On 24 June, we had the pleasure of hosting Lord Grenfell (former Chairman of the Select Committee on European Affairs) and Sophie Loussouarn (Professor at the Université d’Amiens, the Université de Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle and a specialist on British Conservatives) at Sciences Po Alumni, to discuss the results of the Brexit referendum. For those who…
The Franco-British Conference on the impact of Magna Carta and the Déclaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen opened with an “English travesty”: Rt Hon. Lord Sumption’s perspective on Thatcher’s belief in English exceptionalism regarding the nature and origin of human rights. He argued that unlike the Déclaration, Magna Carta is a document that…
The Franco-British Council, the Franco-British Lawyers’ Society and the Franco-British Connections would like to invite a select number of student to a day seminar on the impact of Magna Carta and the Déclaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen on our societies through history. The event is to be held on the 11th of…
Une perspective française sur l’avenir de l’Union Européenne Le 13 mars 2015, les Franco-British Connections ont organisé une conférence en présence de S.E. l’Ambassadeur de France au Royaume-Uni, Madame Sylvie Bermann. La discussion a été présidé par le Prof Maurice Fraser, Directeur du LSE European Insitute. Cet événement a été conjointement organisé avec la LSE…
Comme chaque année, le Franco British Comparative Project a organisé le concours d’essays en ligne du Cordial Debate, évènement invitant tout étudiant à développer une vision compréhensive des politiques françaises et britanniques. Cette année, le thème portait sur la propension de chaque système éducatif à promouvoir la mobilité sociale, sujet d’actualité en une période de…
Are you interested in finance and how it affects society? Does the role of the UK in Europe grab your attention? Are you keen to meet students from other great universities and spend a weekend in Paris? If you answered yes to any of the above, then please read on. On the 15-16th of March,…
On Monday 14th January, the Franco-British Connections had the pleasure of hosting their first event of 2013, in the beautiful great hall of Goodenough College. The event, entitled ‘The Communication of Social and Scientific Research in France and the UK’, aimed to give an insight on how research is transmitted from an academic setting to…
The Franco-British Connections is pleased to announce its next event: “The Communication of Social and Scientific Research in France and the UK”, to be held from 6pm on the 14th of January at the Great Hall of Goodenough College, London. The event will be held in English and is open to students of all universities…
On the 24th of April 2012, The Franco-British Connections, in partnership with the Franco-British Society and the KCL Politics Society, organised a political debate on the current French presidential elections. In front of an audience of about a hundred, in a beautiful lecture hall at King’s College, our panel consisted of three politicians, a journalist…
On the 8th of December 2011, Baroness D’Souza and Lord Grenfell hosted an evening of speeches and debate in the Robing Room of the House of Lords for members of the Franco-British Connections. This took the form of presentations from various personalities on the theme of parliamentary experiences on the promotion of cooperation between France…