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The call for applications for Being Human Festival 2024 has been extended

Being Human is the UK‘s national festival of the humanities. To enable as many people as possible to participate in this year’s festival, they have extended the deadline for the Festival Event (unfunded) pathway to Thursday 18 July, 5pm

Every year, researchers, staff from universities, and research organisations are invited to take part in this national festival by organising a public engagement event or activity, rooted in humanities research.

Any organisation with a connection to humanities research is eligible to organise a festival event via this pathway, including museums, galleries, archives, libraries, publishers, community organisations and more – but all events must involve an eligible researcher in their planning and delivery.

This year’s festival will take place 7–16 November, with the theme ‘Landmarks’, honouring the their 10^th anniversary.  They will be looking back on landmark events in their history, while imagining landmarks they might yet create. Researchers are invited to think about physical or metaphorical landmarks and how they shape our world.

Read more about the theme ‘Landmarks’

Further details on how to apply, and answers to some frequently asked questions, are available here

Alternatively, if you would like advice on developing ideas or submitting an application, please contact the Public Engagement with Research Team: publicengagement@bournemouth.ac.uk