IPPC Conference 2025: schedule

View the full schedule for this year's IPPC Conference, which takes place Tuesday 25 to Wednesday 26 March 2025.

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TimeTuesday 25th
The Diamond - Lecture Theatre 5
10:00-11:00

Keynote address

Taj Ali (Historian, journalist and activist)

11:00-12:00

Panel employability discussion: “What can you do with an IPPC degree?”

▪ Thanasellan Rajendran (CEO Pepper Labs) 

▪ Rebecca Blanchard-Zintout (PR and Comms)

▪ Annalisa Toccara (UoS PhD)

12:00-13:00LUNCH
13:00-14:00

Guest talk on political campaigning: 

Clr Dave McCobb (Liberal Democrats’ chief strategist) 

14:00-15:00

Workshop on direct action strategy: 

Palestine Action (Direct action protest movement)  


TimeWednesday 26th
Elmfield Building - Room D12
10:00-12:00

Workshop on social media activism and health communication:

Dr Maria Tomlinson (Lecturer, University of Sheffield) & Acushla Young (Director of Programmes and development at Iries International)

12:00-13:00LUNCH
13:00-14:00

Anatomy of the #MessagesofWelcome campaign: 

Communication Over Borders 

14:00-15:30

Documentary ScreeningNo Other Land (2024)

Dir. Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham & Rachael Szor