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̽��ֱ��aim was to engage both ̽��ֱ�� students and the local community in debates on how Britain moves towards departure from the European Union in the wake of June’s referendum.

You can listen to some of the talks below, or download from .

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How Did We Get��Here?

Tuesday 18th October

Robert Tombs, Professor of Modern European History at Cambridge's Faculty of��History

Robert Tombs is the author of a��recent epic history of England, and a renowned expert on nineteenth-century French political history and the relationship between the French and the British. During the EU Referendum campaign, he was a��, which supported a Leave vote, and has��.

Dr Victoria Bateman, Fellow and College Lecturer in Economics at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge

Victoria Bateman is an economic historian at Cambridge, and a Fellow at the����think tank. Her current research focuses on the European economy from early-modern times to the present. Victoria has called for a����due to a lack of women in the discipline, and����in the run-up to the EU Referendum. She tweets at��.

Dr Chris Bickerton, ̽��ֱ�� Lecturer in Politics at POLIS and Official Fellow at Queens’ College, Cambridge

Chris Bickerton’s research focuses on the dynamics of state transformation and the challenges facing representative democracy in Europe. He has written a recently published book called��. During the run-up to the EU Referendum, Chris��, making the left-wing case for Brexit. He tweets at��.

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Key Issues for the UK and EU Post-Brexit

Wednesday 19th October

Coen Teulings, Professor of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations at Cambridge’s Faculty of Economics

As well as holding the Montague Burton Chair at Cambridge, is a Professor of Economics at the ̽��ֱ�� of Amsterdam. He has written extensively about wages and income inequality, and spent seven years as the Director of the Central Planning Bureau — the Netherlands’ official economic forecasting agency. He has talked publicly about .

Athene Donald, Professor of Experimental Physics at Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory and Master of Churchill College

Athene Donald has served on the ̽��ֱ��’s Council and as its gender equality champion. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 2010, and����in 2013. Athene wrote and talked extensively on the����during the run-up to the EU Referendum. She is a��, and tweets at��.

Charles Clarke, former Home Secretary

��is a Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute of Kings College London. He was MP for Norwich South from 1997 to 2010, and served as Home Secretary between 2004 and 2006 in Tony Blair’s Labour Government. During the run-up to the EU Referendum, Charles co-authored a report warning that����by a Leave vote.

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Process and Politics of the UK Leaving the��EU

Thursday 20th October

David Runciman, Professor of Politics and Head of Department at POLIS and Fellow at Trinity Hall, Cambridge

David Runciman’s current research projects include the Leverhulme-funded����project and����centre. In 2013, he published the book��, a history of democratic crises since WWI. David hosts the weekly podcast����from his Cambridge office, and has written that the Referendum vote��.

Mark Elliott, Professor of Public Law at the Faculty of Law, and Fellow at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge

Mark Elliott has written a number of books on public law, and is Legal Adviser to the House of Lords Constitution Committee. Mark writes a highly regarded blog called��, on which he analyses many of the legal issues surrounding the triggering of����and Theresa May’s��. Mark tweets at��, and the slides from this talk are .��

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Global Britain? ̽��ֱ��Future of British Trade after��Brexit

Thursday 20th October

̽��ֱ��Rt. Hon.��, Minister of State in the Department for International Trade, delivered this year’s Alcuin Lecture at Cambridge’s Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS). Greg was appointed to his current position by Theresa May in July 2016, where he serves as number two to Secretary of State Liam Fox. He tweets at��.

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̽��ֱ��UK and Brexit: How, Why and Where��Now?

Friday 21st October

Matthew Elliott, Head of Vote��Leave

Matthew Elliott is the former Chief Executive of the�� campaign. He is now Editor-at-Large of��, recently launched with the aim of “”. He was a founder and former Chief Executive of the political think tank��. Matthew tweets at .

Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Union Law and Employment Law at the Faculty of Law, and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge

Catherine Barnard is a leading expert on EU internal markets and employment law, publishing extensively in these fields. She is a Senior Fellow of the ESRC’s����initiative, and is jointly leading the����research project. Catherine regularly during and after the EU Referendum. She has recently written that��there could be . Catherine tweets at��.

Jonathan Portes, Principal Research Fellow at the National Institute of Economic and Social��Research

In addition to his role at the NIESR, Jonathan Portes is also a Senior Fellow of the����initiative. Previously, he served as Chief Economist at the Cabinet Office. Jonathan’s new book,��, has just been published. During the run-up to the EU Referendum, he wrote on the��. Jonathan tweets at��.

Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King’s College��London

��is the Director of the����initiative, and has written widely on many aspects of EU politics and policy and on UK-EU relations. As part of the initiative, he recently led on a report suggesting that “”. Anand tweets at��.