjánsson delivered a keynote presentation entitled ‘Morality, Flourishing, and the Environment’ at the Education for Transformation
The Jubilee Centre co-hosted the 2025 European Character and Virtues Association (ECVA) Conference in Vienna. The event was organised by Professor Roland Bernhard from the University College of Teacher Education of Christian Churches in Austria, and Dr Martin Brestovansky from the University of Trnava in Slovakia. The conference and brought together
Alasdair MacIntyre, more than any other figure, was responsible for the resurgence of contemporary interest in the concept of virtue. His influence extends well beyond the disciplines of philosophy and theology reaching into professional ethics (business ethics, medical ethics, nursing ethics, ethics of policing, etc.), where his influence has perhaps
December Professor Tom Harrison On 4th December Tom Harrison gave a seminar entitled Character in the Digital Age to the Research Group on Education, Citizenship and Character at the University of Navarra Professor Kristján Kristjánsson October Dr. Liz Gulliford September Professor Kristján Kristjánsson August Dr. Liz Gulliford & Dr. Shane
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. September 2025 Professor Kristján Kristjánsson has written a review of Benjamin Miller’s new book Against Aristotelian Character Education (Routledge, 2025). It is
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
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