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Group Photo at ESU Lebanon event

ESU Lebanon - Voices to bring about change

ESU Lebanon’s Public Speaking Competition allows people, of all ages, to learn about and discuss human nature and the power of community.

Supernova in space to symbolise astrophysicist

'Finding the most distant galaxies in the universe’ - Ouse Valley branch welcome guest speaker to AGM

Professor of Astrophysics speaks at Bedfordshire branch AGM.

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Hastings 1066 lunch talk on eye health

Mr. Qureshi, a Consultant Ophthalmologist, joined Hastings branch for lunch and afterwards he spoke about eye health and aspects of vision care.

The Learning Science of Debating

This blog explores some recent findings from cognitive psychology and explains clearly how these can be applied in the classroom in order to improve learning.

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Zimbabwe today; A talk by Lindsey Brown

Lindsey Brown spoke to the Epping branch on the subject of “Zimbabwe Today”, talking about her charity work.

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Epping branch holiday to South West Scotland

Members and friends of Epping Branch travelled to West Scotland for an interesting five night break.

Colchester: Sixth form on a knife edge

The southern section heat of the East Region sixth form Public Speaking Competition had students talking about the topic of knife crime and violence.

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Five alive to public speaking: Colchester and Essex

Five teams competed in the Northern Section Heat of the East Region Sixth Form Public Speaking Competition.

Anita Stern clapping at an event

Judged to be ‘awe-inspiring’

Young member and volunteer, Anita Stern, tells us why she volunteers as a judge.

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