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15th Annual Conference: Call for Papers
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
Character-based Coaching in Sport Conference
Building on the Centre’s recent work on character and sport, and held in partnership with Birmingham City Football Club Foundation, the Jubilee Centre hosted a conference on Character-based Coaching in
Recent Publications (2026)
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. March 2025
Knowledge, Skills and Character in Universities: Bringing Clarity in a Semantic Minefield
Professor Tom Harrison 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
Educating Character Through Sport Framework Launched
The Centre has launched the Educating Character Through Sport: Principles and Practices of a Virtues-Based Framework which sets out the place of character in sport and how character might be
Global Character Alliance Launched
The Global Character Alliance (GCA) was launched on the 8th January at the Jubilee Centre’s Annual Conference. Funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation and Templeton Religion Trust, the GCA
Centre Hosts Annual Conference: Character Caught, Taught, and Sought – Theories and Evidence
The Jubilee Centre saw in the new year in its usual fashion, welcoming over 100 attendees from over 20 countries to Oriel College, Oxford, for its annual conference. The theme
Conferences and Events 2026
Looking for a 2025 event? Click below. 2025 conferences and events Below are the events that the Centre was involved with in 2026. March Professor James Arthur, Professor Kristján Kristjánsson,