The thought of long, warm days in June may seem very far away, but if you want to run an activity as part of the Festival of Learning, we need to hear from you soon!
The open call for proposals to run events closes on Friday 6th December. For further information, please contact Emily Loring.
If you are looking for inspiration, why not check out the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement’s website, or see some of our earlier blog posts for ideas:
- Festival of Learning 2014 – what could you do? TV programme + Research = A new way of engaging!
- Festival of Learning in 2014, what could you do? Street busking?
- Festival of Learning 2014 – what could you do? Live-lab experiments?
- Festival of Learning 2014, what you could you do? Get your kit out?
- Festival of Learning 2014 – what could you do? An ‘adventure’ styled event? Or a ‘treasure’ hunt?
- Festival of Learning in 2014: What could you do? A guided tour?
- Festival of Learning 2014 – what could you do? A FACT OR FICTION style event?
- Festival of Learning 2014 – what could you do? A comedy evening?
Take part in the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2021: The call closes on Friday 11 June










3C Online Social: Thursday 26 March 1–2pm – Research Culture, Community & Can you Guess Who?
Four BU students at national midwifery conference
INRC book roundtable/presentation by Drs Jonathan Cole and Catherine Talbot, Wednesday 22/04/2026, 13:00h, P426
BU M.Res. student’s evidence to UK Parliamentary Women & Equalities Committee
Prof Marahatta promoting BU-Nepal collaboration
ECR Funding Open Call: Research Culture & Community Grant – Apply now
ECR Funding Open Call: Research Culture & Community Grant – Application Deadline Friday 12 December
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 Call
ERC Advanced Grant 2025 Webinar
Update on UKRO services
European research project exploring use of ‘virtual twins’ to better manage metabolic associated fatty liver disease