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The THINK series is a cornerstone of the Essex Education. Engaging with the critical issues of the day is one of the things that makes Essex students unique. At Essex we encourage critical, innovative and forward thinking. Our award-winning THINK series is rebellious and revolutionary. We engage with controversial issues that cross disciplines and discuss the issues and moral dilemmas that really matter. The THINK series is Essex. Are you?

Upcoming THINK events

Spring Term 2021

Wednesday 10 February: THINK Seminar: Regulating Big Tech?
Host: Dr Ellisif Wasmuth
Wednesday 17 February: THINK Debate: Regulating Big Tech?
Speaker: Jessica Dheere - Ranking Digital Rights
Speaker: Christoph Schmon - Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Wednesday 24 February: THINK Seminar: Should nuclear energy play a part in the UK’s response to the Climate Emergency?
Host: Professor Wayne Martin
Wednesday 3 March: THINK Debate: Should we close all nuclear power plants ?
Speaker: Zion Lights from Nuclear For Zero Net
Speaker: Rupert Read a former Green Party Candidate
Wednesday 10 March: THINK Seminar: Should we legalise sex work?
Host: Dr Ellisif Wasmuth
Wednesday 17 March: THINK Debate: Should we legalise sex work?
Speaker: Ida Elin Kock - ProSentret
Speaker: Fiona - Space International

Previous THINK events

Autumn Term 2020

Wednesday 14 October: THINK Seminar: The Future of Work
Host: Professor Wayne Martin
Wednesday 21 October: THINK Debate: The Future of Work
Speakers: Fabian Wallace-Stephens from T he Royal Society of Arts , Harrison Moore from Earwig and Nikki Pound from Trade Union Council
Wednesday 28 October: THINK Seminar: Democracy in America 2020
Host: Professor Wayne Martin
Wednesday 4 November: THINK Debate: Democracy in America 2020
Speakers: Nancy Abadu from Voting Rights Project, David Runciman from Cambridge University
Wednesday 11 November: THINK Seminar: Repairing UK Democracy
Host: Dr Ellisif Wasmuth
Wednesday 18 November: THINK Debate: Repairing UK Democracy
Speakers: Michela Palese from the Electoral Reform Society and Caroline Molloy from openDemocracy

Award winning

Our THINK Series won the Guardian University Award for Student Experience 2016.

Previous THINK events

2019-20

Costing the Earth: Is it time to ditch Capitalism? : Grace Blakeley, Emily Carver, Nathaniel Cooke
Too many humans? Should we stop having kids? : Blythe Pepino, Robin Maynard and Tom Whyman
Death on Demand? : Mark Jarman-Howe and Tom Davies
Bad business and corporate responsibility : Anneke Van Woudenberg and Richard Murphy
Freedom of Speech in an era of Hate: Jodie Ginsberg and Mark Oakley

2018-19

(No) Time to protest? Student activism in the age of tuition fees : Fasiha Hassan, Tancrede Chartier and Amelia Horgan
Sexual assault: friend or foe, no means no : Tom Stranger, Bryony Rickard, Ciara Lally and Taran Baragwanath
To V or not to V: the ethics of eating meat : Sophie Kennerley
Out-trumping Trump : Immigration and Detention in the UK: Rahaf Sallouta, Yasmine Chafai and Flora Wanyu
Mental Health Uncut : What's going wrong? : Denise McKenna and Harry Watkins
The Great British Rip Off : Corruption in the UK : Tamasin Cave and Rachel Davies
Apocalypse? Now? Your survival guide to climate change : Angela Terry, Larch Maxey and Chris Robertson

2017-18

Friend or Fone: Are smart phones out-witting us? : Geoff White and Glenn Wilkinson
University education: woke or wake up! : Femi Nylander
Shark-infested banking: A salary for your soul? : Kweku Adeboli
Justice day: Fulfilment through forgiveness : Jacob Dunne and Joan Scourfield
#sexiswork : Names not disclosed for privacy reasons
Brexit: Bleak or On Fleek : Marie Leconte and Ian Dunt
Body Image: Pride vs Prejudiceope Virgo and Martin Woodsford
Eradicate Hate: A new look at extremism: Owen Jones and Isobel Kingscott

2016-17

Porn Stars Speak! Voices from inside the porn industry : Vex Ashley and Samantha Bentley
Black Lives Matter : Wail Qasim and Tony Sewell
The Gender Agenda : Helen Lewis and Jack Monroe
Extremism, Radicalisation and the Politics of Hate : Matthew Collins, Abi Wilkinson and Haydar Zaki
Refugees : Nina Murray and Martha Harding
The War on the War on Drugs : Jason Reed, Neil Woods and Anne-Marie Cockburn
Workplace Sexism : Shami Chakrabarti and Cathy Newman

2015-16

Should sex work be decriminalised? : Laura Lee
Political violence or peaceful protest? : Jo Berry and Pat Magee
Closing the borders? Migration in Britain : Steve Woofle, Sir Bob Russell and Johnathan Portes
Death penalty: Does it deter crime? : Ben Gunn and Oliver Robertson
Nothing to hide; nothing to fear: the balance between surveillance and privacy : Shami Charkrabarti and Julian Richards
The Syrian refugee crisis: What to do? : Maurice Wren, Maria Wilby and Abdul Razouk
War on drugs? Time for legislation? : Danny Kushlick

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