Lord Bhikhu Parekh is an Emeritus Professor of Political Philosopher at the universities of Westminster and Hull. He is a fellow of the British Academy and until recently the President of the Academy of Social Sciences. Lord Parekh has received many prizes and awards including the BBC’s Special Lifetime Achievement Award, Distinguished Global Thinker Award, and Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest honours. He was made a Labour Peer in 2000.
Lectures for 2010:
- Nick Herbert MP: Title of lecture to be confirmed Thursday, 28 January 2010, 6.30pm
- The Right Honourable Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC: The Changing Constitution Thursday, 25 February 2010, 6.30pm
- Professor Chris Stringer: The Early Human Occupation of Britain and Europe Thursday, 11 March 2010, 6.30pm