The ability to discuss and debate with people who hold very different views is not without its challenges, but having the tools, techniques and platforms to do so is a vital part of how communities can co-exist together. How do we collectively approach the fact that being a diverse community means being a place where a wide variety of conflicting opinions and ideas exist and are expressed?
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Balancing humility and conviction is the art of disagreeing well...
Upcoming event
Disagreeing Well on Diplomacy
3 July 2025 - Join us on UCL’s Bloomsbury campus for this interactive panel event discussing the topic: Disagreeing Well on Diplomacy. Are diplomatic institutions effective at resolving global crises?
Explore our resources
Disagreeing Well skills video series
This skills series is written and hosted by Mia Forbes Pirie, international conflict mediator, coach and UCL alumna. It covers what it means to disagree well, including useful tips and advice.
Event recordings
View recordings of past events under our Disagreeing Well campaign.
Additional resources
Whether you prefer books, lectures, TED Talks, or podcasts, these resources aim to guide you in fostering constructive conversations and finding common ground in the face of disagreement.
Partnering with the Independent
Why ‘Disagreeing Well’ Could Save Us All: The hidden power of civil debate
Find out why UCL’s Disagreeing Well programme is encouraging us all to embrace civil debate as the key to solving some of our biggest challenges.
Disagreeing Well: 5 fundamental skills for open debate
UCL’s Disagreeing Well programme promotes respectful dialogue, helping people listen, engage, and challenge ideas without hostility – here’s how...
Disagreeing Well news
Objectivity versus Agenda – Is media impartiality in conflict reporting beyond reach?
Hetvi Rutvikbhai Bhatt, postgraduate clinical neuroscience student, shares her reflections of attending the UCL Disagreeing Well event: Reporting Conflict.
04 Jun 2025
Provost's update: Our commitment to diversity and pluralism
A message from Dr Michael Spence, UCL's President & Provost.
26 Mar 2025
Comment: We’ve always had free speech on campus. It’s vital to ‘disagree well’
President & Provost Dr Michael Spence writes in The Times that universities are built on the principle of freedom of speech, and the proposed changes to the Freedom of Speech (Higher Education) Act can help develop the crucial art of disagreeing well.
20 Jan 2025
