Location
Conway Hall, London
Event type
Alumni
Date
24 November 2025
Time
7-9pm
We warmly invite you and a guest to an evening talk with Dr Julia Ebner, award-winning author and Magdalen College researcher on extremism and radicalisation. Named Austrian of the Year for her ground-breaking work, she has gone undercover in extremist networks and advised governments and institutions worldwide.
Fringe movements once confined to the margins – incels, conspiracy theorists, and white supremacists – are increasingly influencing politics, media, and culture. What makes their ideas so appealing, and how do they enter the mainstream? In this talk, Dr Julia Ebner explores the psychology of extremism, its growing reach in the UK and beyond, and its implications for the future of democracy.
The talk will include a Q&A and be followed by a drinks reception.
Location: Conway Hall, 25 Lion Red Square, London WC1R 4RL
(Nearest Tube: Holborn)
Timings: 7-8pm: Talk from Dr Ebner with audience Q&A. 8-9pm: Drinks reception.
Guests: You are welcome to bring guests. Please note, this event is not suitable for those under the age of 16.
Tickets: £15 pp (£10 pp for those who matriculated after 2019).
Dr Julia Ebner is a Calleva Researcher at Magdalen College, the Leader of the Violent Extremism Lab at Oxford’s Centre for the Study of Social Cohesion and a Co-Executive Director at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, where she has led projects on online radicalisation, terrorism, conspiracy myths and hatespeech. Julia is also an award-winning and internationally bestselling author of several books, including The Rage: The Vicious Circle of Islamist and Far-Right Extremism, Going Dark: The Secret Social Lives of Extremists and Going Mainstream: How Extremists Are Taking Over. Based on her research, she has given evidence to numerous governments, as well as advised intelligence agencies, tech firms and international organisations such as the UN, Europol and NATO.
RSVP now by using the button below, email us at the Alumni Office or call us on 01865 76102. We hope you’ll join us for what promises to be a fascinating evening.
