Budget
£50,000
Project status
In progress
Duration
1 Apr 2023 to 8 Dec 2028
£50,000
In progress
1 Apr 2023 to 8 Dec 2028
Over four weeks each autumn, researchers from across the University of Bath share their research as part of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Festival of Social Science events programme. The University's contribution to the Festival is funded by the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account award 2023-2028 (ES/X004651/1).
Since 2002, the Festival of Social Science has been a UK-wide celebration of the social sciences supported by the ESRC. Each autumn, social science researchers deliver activities and events that engage audiences with their work, highlighting the value that social science research brings to our everyday lives.
As part of the University of Bath's ESRC Impact Acceleration Account award, the University is an official partner of the Festival. Working with academic colleagues, the Public Engagement Unit manages the University's contribution to the Festival. Through this work, the team aims to:
support researchers to develop their skills and abilities to engage public groups with their research
enhance researchers’ knowledge and increase understanding of public engagement with research
raise awareness of the diversity of nature of social science research activities taking place at the University of Bath
The Public Engagement Unit has been working with researchers and partner organisations such as museums, libraries, sports centres and cultural venues to develop a range of activities and events.
For the University's inaugural contribution to the Festival in 2023, the team produced a programme of 18 in-person and online/digital events. These included participatory workshops, talks, film screenings, exhibitions, and panel discussions. 5,784 people attended these events and engaged with 38 researchers from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science and the School of Management.
Check out the Festival of Social Science 2023 report for full programme details.
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Help shape the direction of the University of Bath's Festival of Social Science and come join our Steering Group. Find out more about this opportunity.
This year, we became a partner of the Festival of Social Science for the first time and our inaugural programme of events was a cracking success!
Over the next four weeks, researchers from across the University are sharing their research in our first ESRC Festival of Social Science events programme.
The University of Bath's contribution to the Festival of Social Science is funded by the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account grant.
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