ESRC Festival of Social Science
Join us for a host of events celebrating all things social science
About the festival
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Festival of Social Science is a nationwide event celebrating social science research.
A series of fascinating public events are hosted each autumn by our researchers, offering an insight into some of the country’s leading social science research.
This year’s festival will take place between Saturday 19 October and Saturday 9 November. The theme is ‘Our Digital Lives’and will explore the relationship between humans and digital technology.
We will also be partnering again with the University of Manchester and the University of Salford, hosting events across the city at locations such as HOME and the Central Library.
More information about the 2024 festival will be published later in the year.
You can find more information about the festival on the Festival of Social Science website.
Upcoming events
We will annouce our events soon.
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funds world-leading research, data and post-graduate training in the economic, behavioural, social and data sciences . Their work helps raise productivity, address climate change, improve public services and generate a prosperous, inclusive, healthy and secure society.
ESRC is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a non-departmental public body funded by a grant-in-aid from the UK government, more information can be found on the UKRI website.