Events

Talk: Dr Richard Milne

On 24 April 2024, 2-3:30pm, we have a talk by Dr Richard Milne: "Trust, Dependence and Care for Scientific Futures". If you're on the University of Sussex campus, you're welcome to join us in person, in the Law Moot Room in Freeman Centre.

Stay tuned:

  • More information to follow

Online Talk: Dr Bryant Hui

On 29 February 2024, 1-2pm (RESCHEDULING...), as part of the School of Psychology seminar series, we have an online talk by Dr Bryant Hui, from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In 2023, Dr. Hui was named a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science, in recognition of his research on prosocial behaviour.

Stay tuned:

  • We will post a link here to allow you to join the event live (online).
  • After the event, we will post a link to the recording here.

Panel debate: Scaling-up Kindness - exploring the connections between small acts, charity, rights and systemic change

On 28 February 2024, 3-4:30pm, as part of the Anthropology Department Seminar series, we have a panel debate: "Scaling-up Kindness - exploring the connections between small acts, charity, rights and systemic change". Panellists will include: Dr Amy Clarke, Prof Ben Rogaly, Dr Liz McDonnell, Muthanna Sari, and Prof Meike Fechter. If you're on the University of Sussex campus, you're welcome to join us in person, in the Global Studies Resource Centre (Arts C157).

Stay tuned:

  • Click here to join the event live.
  • We are investigating the possibility of recording the event. If this is possible, we will post a link to the recording here.

The Kindness Exchange

To celebrate World Kindness Day (Monday 13 November, 2023) our 2023-24 placement students, Freya Smith and Ray Teso, hosted a week-long event consisting of two main activities: the first asked participants to answer question prompts related to five subtopics of kindness, the second encouraged them to write a kind letter to be passed along to a stranger!

Learn more about the Kindness Exchange

The Kindness Corner

Placement student Kerry Moor planned and ran the "Kindness Corner" event on the University's campus in 2022. The Kindness Corner is an interactive space where people can share their thoughts about kindness, learn about kindness, and carry out kind acts in the moment. Daily origami classes were arranged with the intention of having people give away their piece to a stranger, as an act of kindness.

Learn more about the Kindness Corner

Sussex Centre for Research on Kindness - Public launch

We held a public launch event for the Centre on Thursday 23 March, 2023, hosted by BBC Radio 4 presenter Claudia Hammond.

View the recording.

0:00 - Opening remarks
7:49 - Claudia talks about her book, "The Keys to Kindness", which draws on the results of The Kindness Test: a global research collaboration between the University of Sussex and the BBC.
36:08 - Audience sharing stories about acts of kindness. View the responses from our online audience members
41:38 - Claudia hosts a panel discussion on kindness in schools, in the workplace, and in the community
1:22:05 - Questions from the audience
1:39:19 - Closing remarks

View Images from the event.

Ask the Experts: Discussion on Kindness - University of Sussex Alumni Network

On Monday 16 May, we held the fourth in our online Ask the Experts series. This episode explored the concept of kindness. The discussion was chaired by Sussex alumna, BBC broadcaster and visiting psychology professor, Claudia Hammond.

With our special guest panelists: -

  • Professor Robin Banerjee
  • Professor of Developmental Psychology, and Head of School of Psychology 
  • Dr Tom Farsides, Lecturer in Social Psychology 
  • Dr Anne-Meike Fechter, Reader in Anthropology 
  • Dr Gillian Sandstrom, Senior Lecturer in the Psychology of Kindness, and Director of the Kindness Research Centre

Watch the discussion