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Thinking Kindness

“NEVER LOOK DOWN ON ANYBODY UNLESS YOU’RE HELPING THEM UP.”

Jesse Jackson

A veritable feast of kindness-focused research. 

  • What do we know about kindness? 

  • How does kindness work? 

  • What is the relationship between health and kindness?

  • How does kindness affect us and those around us? 

  • How can we build kinder communities?

Curators:

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Robin Banerjee

Professor Robin Banerjee is Head of the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex.  His research career has focused on the social and emotional development of children and young people, and he recently set up the interdisciplinary Sussex Kindness Research network to shine a light on the nature of kindness and its impact on people and communities.

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Claudia Hammond

Claudia Hammond is the presenter of All in the Mind on BBC Radio 4 & Health Check on BBC World Service.  She is Visiting Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Sussex. Her latest book is The Art of Rest.  

Speakers:

  • Nick Andrews, Swansea University

  • John-Tyler Binfet, University of British Columbia

  • Dr Alison Body, University of Kent

  • Maureen Bowes, Leadership & Personal Development Coach, People Intelligence

  • Dr Daniel Campbell-Meiklejohn, University of Sussex

  • Prof Gail Cardew, EuroScience and Science & Culture

  • Dr Jo Cutler, University of Birmingham

  • Dr Anne-Meike Fechter, University of Sussex

  • Prof Paul Gilbert, University of Derby & The Compassionate Mind Foundation

  • Claudia Hammond, Broadcaster & Writer, Presenter of 'All in the Mind'

  • Dr Gemma Houldey, University of Sussex

  • Dr Zahira Jaser, University of Sussex Business School

  • Prof Michelle Lefevre, Professor of Social Work (Social Work and Social Care)

 

  • Molly Mathieson, Founder and Chief Executive, New Note Orchestra

  • Janice McGuinness, People United

  • Miranda McKearney, Founder, Empathy Lab

  • Onjali Rauf, Author & Founder of 'Making Her Story'

  • David Robinson, The Relationships Project, Co-chair of Shift Design & Founder of We Are What We Do

  • Prof Gillian Ruch, Professor of Social Work (Social Work and Social Care), University of Sussex

  • Dr Gillian Sandstrom, University of Essex

  • Dr Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, University of British Columbia

  • Dr Oliver Scott Curry, Kindlab at kindness.org

  • Ben Thurman, Policy & Development Officer, Carnegie Trust UK

  • Dr Jamil Zaki, Author of 'The War for Kindness'