Lord Adonis to give Brexit lecture in the run up to Election Day
Former Secretary of State for Transport and Labour peer Lord Adonis will visit Loughborough University today to give a lecture on the future of Brexit.
On December 12, Britain will decide which party it wants to lead the country and with that the UK’s separation from the European Union.
Today, Loughborough’s Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), will host prominent Remainer Lord Adonis where he will give a talk titled, What Next For Brexit?.
The event will take place in the James France building at 2pm and is open to academic staff and students from the School of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Dr Paul Maddrell, Lecturer in International History, said: “We are delighted to be welcoming Lord Adonis to the University.
“The lecture will be a wonderfully timely one, falling, as it will, six days before a General Election dominated by the issue of Brexit.”
Lord Adonis is the Vice-Chairman of the European Movement - an independent all-party pressure group which campaigns for greater European integration and for reform of the European Union.
He is one of the leading figures in the campaign for a People's Vote on the Government's deal for Britain's withdrawal from the EU.
He joined the House of Lords in 2005 as a Labour peer.
From 2009 to 2010, he was Secretary of State for Transport.
And from 2015 to 2017, he was Chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission.
Loughborough University is equipped with a live in-house broadcast unit via the Globelynx network. To arrange an interview with one of our experts please contact the press office on 01509 223491. Bookings can be made online via www.globelynx.com
Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2019 QS World University Rankings, University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2019 and top in the country for its student experience in the 2018 THE Student Experience Survey.
Loughborough is in the top 10 of every national league table, being ranked 4th in the Guardian University League Table 2020, 5th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019 and 8th in The UK Complete University Guide 2020.
Loughborough is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, Loughborough has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The Loughborough University London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
Loughborough staff, students and alumni make a real difference. They challenge convention, think creatively and find solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing society today and in the future.
Meet the #LboroGameChangers at lboro.ac.uk/lborogamechangers
Former Secretary of State for Transport and Labour peer Lord Adonis will visit Loughborough University today to give a lecture on the future of Brexit.
On December 12, Britain will decide which party it wants to lead the country and with that the UK’s separation from the European Union.
Today, Loughborough’s Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), will host prominent Remainer Lord Adonis where he will give a talk titled, What Next For Brexit?.
The event will take place in the James France building at 2pm and is open to academic staff and students from the School of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Dr Paul Maddrell, Lecturer in International History, said: “We are delighted to be welcoming Lord Adonis to the University.
“The lecture will be a wonderfully timely one, falling, as it will, six days before a General Election dominated by the issue of Brexit.”
Lord Adonis is the Vice-Chairman of the European Movement - an independent all-party pressure group which campaigns for greater European integration and for reform of the European Union.
He is one of the leading figures in the campaign for a People's Vote on the Government's deal for Britain's withdrawal from the EU.
He joined the House of Lords in 2005 as a Labour peer.
From 2009 to 2010, he was Secretary of State for Transport.
And from 2015 to 2017, he was Chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission.
Loughborough University is equipped with a live in-house broadcast unit via the Globelynx network. To arrange an interview with one of our experts please contact the press office on 01509 223491. Bookings can be made online via www.globelynx.com
Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2019 QS World University Rankings, University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2019 and top in the country for its student experience in the 2018 THE Student Experience Survey.
Loughborough is in the top 10 of every national league table, being ranked 4th in the Guardian University League Table 2020, 5th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019 and 8th in The UK Complete University Guide 2020.
Loughborough is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, Loughborough has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The Loughborough University London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
Loughborough staff, students and alumni make a real difference. They challenge convention, think creatively and find solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing society today and in the future.
Meet the #LboroGameChangers at lboro.ac.uk/lborogamechangers
