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Facebook and the Future of Money
Sherif Youssef tackles the emerging shift from material currencies to a brave new world of digital finance in a new article published by Discover Society.
The UK’s first Community Municipal Investment given green light
Last night, West Berkshire Council voted to approve the offer of a new model of public finance created through Dr Mark Davis's research with industry partner, Abundance Investment.
*** Deadline Extended *** Postcolonial Bauman Conference
We have extended the deadline to receive abstracts for our 'Postcolonial Bauman' Conference. The new deadline is 12 noon (BST) on Monday 11 May 2020.
Keeping the Conversation Going
We are sharing some of the highlights from our Audio-Visual archive in order to keep the conversation going during this latest chronicle of crisis for the world.
Modernity and the Holocaust, thirty years on
A symposium at the University of Leeds Please see the Call for Papers if you wish to take part in...
Financing for Society: Local Authority Training Workshop
A training workshop to learn how investment-based crowdfunding can be used to support public sector project delivery, and gain a better understanding of local donation-based crowdfunding.
Thinking in Dark Times: Asssessing the Legacies of Zygmunt Bauman’s Work
This transdisciplinary symposium will mark the second anniversary of the death of this renowned and internationally influential sociologist and cultural...
Report Launch – Financial Innovation Today: Towards Economic Resilience
A buffet lunch plus tea and coffee will be provided. In an age of financial crisis and fiscal austerity, can...
Through the Window Again: Modernity and the Holocaust, 30 Years Later
To mark the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of Zygmunt Bauman’s Modernity and the Holocaust (1989), two events were held in the week...
Pushing boundaries: what’s new in alternative finance?
On Tuesday this week, NESTA and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance published “Pushing Boundaries”, their latest annual report on...
Driving FinTech in Manchester
Driving FinTech in Manchester Wednesday 30th September, Barclays RISE Manchester Innovate Finance is an industry-backed body aiming to promote the...
Pathfinders: launching the Finance Innovation Lab
Pathfinders, ICAEW Great Hall, London, Friday 25th September 2015 Responsible, democratic and fair: how many of us think those words can be reasonably...
