Tim Dalgleish, Programme Leader at the CBU recently judged a national debating competition staged for local schools.  The ‘Debating Matters’ scheme run by the Institute of Ideas and supported by the MRC provides a national debate platform for sixth form students to debate current topics and represent their schools.  Tim judged one of the regional rounds for the East of England and said afterwards “I think students learned that, perhaps contrary to popular belief, matters of science are not cut-and-dried but a matter of debate and contention as much as any other domain with ethical, social, scientific and personal issues interacting in complex and interesting ways that make for lively and passionate discussion.”  The national final takes place in London next summer, for more information on Debating Matters see here.