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The Cumberland Lodge Blog is a space for our Fellows and others to write about their experiences and key learnings from our events and beyond. The views expressed here are not the views of Cumberland Lodge, but of the individuals who write for the blog.

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Impact of COVID-19 on higher education experiences: challenges and opportunities

21 January 2022

A blog post by Cumberland Lodge Fellow Chandni Patel, looking back on the Cumberland Lodge Christmas Seminar 2021.[…]

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Othello Retreat: A word or two before you go

12 January 2022

A blog post by Amy Buller Scholar Joshua Rice, looking back on the 2022 Cumberland Lodge Shakespeare Retreat, exploring the play ‘Othello'[…]

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Tokenism: a barrier to inclusive diversity

5 January 2022

A blog post by Cumberland Lodge Fellow Nour Nashed, looking back on the ‘Beyond Tokenism’ Dialogue & Debate webinar, streamed live in November 2021.[…]

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British-German Democracy Forum: Understanding the past, to shape the present

5 January 2022

A blog by Cumberland Lodge Fellow Callum O’Malley, reflecting on the British-German Democracy Forum that was held at Cumberland Lodge in late 2021[…]

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Towards an inclusive and sustainable schooling and education system

16 December 2021

A blog post by Cumberland Lodge Fellow Adenike Adewuni looking back on a Dialogue & Debate webinar on ‘Schooling & Inequality'[…]

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A Conversation with Isabella Naylor-Leyland: The Windsor Diaries

1 December 2021

A blog by Cumberland Lodge Fellow Ellen Bristow, reflecting on the recent Cumberland Conversation with Lady Isabella Naylor-Leyland.[…]

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On the value of a PhD: back to the discussion on a post-COVID world

29 November 2021

A blog by Cumberland Lodge Fellow Linamaria Pintor Escobar, looking back on Life Beyond the PhD 2021[…]

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Beyond rhetoric: Acting intergenerationally on climate

30 September 2021

A blog post by Cumberland Lodge Fellow Josh Ettinger, looking back on the launch of the Climate Futures: Youth Perspectives Cumberland Lodge Report and its accompanying panel discussion[…]

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Sport as a means for connecting communities

14 September 2021

A blog post by Cumberland Lodge Fellow, Neo Sakellaridis Mangouras, on our Dialogue & Debate webinar in September 2021[…]

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Reflections on the future of Britain’s religious buildings

26 July 2021

A blog post on our ‘The Future of Religious Buildings’ webinar, by Heather Hatton, Cumberland Lodge Fellow and PhD Student in the History Department at the University of Hull[…]

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Climate change: Adaptation and promoting social cohesion

14 July 2021

A blog post on our ‘Fostering Social Cohesion’ webinar hosted on 5 May 2021[…]

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Towards Justice: Law Enforcement & Reconciliation – Blog

14 July 2021

A blog post reflecting on our Towards Justice: Law Enforcement & Reconciliation conference, hosted virtually on 17-18 June 2021[…]

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Dialogue & Debate: The Pendulum of Public Trust Post-Pandemic

12 July 2021

A blog post by Cumberland Lodge Fellow, Matthew Leavesley, on our 7 July 2021 webinar[…]

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Reflections on A Conversation with Martin Stanford: 30 years in breaking news

14 June 2021

A blog post by Cumberland Lodge Fellow, Antonin Ficatier, on the Cumberland Conversation with broadcaster Martin Stanford[…]

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A sustainable future: Engaging the ecosystem in green business and careers

15 April 2021

A blog post by Cumberland Lodge Fellow, Adenike Adewuni, reflecting on the second session of our Climate Futures: Youth Perspectives conference, held on 16 March 2021[…]