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.
Finding sources of moral courage in a rapidly changing world
11 December 2020
A blog post on our virtual Faith & Belief 2040 conference session on ‘Moral Courage’, held on 19 November 2020[…]
Time travelling with purpose: Social cohesion and its future
7 December 2020
A blog on the virtual Faith & Belief 2040 conference, written by Cumberland Lodge Fellow Anna Kumacheva[…]
Reflections on the UK’s changing faith & belief impacts on identity
26 November 2020
A blog post from Cumberland Lodge Fellow Dareen Assaf exploring the ‘Impacts on Identity’ session from the recent ‘Faith & Belief 2040’ virtual conference.[…]
A Trojan horse? Social mobility in the UK
12 November 2020
Is education the answer to social mobility? This was the premise of the webinar hosted by Cumberland Lodge on Wednesday 4 November 2020, which tackled several different questions relating to[…]
The politics of language
13 October 2020
In this Dialogue & Debate webinar entitled ‘Mind your Language!’, Cumberland Lodge explored the complex politics behind language and terminology. The discussion tackled questions about the control and regulation of[…]
Regional resilience
12 October 2020
On the afternoon of Friday 18 September, Cumberland Lodge Chief Executive, Dr Ed Newell welcomed Andy Burnham (Mayor of Greater Manchester) and Dr Joanie Willett (Senior Lecturer in Politics and Co-Director of the Institute[…]
Revisiting youth and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic
28 September 2020
A blog post on our Dialogue & Debate webinar on ‘Youth & Loneliness’, held on 12 August 2020[…]
Exploring the UK’s digital divide
22 September 2020
A blog post on the COVID-19 & the Digital Divide webinar from the author of the ‘Digital Inclusion: Bridging Divides’ report.[…]
Black Lives Matter: Facing the future (blog post)
3 September 2020
A blog on the ‘Facing the Future’ webinar for the Dialogue & Debate: Black Lives Matter mini-series.[…]
COVID-19 & digital exclusions
27 August 2020
A blog post by Cumberland Lodge Fellow, Sarah Clowry, on our 5 August 2020 webinar on ‘COVID-19 & the Digital Divide'[…]
Black Lives Matter: Reflections on UK policing (blog post)
27 July 2020
A blog by Cumberland Lodge Fellow, Aida Maaz, a PhD student in the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath[…]
Black Lives Matter: Britain’s difficult histories (blog post)
21 July 2020
A blog by Cumberland Lodge Fellow, Matthew Leavesley, a Criminology PhD student at the University of Lincoln. […]
Black Lives Matters: Insights from Cumberland Lodge
15 July 2020
A blog post by Cumberland Lodge Fellow, Heather Hatton, on our ‘Black Lives Matter: Race & Justice’ webinar, held on 8 July 2020[…]
Cumberland Lodge Examines Declining UK High Streets
14 July 2020
A blog by Cumberland Lodge Fellow, Anna Jungbluth, reflecting on our Dialogue & Debate webinar on ‘Reimagining the High Street’, in June 2020[…]
How future-literate is the UK’s charity sector, amidst COVID-19?
18 June 2020
A blog post on our 10 June 2020 webinar on ‘How Future-Literate is the Charity Sector?'[…]