This past Sunday’s Economics Masterclass aimed to equip students to explore the economic forces which govern so much of our daily lives. Through a mixture of teaching, discussion and structured debate, the group gained a nuanced appreciation of economic policy-making. Primarily they explored the effect of incentives on the decision-making of a range of actors [...]
This past weekend, a group of budding young medics gathered at the University of London Union to learn about the world of medicine. The day started with an introduction to ‘Dealing with Patients’ where the students were given the opportunity to question a ‘patient’ and make a diagnosis based on their findings. In the afternoon, [...]
This past weekend at Birkbeck University in central London, a group of 16 students gathered to participate in the Debate Chamber Mock International Court Weekend. Over the course of two days the students got a chance to learn about international law, international criminal justice and how legal systems operate across countries. After learning about international [...]
How do we explain the rise of terrorism? How has 9/11 changed the world? What is the United Nations doing to secure world peace – and what should it be doing? At Debate Chamber’s IR Masterclass, students engaged in a seminar on different analysis structures for IR, ranging from liberal approaches to Marxist ones. The [...]
This past weekend a group of bright young students gathered in central London to spend time learning about the law, specifically about criminal law, the trial process and the justice system. On Saturday the group began with a discussions about what makes a law, where we get them from and the various purposes which they serve. [...]
Last week a group of bright, enthusiastic students gathered in central London to take part in the Debate Chamber Law Autumn School. Over the course of the 5-day event, the students gained an exposure to many different forms of law, as well as received guidance on potential careers in law, how to apply to law [...]
On the 16th September, the Notre Dame School in Cobham hosted a careers event for their Year 11 students. As part of this Debate Chamber were invited to run three sessions geared at sparking the interest of the students in the areas of Law and PPE. The day started with the PPE session giving the [...]
This past weekend students took part in the London Summit 2010 at the Debate Chamber Young Diplomats Conference. They represented all corners of the globe, and spent the weekend attempting to come to solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems. On Saturday morning, students took on the roles of delegates of several countries [...]
Sunday’s Economics Masterclass aimed to equip students to uncover and explore the economic forces which lie behind so much of the activity that governs their daily lives. Through a mixture of teaching, discussion and structured debate, the quick-to-learn students came away with a nuanced appreciation of economic policy-making and its effect on the incentives that [...]