Channel Talent

Analyse current headlines and media examples to see how migrants are represented and how communication shapes ideas of belonging. In a live, interactive discussion, build media studies vocabulary and examine how political responses are legitimised and normalised.

Explore feminist waves, current movements and common misconceptions in a live, interactive webinar with a University of Portsmouth sociology specialist. Share questions by comment or microphone, and hear why feminism remains relevant in the UK and worldwide.

Explore how false memories form in an interactive online talk on forensic psychology with Dr Jennifer Murphy from the University of Surrey. Unpack unreliable recollections, misleading line-ups and memory errors in the legal system, including why eyewitnesses and jurors can get things wrong.

Step into a policy adviser role and test which interventions could tackle market failures. Make predictions about what might work, then compare your ideas with real-world regulation and experiments in an interactive online session with an economics academic. Slides will be shared where available.

Hear short, punchy talks from academics at the London School of Economics and the University of East Anglia, then explore how media language shapes the stories we tell and understand. Join in with typed comments, questions or your microphone on Zoom.

Explore the 2026 US mid-term results in a fully interactive webinar led by Aberystwyth University’s Dr Jenny Mathers. Examine Congress, key battleground districts and campaign issues, then consider what a new Congress could mean for the final two years of Trump’s second administration.

Dr Paul Clist leads a live webinar using real-world comparisons to explore why life chances, income and opportunity vary between countries. Debate barriers to development and government policy choices, then discuss responses to a short preparatory quiz.

Explore how Tudor subjects challenged Henry VIII’s authority in a live interactive session led by a University of Portsmouth history lecturer. Trace dissent from rude words between neighbours to printed polemic and propaganda, and weigh how far criticism could threaten royal power.