This episode is a recording of the first event to be funded by the University’s innovative Scotland’s Future Series which brought staff, students and members of the wider St Andrews community together to discuss how we can listen better and debate more collaboratively.
Organised by the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) and the University’s Ethics Cup team, the ‘Responsible Debate’ event focused on the importance of using civilised and constructive techniques to discuss issues, particularly in an increasingly polarised world.
The event was hosted by YAS member Dr Alice König, of the School of Classics, and chaired by Ben Sachs, Senior Lecturer in philosophy and organiser of the Ethics Cup. The panel comprised Dundee West MP and St Andrews alumnus Chris Law, the University’s Head of Mediation and Wellbeing, Ruth Unsworth, Professor Stephen Gethins from the School of International Relations, and YAS member Peter McColl of The Consultation Institute.
