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 of 2026’s proceedings was Character Caught, Taught, and Sought – Theories and Evidence. This year’s conference invited over 50 speakers
Looking for a 2025 event? Click below. 2025 conferences and events Below are the events that the Centre was involved with in 2026. July Professor Kristján Kristjánsson Professor Kristján Kristjánsson gave the following keynote lecture on July 8: “The Flourishing Bandwagon in Education: From 2020 Onwards”, at the conference Moral
The Centre has launched the first edition of a new practical model titled Integrating Character and Wellbeing Education in Schools: A New Practical Model to Enhance Student Flourishing which is designed to help schools integrate character education and wellbeing education. Building on the Jubilee Framework and a synthesis of leading
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
On the 12th November, the National Institute of Education (Singapore) delivered the most recent session in the Flourishing Student Webinar Series. The webinar, presented by Nicole Liaw, Suzanne Choo, and Melvin Chan, was titled ‘Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives on Human Flourishing: Implications for Character and Citizenship Education in Singapore’ and
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 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
Professor Kristján Kristjánsson received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Humanistic Studies (UvH) in Utrecht, Holland, presented on the university’s anniversary on January 29th. A conference on January 30 at the university was related to his work on phronesis in professional contexts. Previous recipients of an Honorary Doctorate from UvH
On the last day of his semester at the Angelicum University in Rome, Professor Arthur was invited by his old friend Sr Raffaella to the Vatican for tea. Sr Raffaela is the Secretary General of the Vatican City State and is the first women ever to hold this important position.
As part of the Centre’s 12th annual conference at Madgelen College, Oxford, Ben Miller (Reading School) was presented with the 2024 Ambassador of Character Award. Ben is a graduate of the Centre’s MA Character Education programme and is Head of Theology and Philosophy and Character Lead at Reading School. Ben continues to