Features
Thanks Malcolm for the Harkness Reports
As Malcolm Dean steps down from the committee, his Harkness Reports are recognised.
A Lifetime Impact?
Reflections on the Fellowship from the youngsters who accompanied their parent Harkness Fellow to live in the USA
The Pilgrim Trust – with thanks to the Fellowship
In a companion piece to the last newsletter’s feature on the Pilgrim Trust, their Director gives an update about their work.
Parfit: A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality
David Edmonds, Distinguished Research Fellow at Oxford’s Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics writes about fellow philosopher Derek Parfit’s Harkness Fellowship.
The Pilgrim Trust – with thanks.
In the midst of the Great Depression Edward Harkness founded the Pilgrim Trust in the UK with $10 million for the relief of the unemployed and for the preservation of places of cultural importance.
Conservation and Local People
Conservation and sustainable food practices go hand in hand where local communities have been stable for generations.
Sir Christopher Hogg
A brilliant Harkness Fellow and pre-eminent business leader
A Charter for Sustainable Localism
Professor O’Riordan advocates a local approach to sustainability.
Green and sustainable finance, the French approach.
André Lévy-Lang explains how France is addressing the financing of climate change.
Jan Morris: Some Reflections
Jan’s own words, those of her son Mark, and of poet Katrina Porteous, highlight the impact of the fellowship on Jan’s writing.