Humanities at the heart of government: what does policy making stand to gain?

In this session, speakers cover the role of the humanities in shaping public policy from the view of a civil servant, the toxic and complex issue of the free movement of workers, and the humanities and policy making in a hyper-connected world. The session was chaired by Lord Richard Wilson (Cabinet Secretary 1998 - 2002) and speakers included Graham Pendlebury (Department for Transport); Professor Catherine Barnard (Professor of European Law, University of Cambridge); and Dr Fabrizio Sestini (European Commission DG Connect).

Om Podcasten

The Faculty of Law has a thriving calendar of lectures and seminars spanning the entire gamut of legal, political and philosophical topics. Regular programmes are run by many of the Faculty's Research Centres, and a number of high-profile speakers who are leaders in their fields often speak at the Faculty on other occasions as well. Audio recordings from such events are published in our various podcast collections. Video recordings are available via YouTube.