Character Virtues in Policing

As part of the ‘Virtues in the Professions’ project, a new research report exploring the moral practice of policing has been published. Character Virtues in Policing presents findings from research conducted with pre- and in-service police officers across police forces, and at universities, in the U.K. The project captured which character strengths were deemed most […]

Teaching Phronesis to Aspiring Police Officers: Report on a Pilot Study

This report on a pilot study, conducted in the spring semester of 2022 in five police science departments at universities in England, draws upon and complements findings from an earlier report from the same research project, Character Virtues in Policing (Kristjánsson, Thompson and Maile, 2021). As was noted in the report describing Phase 1 of […]

Can the Professions be Virtuous?

Big Question: Can the professions be virtuous? This research was designed to deepen understanding of the place of virtues and values in initial education, training and subsequent professional practice in key professions in the UK today. To date, the Jubilee Centre has undertaken research in the teaching, law, medicine, nursing, and business professions, and British Army. […]

Virtuous Character for the Practice of Law

Project Overview The Virtuous Character for the Practice of Law research report was launched by Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday 25th November 2014, at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The project was designed to deepen understanding of the place of virtues and values in initial education, training and subsequent professional practice […]

Virtuous Medical Practice

Project Overview The Virtuous Medical Practice research report was launched by Professor David Haslam, Chairman of the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence, on Wednesday 14th January 2015, at the Royal College of General Practitioners. This project investigated the place of character and virtues, training and professional practice in medicine in the UK. The project aimed […]

Bringing Character to Life: Virtues in Law

The Bringing Character to Life infographic series has been led by Director of Strategic Initiatives Aidan Thompson and Research Fellow Andrew Maile and focusses on repackaging the Centre’s work on virtue in the professions. The aim is to highlight the key messages from the research in a way that is accessible and easy to apply in practice – be it […]