MALVERN FESTIVAL OF IDEAS
A multidisciplinary and inclusive festival of ideas on what matters
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CRISIS
1-3 March 2019
A Brave New World?
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Malvern Festival of Ideas 2020
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6-8 March 2020
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Details coming soon
Welcome to Malvern Festival of Ideas, a multidisciplinary festival of ideas taking place in Malvern, Worcestershire. It is a themed weekend of talks, discussion and activities. The theme for the 2019 Weekend is Crisis and themed sessions explore this topic from different perspectives including Health, Social and Political perspectives.
Friday Evening

Crisis in our NHS
Professor Allyson Pollock
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Mental Health Crisis
Professor Dinesh Bhugra
David Owen
Saturday morning

Allyson Pollock

Dinesh Bhugra
Saturday afternoon

Kate Pickett

Danny Dorling

How more equal societies reduce stress, restore sanity and improve everybody's wellbeing
Professor Kate Pickett
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How the legacy of the British Empire led to the Brexit attempt and what it tells us about ourselves
Professor Danny Dorling
Professor Sally Tomlinson
Sally Tomlinson
Saturday evening

Democracy and its Crisis
Professor A.C. Grayling
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World capitalism in the early 21st century: an existential crisis for humanity and the planet
Dr Neil Faulkner
Ilan Pappé
Sunday morning

A.C. Grayling

Neil Faulkner
Sunday afternoon

Alastair McIntosh
Saturday at Malvern Cube

Exciting, presenter-led,
hands-on science from
Explorer Dome; £6 per ticket, Booking Essential:
10.00 Environment Show
11.05 Body Show
12.25 Space Show
Cube Theatre



Are You Curious?
Playful fun for all ages.
Open all day in
the Cube Lounge.
The Art and Science of a Masterpiece
Jon Wood
Open all day in the Cube Art Room.

Maths Rocks: at Malvern Cube

Tom Crawford
Tom Crawford, the Naked Mathematician, presents
Maths: it’s all Greek to me!
2pm Cube Theatre
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Mark Lewney asks, What, actually, is maths?
3pm Cube Theatre
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Mark Lewney
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