Dundee University Debating Society

Dundee University Debating Society Dundee University Debating Society is dedicated to promoting healthy discourse through British Parliament style debates. Public Debates- TBC.

For details and enquiries please feel free to contact us! Training sessions: Tuesday 7:30pm - 9:00pm in the Carnegie Suite in the Union (Level 4). One of the defining features of the Dundee Debating Union is its ability to welcome and support students from all educational backgrounds and ages, regardless of their previous experience in debating. We pride ourselves on providing a no-pressure enviro

nment in which someone may grow from merely attending and listening to our weekly public debates, to building their confidence and public speaking skills in our workshops, to feeling fully comfortable in signing up for external debating competitions. With diverse and often challenging topics such as philosophy, current affairs, social and environmental issues, the debates are always intellectually stimulating, and frequently have experts and other societies on the topics contributing speeches. Work on your skill of being able to communicate innovative arguments quickly and coherently, your critical thinking and skills of persuasion. Then, relax with a pint at the pub after. Above all, we love a good laugh, so all you need to bring is your sense of humour! "Freedom is hammered on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate" - Hubert Humphrey

Heyyyyyyy Competition time for the Saturday after this one!!! We’re on a roll with the comps🛼🛼This is definitely a sign ...
31/10/2022

Heyyyyyyy Competition time for the Saturday after this one!!! We’re on a roll with the comps🛼🛼This is definitely a sign for you to come:)

The comp is great for anyone regardless of experience- see you there;) For any questions hit us up.

Punim

Heyyyyyyy Comp post for this coming Saturday!!!!!! Go go go!!!! We’ll see you there;))))-Punim
31/10/2022

Heyyyyyyy Comp post for this coming Saturday!!!!!! Go go go!!!! We’ll see you there;))))

-Punim

Heyyy all, yes the society has been running, yes there has been a delay in posts but we’re back on insta ahaha. I’d like...
30/10/2022

Heyyy all, yes the society has been running, yes there has been a delay in posts but we’re back on insta ahaha. I’d like to welcome you all to our Tuesday sessions ideal for absolutely everyone regardless of debating experience and our Thursday sessions which once again are welcome to absolutely everyone but are for people interested in developing their skills more and particularly for those interested in going to competitions. We have competitions to join quite frequently, the next posts will detail some;) Lots of love - Punim.

***SOCIAL ALERT***Heyyyy guys, we all love some chill cosy vibes so why not come along to our Friday social at Blend! Th...
13/10/2022

***SOCIAL ALERT***

Heyyyy guys, we all love some chill cosy vibes so why not come along to our Friday social at Blend! The plan is to meet and get to know each other and vibe through a series of questions (that I hand picked;), on a whole host of fun topics. Blend is hosting a bistro and live music night so should be a great atmosphere and if you’re hungry there’s plenty of food and drinks available.

See ya tomorrow night at 6.30;)

Punim

Dear Debaters, Welcome to Thursday training!!! I would highly recommend everyone to come to Thursday debating, especiall...
13/10/2022

Dear Debaters,

Welcome to Thursday training!!! I would highly recommend everyone to come to Thursday debating, especially new debaters, because Freddy’s expert training and feedback combined with the opportunity to debate means that you will get better really quickly! It will be fun, rewarding and maybe even frustrating sometimes but that’s all part of the magic of debating. I hope that you will come to enjoy debating as much as Freddy and I have. Thursday’s will be more competition focussed than Tuesdays, it will be starting today at 7:30PM in Dalhousie 2F02. See ya then;)

Yours sincerely,

Punim

Dear Debaters, We had a successful Give It A Go session last week and here's a quick reminder about this week's training...
11/10/2022

Dear Debaters,

We had a successful Give It A Go session last week and here's a quick reminder about this week's training! We'll teach you about how debates work and what the roles are of the speakers in a debate! Perfect for anyone just getting started, hopefully see you guys there! We meet in the Carnegie Suite on Level 4 of The Union. 7.30-9PM;)

Yours sincerely,

Punim

The presi;)

Also go follow our Insta, dundee_debating_society

Dear Debaters, Another competition opportunity has come up! Aberdeen is allowing us to enter 2 teams to their internal c...
06/10/2022

Dear Debaters,

Another competition opportunity has come up! Aberdeen is allowing us to enter 2 teams to their internal competition for novices (people new to debating) it’s next Saturday. It will be some chill times with excellent debate, judging and feedback. No registration fee, and we'll be back in the same evening. Let me know by tomorrow night if you want to go.

Yours sincerely,

Punim

Hey guys Bogwall is coming up!!!! Bogwall is the annual scottish university debating competition for novices (people new...
06/10/2022

Hey guys Bogwall is coming up!!!!

Bogwall is the annual scottish university debating competition for novices (people new to debating), the best way to learn about debating and to get experienced in it is to go to a competition!!! Its a great day and I would highly recommend everyone new to debating to sign up to go! If you think you are too experienced of if you want to go but you want to judge instead then let me know! Bogwall is happening on the 22nd of October for a day in Edinburgh! We’ll travel up and down together! If you want to go then let me know by messaging the Instagram or Facebook or emailing us and saying that you want to go! Teams are 2 people, so you will be put together with someone else- if there's someone you want to be partnered with tell me. Registration is £12.50 per person in a team, which will also pay for dinner! Debate will also look at covering some of the travel costs! We will teach you how to debate in our Tuesday training sessions!!! If you have any questions then just message us! Also here’s the link to the event for Bogwall where you will find all the information. https://www.facebook.com/events/1449750602141160
Let me know by this saturday night if you can make it!!!! I know its a quick turn around but saturday night is the deadline- don’t forget!

Dear future debaters, welcome to our first social of the semester!!! It’s going to be a lot of fun and chill vibes and w...
03/10/2022

Dear future debaters, welcome to our first social of the semester!!! It’s going to be a lot of fun and chill vibes and who doesn’t love a snap championship;) Best of luck to everyone, I hope you bring your A game 😝. See ya this Friday night;)

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