5x15, Leverhulme Trust & EXPeditions present: The Value of Knowledge

Join 5x15 for a special event on the value of knowledge in an age of disinformation.

5x15 is delighted to partner with the Leverhulme Trust and EXPeditions for a special event at Conway Hall this November, featuring five past winners of the prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize.

These groundbreaking researchers will share insights into their work and discuss how academic research can tackle the biggest challenges of our time. In a world where disinformation is a growing threat, and fake news is just a click away, their expertise is more crucial than ever in shaping a clearer, more informed future.

Join us for a timely and inspiring conversation with a line-up of leading thinkers, including literary historian Santanu Das, psychobiologist Daisy Fancourt, archaeologist Naoíse Mac Sweeney, geographer Simon Reid-Henry, and cultural historian Tiffany Watt Smith. The evening will be hosted by classicist Simon Goldhill.

Speakers

Santanu Das is a Research Fellow and Professor of Modern Literature and Culture at Old Souls College, University of Oxford. He works on early twentieth-century literature and culture and is especially interested in the relationship between experience, writing and emotion in times of conflict. He is a 2010 Philip Leverhulme Prize winner.

Daisy Fancourt is a Professor of Psychobiology and Epidemiology at University College London and head of the Social Biobehavioural Research Group. Her research focuses on the effects of social connections and behaviours on health. She is the author of Art Cure and a 2018 Philip Leverhulme Prize winner.

Naoíse Mac Sweeney is a Professor of Greek Archaeology at the University of Vienna. Her research focuses on the construction of identity and cultural interaction. She is the author of The West and a 2015 Philip Leverhulme Prize winner.

Simon Reid-Henry is a Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo, Honorary Professor of Historical and Political Geography at Queen Mary University of London, and a civil society advocate and writer. His research applies an interdisciplinary focus to the making and application of political, economic, technical and legal forms of knowledge. He is the author of The Empire of Democracy and a 2011 Philip Leverhulme Prize winner.

Tiffany Watt Smith is an historian of emotions. She is Reader Emerita at Queen Mary University of London, where she ran the Centre for the History of Emotions. She writes about the cultural and historical forces that shape our most intimate worlds, and has won multiple awards for her research and writing. She is the author of Bad Friend, and a 2018 Philip Leverhulme Prize winner.

Host

Simon Goldhill is Professor of Greek Literature at the University of Cambridge. He is co-director of Humanity’s Urban Future programme and a fellow of the British Academy. His research areas are in Greek literature and culture of all periods and also in Victorian Britain, the history of sexuality, the history of culture and what makes a good city

About the Leverhulme Trust

The Leverhulme Trust is an independent charity that seeks to fund blue skies research and scholarship which has the potential to generate new ideas and research breakthroughs that benefit society. As part of their centenary year celebrations, the Trust has partnered with EXPeditions to publish a new collection with a selection of 20 Philip Leverhulme Prize winners. Philip Leverhulme Prizes have been offered since 2001 to more than 300 exceptional researchers. https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk

About EXPeditions

EXPeditions, the on-line ‘living library of knowledge’, is a free, non-commercial, and curated space for thoughtful engagement — through the sciences, humanities and social sciences — with pressing global issues. At the moment, EXPeditions features more than 200 leading scholars from top universities and research centres. EXPeditions is creating new ‘collections' in collaboration with major public and private institutions. https://www.joinexpeditions.com

About 5x15

5x15 is one of the UK's leading producers of public-facing spoken-word events. Renowned for the quality of curation, skilled storytelling, and inspirational and informative speakers, our events bring together world leading figures to spark ideas and inspiration. https://www.5x15stories.com