The University of Salford, alongside partner institutions Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Manchester, are running around 35 events across Manchester and Salford as part of this year’s ESRC Festival of Social Science, which runs from 2-9 November 2019.
The Festival showcases Manchester social science research to a broad non-academic audience. This brings together an eclectic blend of activities designed to celebrate the social sciences, including discussions and debates, exhibitions, film screenings, walkabouts, family fun days, schools visits, workshops, and lots more.
Aims of the Festival
Through its Festival of Social Science, the ESRC aims to:
- Encourage, support and create the opportunity for social science researchers to engage with non-academic audiences
- Promote and increase awareness of the social sciences and ESRC’s research
- Promote and increase awareness of the contributions the social sciences make to the wellbeing and the economy of the UK society
- Enable the public to engage with social science research
- Engage with teachers and young people and to raise their awareness of the social sciences.
Contributions from University of Salford researchers:
/ Clare Allely and Toni Wood
Autism and the criminal justice system
Saturday 2nd November 11.00am – 4.00pm / MCUK
/ Solmaz Rohani
Green factors, personal accounting and artificial intelligence (AI)
Saturday 2nd November 10.00am – 3.00pm / UoS Campus
/ Rod Dubrow-Marshall
‘Angry Old Men’ (and Women) – myth busting media stereotypes about the elderly and celebrating their/our lives!
Monday 4th November 6.00pm – 9.00pm / UoS Campus
/ Sarah Smith
Community music making with people living with dementia
Monday 4th November, 10.00am – 3.00pm / Aspire for Intelligent Care and Support, Humphrey Booth Resource Centre
/ Jameel Hadi
Rediscovering values first practice with young people
Wednesday 6th November 9.30am – 12.00pm / UoS Campus
/ Beth Knowles
How is the way we frame homelessness contributing to its rise?
Thursday 7th November 6.00pm – 7.30pm / UoS Campus
/ Graeme Sherriff
Energy as social prescribing in remote rural communities
Thursday 7th November 2.00pm onwards / UoS Campus
/ Ian Cummins
Representations of violence and the impact of violent crime
Saturday 9th November 10.00am – 3.30pm / MCUK
/ Melanie Stephens
Therapeutic night time positioning equipment and the impact on posture and activities of daily living
Saturday 9th November, 12.00pm – 5.00pm / Manchester Piccadillly Train Station
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Why not come along and join in the activities?
Full details of all events across the week are available at: www.esrcmanchesterfest.ac.uk.
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