Talks

There are as many ways to steal wages as there are to pay them. Wage theft has been described as a silent epidemic blighting the global workforce. But what if wage theft, rather than being a modern bug, is a feature of capitalism itself? Political economist Matthew Cole uncovers the long history of wage theft and how to overcome it.

Brockway Room | Virtual event

Eliza Fricker spent her adolescence being told, “You should be able to manage. You could try harder.” - until her autism diagnosis as an adult revealed why she may not have met others' expectations so easily. In this UnMasked talk, Eliza encourages neurodivergent folks to take an empathetic look back at their experiences.

Brockway Room | Virtual event

Change, we are told, is sweeping the economy as robots and AI threaten to take over tasks done by humans. But while we worry that we’re robotizing our work, what if the real risk is that we’re robotizing ourselves? Journalist Sarah O’Connor explores the complex and often surprising stories from the front lines of technological change.

Brockway Room | Virtual event

Superheroes have been saving the world for nearly ninety-years, with social justice at their roots. Join us for a conversation on superheroes, ethics, identity (secret or otherwise) and social justice with comedian, writer, presenter and mental health activist Juliette Burton and freelance journalist, author and academic specialising in Film & Comics Danny Graydon, founder of The Superhero Project.

Brockway Room | Virtual event