Festival of Social Science 2024

The ESRC’s annual celebration of the social sciences runs from 19 October to 9 November 2024, offering a fascinating insight into some of the country's leading social science research and how it influences our social, economic and political lives.

This year's festival theme is ‘Our Digital Lives’, exploring the relationship between humans and digital technology.

Festival programme

Sat 26 Oct 2024, 12PM - 5PM

Dyspraxia Awareness Day 2024

Mon 28 Oct 2024, 4PM - 6PM

Bridging Digital Divides: Building dialogue between young people and parents about online safety

Tue 29 Oct 2024, 10AM - 12PM

The Heat-Cool Programme: Teaching young people how climate change impacts our homes - Session 1

Tue 29 Oct 2024, 1PM - 3PM

The Heat-Cool Programme: Teaching young people how climate change impacts our homes - Session 2

Tue 29 Oct 2024, 1.30PM - 3.30PM

Hospitality – Welcome ALL and for ALL: Exploring how the hospitality sector can better support older people

Mon 04 Nov 2024, 2PM - 3.30PM

The role of AI in modern policing

Tue 05 Nov 2024, 2PM - 3.30PM

Protecting Our Campuses: Addressing staff sexual misconduct in universities

Thu 24 Oct 2024, 5.30PM - 7.30PM

Green Means Go? 2.0: Tackling Surrey's Climate Emergency through Deliberative Democracy

Wed 06 Nov 2024, 2PM - 4PM

Central bank digital currency (CBDC) for SMEs and their supply chains