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Weidenfeld Scholars' ISD Briefing

Scholars visit ISD's London offices

22 November 2011
London

22 November saw the Weidenfeld Scholars swap Oxford for London for an all-day briefing at ISD's offices in Charles Street. 

The morning consisted of a session in which ISD programme managers and advisors spoke to the Scholars on ISD programmes and projects, followed by a Q&A and a discussion. This session provided an excellent opportunity for  Scholars to learn about ISD's work and identify areas of mutual interest. In the afternoon there was a café-style discussion event where Scholars  congregated in small groups to talk about pertinent contemporary issues from the perspective of their diverse backgrounds and experiences.

The Weidenfeld Scholarships and Leadership Programme provides outstanding university graduates and young professionals from transition and emerging economies with the opportunity to pursue graduate studies at the University of Oxford. This is combined with a comprehensive programme of leadership development, long-term mentoring and networking.

Lord Weidenfeld and Sir Ronald Grierson, co-founders of the Weidenfeld Scholarships and Leadership Programme, April 2010
Historian Saul Friedlander, Inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor in Historiography at the University of Oxford, May 2012
Journalist and blogger Sunny Hundal, delivering a presentation at ISD's Social Media and Intolerance workshop, April 2012
Leading activists from pro-democracy movements in the Middle East, speaking at a Weidenfeld Debate, February 2012
Vanessa Redgrave, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Drama 2012, speaking at the University of Oxford, February 2012.
Peter Kellner, President of YouGov and Dr David Muir, Faith in Britain, at the launch conference of the Phoenix Initiative, October 2010
Jonathan Powell, former Chief of Staff to Tony Blair, addresses the inaugural Turkey Workshop, London, September 2011
CEDAR Chair Ahmed Larouz, addressing the Social Innovation and Social Action Conference, Lambeth Palace, November 2011
HE Karel Schwarzenberg, Czech Foreign Minister, addresses an invited audience at an ISD policy breakfast, October 2011