Upcoming Events
October 2026
6 October 2026
Local Facilitator’s Meet-Up
Having met so many talented facilitators working across the area, the Aberystwyth University Dialogue Centre is hosting an informal meet-up to bring some of you together. You might work in community development, sustainability, engagement, coaching or participation, or simply find yourself regularly helping groups think, talk and work better together.
- 6 October
- 7pm
- Gwin Y Môr, Aberystywth
We’re hosting this one in honour of visitors from Co-operation Ireland, who are coming to Aberystwyth to learn from the Dialogue Centre and share some of their own experience. Sarah works on the reintegration of former prisoners and ex-combatants, while Ireland works on deliberative democracy, dialogue and peace technology.
Come along to meet other facilitators and community practitioners, swap stories and ideas, and spend some time with people who know that getting a group of humans to work well together is rarely as simple as it looks.
All are welcome. No need to register.
7 October 2026
Mapping Our PAU Creative Practices
Creative methods can help people think differently, make connections and contribute in meaningful ways.
The Dialogue Centre is bringing together colleagues who use, or are interested in, creative methods to share what we know and learn from each other. Using an approach from Durham University’s Centre for Creative Facilitation, we’ll create blueprints of our expertise: what shapes and influences our practice, what we’ve learned and what we want to explore next.
12:30, Wednesday 7, October in Student Union Main
Come along to:
- try a new creative method
- reflect on your own practice
- discover expertise across the University
- connect with others doing this work
We’ll also be joined by visitors from Co-operation Ireland, bringing their experience of dialogue and community development.
Email jew51@aber.ac.uk to express interest in joining.
Bring your own lunch. Tea and coffee provided.
8 October 2026
Working with Difference in Communities
Working with communities is always messy.
Research and community projects can be catalysts, bringing different experiences, expectations, relationships and tensions into the same space.
How do we work well with what emerges?
Join the Dialogue Centre and visitors from Co-operation Ireland for a 90-minute informal facilitated dialogue about working with difference in communities.
- 8 October,
- Ty Trafod
- 15:45 Coffee and Tea, 16:00 Dialogue begins
William Isaacs describes dialogue as “the art of thinking together.” We’ll practise that together, sharing experiences and reflecting on what we are noticing, what we are learning and what we might advise others doing this work.
There’s no set destination. Come ready to think together and see where the conversation takes us.
For Aberystwyth University Staff and PGR students only. Email jew51@aber.ac.uk to express interest in joining.
8 October 2026
Making a Difference: Careers in Community
What does a career tackling some of society’s biggest challenges actually look like? And how do you get started? Join Dialogue Centre Principal Lead Jennifer Wolowic in conversation with Sarah Fielding and Ireland Twiggs from Co-operation Ireland, two early-career professionals working in peacebuilding and social change. Sarah works on the reintegration of former prisoners and ex-combatants, while Ireland works on deliberative democracy, dialogue and peace technology.
- 8 October
- Undeb Aber; Picture House
- 13:15- 14:00
Hear how they got into the sector, what their jobs actually involve and where this kind of work can take you. We’ll also talk about the skills employers value, getting your first opportunity and how to make your university experiences count.
Whether you have ambitious plans or no idea what comes next, come and discover career paths you may not have known existed. No preparation and no pressure to ask questions. Come along, listen and see where your degree could take you.
For students. No need to register.
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