Alison Phipps delivering the UNESCO Chair annual lecture at the RILA Spring School 2024

UNESCO Chair annual lecture 2024

Read about the 2024 annual lecture, held at the UNESCO RILA Spring School: The Arts of Integrating, here.

UNESCO Chair annual lecture 2023

Read up on the keynote, held at the UNESCO RILA Spring School: The Arts of Integrating 2023.

UNESCO Chair annual lecture 2022

Click here for the abstract and images of the lecture in 2022.

golden globe on blue background

UNESCO Chair annual lecture 2021

Read more about Prof Phipps' 2021 annual lecture here.

UNESCO Chair annual lecture 2020

Read about the UNESCO Chair annual lecture during the covid-19 pandemic

Alison Phipps standing on stage reading from a book with Gameli and Naa Densua Tordzro seated on either side of her

UNESCO Chair annual lecture 2019

Read the abstract for Prof Alison Phipps' third annual lecture here.

Alison Phipps and Tawona Sitholé passing a long bolt of blue cloth throughout a seated crowd while Gameli Tordzro plays a wind instrument

UNESCO Chair annual lecture 2018

Read more about Prof Alison Phipps' annual lecture 2018 here.

Five NOYAM dancers performing at the inaugural UNESCO RILA lecture

UNESCO Chair inaugural lecture 2017

Watch the video of Prof Alison Phipps' inaugural lecture here.