Author: Jack Verduyn

After completing my PhD viva in January this year and starting on the final revisions to my thesis, I asked myself that inevitable question – what comes next? I could[…]

Programme Officer Munny Purba recently attended the North-South Peace Event in Belfast, as part of our Youth and Democracy project. Here are her reflections on her trip.[…]

In March 2024, we hosted the first workshop in our Youth and Democracy project, exploring Dis/Mis-information and Young People. Cumberland Lodge Fellow Mattia Emma shares his reflections on the event.[…]

Cumberland Lodge Fellow 2022-24, Meaghan Malloy, reflects on using her Personal Development Grant (offered as part of the Cumberland Lodge Fellowship) and what she learned about exercising her voice and[…]

Shahira Shahir, Cumberland Lodge Fellow 2022-24, PhD student in the School of Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University, and Cara (Council for At-Risk Academics) scholar from Afghanistan, shares her thoughts on attending the annual Fellows’ Retreat.[…]

This March, Cumberland Lodge brought together policymakers, practitioners, academics, and students to exchange knowledge and ideas about the role of education and employment in shaping social mobility. The conference was[…]

A blog by Cumberland Lodge Fellow Chandni Patel, looking back on the Dialogue & Debate webinar: ‘Women in Leadership #BreakTheBias’ hosted in March 2022, celebrating International Women’s Day 2022.[…]

A blog post by Cumberland Lodge Fellow Scott Kaba Matafwali, reflecting on the launch event for the Towards Justice: Law Enforcement & Reconciliation Cumberland Lodge Report.[…]

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