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This part of the website is dedicated to reporting items of interest to our users. This page will display recent news items, provide links to articles of interest, report forthcoming events and engage with the entire media discourse on risk.

 

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Teen Rage - Anarchy in the UK?

16 Oct 2007

Speakers: Dr Anthony Seldon, Camila Batmanghelidjh, Francis Gilbert, Ben Page, Ravi Chandiramani, Janey Walker Location: RSA, 8 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6EZ Booking Status: Full "Teenagers are not just our present, but also our past and inescapable future; we are willing exiles in Neverland"(Andy Miller)

New Approaches to Gang Culture and the Black Community

16 Oct 2007

Speakers: Bonnie Greer, Kevin Spellman, Paul Goodwin Location: RSA London Booking Status: Open

RSA Lecture: The Tiger That Isn't

29 Aug 2007

Join Michael Blastland and Andrew Dilnot, the creator and presenter of Radio 4's "More is Less", for a revealing and entertaining insight into when numbers are telling the truth or being used to lie, whether it is health scares, the costs of government policies, the supposed risks of certain activities or the real burden of taxes. Chaired by Stephanie Flanders, Economics Editor, BBC Newsnight

Fieldwork perils

28 Aug 2007

John Adams, one of the Risk Commission's leading experts on risk, published an article in last Friday's (24 August) issue of the Times Higher - with the title "Tide of paranoia swells safety fears needlessly." Read the full extended document here.

Children's play

03 Aug 2007

Playday is a national campaign where thousands of children and young people get out and play at locally organised events.

Key to success may not be a good education

02 Aug 2007

According to a recent survey, most British people do not think a good education is an important asset in the pursuit of wealth.

Sir Paul Judge: Keynote speaker at Risk and Regulation Conference

02 Aug 2007

The Risk Commission's Chairman, Sir Paul Judge, will give one of the keynote addresses at THE END OF ZERO RISK REGULATION: RISK TOLERATION IN REGULATORY PRACTICE conference on 12th September 2007

Children's Charter

12 Jun 2007

The Charter for Children was launched at Saturday's Compass Conference. The Charter calls for a range of measures that tackle the question 'what would it take to let kids play out alone'.