The aim of the 13th annual Jubilee Centre conference is to bring discourses about global challenges closer together by exploring how current agendas in virtue ethics, moral psychology, and character education can inform and advance knowledge and understanding. The conference will bring together experts from a range of disciplines to explore the following big questions and many more. Can theorists from philosophy, moral and developmental psychology, education, sociology, theology, history, and technology learn from each other’s work? How can insights from theory and practice be integrated to address pressing global concerns?

Registration options

The conference runs between the 9th January and the 11th January 2025. Full admission includes accommodation for the evening of the 9th and 10th January 2025, and full board (including the conference dinner) at Oriel college, Oxford. If you will not be staying at the provided accommodation, please advise the Jubilee Centre team at [email protected] prior to submitting a ‘non-resident’ booking.

Further information on the conference can be found at

https://www.jubileecentre.ac.uk/?conference=13th-annual-conference-character-and-global-challenges

Building on the success and popularity of the previous Leading Character Education CPD, launched in 2020, the Jubilee Centre are excited to launch a new enhanced CPD programme for 20th January 2025. The new CPD programme, based on over 12 years of research from the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, will:

•    Consist of an 8-week online CPD programme hosted on the University of Birmingham’s iVLE Canvas.
•    Include approximately 20 hours of independent, self-paced study.
•    Provide a Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues/University of Birmingham certification on completion.
•    Provide recommended readings within the field of character education. 
•    Include discussion boards at the end of each Unit to enable users to engage with peers as well as members of the Jubilee Centre team.
•    Include 3×45 minutes online live lectures (these will be recorded and hosted on Canvas) by members of the Jubilee Centre team.
•    Include 1×45 minute live online group Q&A session with a member of the Jubilee Centre team.
•    Incorporate multiple opportunities for users to assess their understanding via the inclusion of online quizzes/assessments.