There is  A ‘Question Time’ event taking place at the Richard Roberts lecture theatre, University of Sheffield at 6.30pm on Monday 15 March 2010. There will be a drinks reception with free wine from 6pm. In the style of the BBC’s Question Time, leading thinkers and experts will engage with audience questions related to issues such as:

» The war on terror, both at home and abroad
» Religion and society
» The elections and contemporary politics
» Privacy and public interest
» The environment and climate change

Speakers will include: Dr Rhiannon Vickers, senior lecturer in politics, University of Sheffield; Kim Knott, professor of religious studies, University of Leeds; director, AHRC’s Diasporas, Migration and Identities programme; David Harsent, award winning poet and TV scriptwriter; Dennis Hayes, Professor of Education, University of Derby and founder Academics for Academic Freedom; Austin Williams, director, Future Cities Project (chair).

The event is organised by the Institute of Ideas Debating Matters Competition and Research Councils UK Global Uncertainties Programme and will create a space where ideas can be argued for and fought over without constraint.

Tickets are FREE, but space is limited. see the University of Sheffield website for further infomation.