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BU partners with University of Southampton for second year!

The 22nd annual Festival of Social Science takes place this year 19th October – 9th November, with the theme of ‘Our Digital Lives’. This national festival offers the chance to create an inspiring event which enables you to connect your research in a creative and engaging way with a broad public audience.

For the second year, BU is partnering with the University of Southampton (UoS) and we are particularly keen to hear from researchers who have already established collaborations with UoS colleagues and may wish to run a joint event. This collaboration enables us to run an extended programme of events, broadening our impact reach and expanding our networks across Dorset and Hampshire.

Funding of up to £1,000 per event is available, and BU’s Public Engagement with Research (PER) team offers continuing advice and support on all areas of event development, planning, delivery and evaluation. The deadline for applications is Thursday 16th May 2024.

Essential links:

Application form

ESRC’s Festival Event Leader pack

Information Session

Find out how to apply at this online information session and hear from BU and UoS about previous festival events. The session will be delivered by BU’s PER team and the Impact Funding Team from UoS.

• Wednesday 17th April 2024
• 11:00-12:00
• Online via MS Teams
• Book your place here

For more information, please email publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk. You can also visit BU’s FoSS 2023 webpage for inspiration and the ESRC’s website.