Christmas drinks reception at Dartmouth House
We hope many of you will be able to join us at Dartmouth House on Monday, 6 December at 6.30pm for a drinks reception, to meet and mingle with fellow […]
We hope many of you will be able to join us at Dartmouth House on Monday, 6 December at 6.30pm for a drinks reception, to meet and mingle with fellow […]
It is fair to say that the Government and possibly Parliament is, once again, facing a crisis in its relationship with the nation. The Owen Paterson affair is just one […]
POSTPONED Sunday Times bestselling author Andrew Lownie ESU SSE Alumnus will discuss his new book The Traitor King: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Exile. The book examines the years following […]
The ESU London Branch would like to invite all ESU members of London Branch to its Annual General Meeting, being held on 20th December 2021on Zoom. The meeting is an […]
Join us for a Zoom event in which the current UK's Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Dame Sara Joanne Thornton, DBE, QPM will be in conversation with Alastair Niven. The conversation will […]
The Friendly International Forum is an informal forum aimed at exchanging views, with an underlying aim of building future collaborations and initiatives. The host of the FIF will move between […]
Matthew Rycroft CBE is the Permanent Secretary at the Home Office. This is the most senior civil service position in perhaps the most complex and controversial of all UK government departments. In this conversation with Alastair Niven, Matthew will talk about the challenges of working on immigration, crime and many other contentious issues. He will […]
Are you interested in spending a whole academic year at a US high school during your gap year? The ESU’s Secondary School Exchange offers students the opportunity to spend […]
'Why oracy skills are vital to children's development' Professor Neil Mercer (University of Cambridge, and Director, Oracy Cambridge) in conversation with Barbara Firth, governor, the English-Speaking Union. Research has shown […]
Former diplomat Francis Cornish will speak on ‘Is power and influence drifting away from the West?’ For further information, please contact Nigel Currie, Bristol ESU Chair: 0117 914 0773, [email protected]

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