Global Challenges Lecture Series

The University of St Andrews’ annual lecture series showcases leading research in areas of global significance. Along with our partners, we bring together experts to deliver insights from across disciplines on key challenges facing the world today. 

2023: Global Communities, Global Collaboration

As technology breaks down barriers of contact and local communities are increasingly faced with the impacts of global events, cross-cultural exchange provides an increasingly significant context for learning, work, and social movements. People can see farther than ever before, giving them the opportunity to learn how the world faces the complex issues of our era, and the rise of online working has made collaboration between workers and organisations across borders an everyday occurrence. In this increasingly connected world, leaders face increasing demands to think, act, and communicate on a global scale.

In conversation with academics from the University of St Andrews and around the world, discover the wide-reaching effects of internationalisation on life, politics, business, and science, and the lessons we can learn from global connections to benefit our communities.