External Competitions

We have a variety of competitions this term. Please use the sign-up sheets below to register your interest:

• Manchester IV – 25-26th February.

  Five rounds of debating breaking to Semi Finals, with 5 minute speeches. The preliminary rounds are on the Saturday and the Semi Finals and Finals are on the Sunday. Manchester is a fun, well organised competition. Team selection is now closed for this competition.

• UCL IV – 10th March.

  5 minute speeches across a day of debates, UCL IV provides a relatively cheap day of debating in London. Just make sure to book your tickets early, and most of the transport will be reimbursed!

• Exeter Open – 24th March.

  Four rounds of debating breaking to Finals, with 5 minute speeches all on one day. Exeter is very easy (and cheap) to get to — the transport should be virtually free! (Just remember to claim it back from us up to £10.) With SOAS’s Sheraz Qureshi CA-ing alongside Birmingham’s Imogen Parkes and Warwick’s Andrew Ford, the day should be a fun one.

• Kent IV – 31st March.

  Four rounds of debating breaking to Semis, Kent provides an opportunity to break up the monotony of your Easter holidays with some debating with an institution relatively new to the IONA circuit. Also, our very own Alice Coombes Huntley is DCAing!