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British historian looks back on the future during the opening of the 2010-2011 academic year
5 August 2010
Which paradoxes in society can we foresee in 2030 and how should universities respond now? 'University for the future', the theme of the opening of the 2010-2011 academic year, on 6 September 2010, will be explored by several different perspectives.
Bettany Hughes, historian, writer and tv presenter will deliver the keynote speech entitled 'Ta Erotika - the Socratic Future of Education and of Society’. It might seem illogical to invite a historian of the distant past as keynote speaker but who better to ask about the story of human life on Earth and how we can project that experience forward by 20 years than Bettany Hughes?
Bettany Hughes studied Ancient and Modern History at the University of Oxford and is a Research Fellow at King’s College London. Hughes has also written and presented a number of documentaries for television and radio both in the UK and internationally, is frequently asked to serve on academic and cultural jury panels, and gives lectures around the world. Hughes’s book, Helen of Troy was published in 2005 to great critical and popular acclaim. She is currently writing a book on Socrates.
See the 'Opening academic year 2010-2011' pages for further information.
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