The University of Southampton is once again proud to be part of the national Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) Festival of Social Science, now in its 20th year.
The Festival of Social Science is an annual celebration of the social sciences and promotes UK social science research to new audiences.
This year’s event programme runs from 22 October to 13 November. University experts are running events on current topics, from climate change and the cost of living to education and support for future generations.
Free events taking place include:
Numbers in everyday life: developing young children’s understanding of the social uses of numbers in the world around them – 29 October 2022, 10:00 -12:00 or 14:00 -16:00 at Highfield Campus.
Suitable for families, this event explores how preschool children understand the multiple meanings and social uses of written numbers and includes an exciting outdoor number hunt.
Monitoring our coast through more than maps – 7 November and 8 November 2022, 18:00 – 20:00, online.
In these two workshops, practise using Google Earth, spaceborne imagery and JavaScript to monitor coasts and learn how households can prepare for coastal flood risks.
Housing and the cost of living crisis – 9 November 2022, 10:00 -12:30, The Art House, 178 Above Bar Street, SO14 7DW
This event focuses on housing affordability and features tenant activists, industry experts and speakers on the cost of housing, mediation with landlords, eviction and campaigning.
Our Stories: digital methods for supporting transitions of autistic children and young people – 9 November 2022, 16:00 – 18:00, online
This event focuses on the methodological approach – Digital Stories – developed by the Autism Community Research Network @ Southampton (ACoRNS).
For more information and to book these free events, please visit the website.
Discover more about the national ESRC Festival of Social Science and how it shapes public policy and gives people a better understanding of 21st-century society.
