ESRC Festival of Social Science
Join us for a host of events celebrating all things social science.
ESRC Festival of Social Science 2024
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 2024 and Saturday 9 November 2024. The theme is ‘Our Digital Lives’ and will explore the relationship between humans and digital technology.
Find out how to make healthier food choices when buying online, whether social media is a friend or foe, or enter the immersive performance of Granny Jackson’s Dead and many more.
We will also be partnering with The University of Manchester and the University of Salford again, hosting events across the city at locations such as HOME and the Central Library.
You can find more information about the festival on the Festival of Social Science website. For any enquiries about the Festival, please contact Katherine Roycroft.
Upcoming events
The Manchester Festival of Social Science 2024 Launch
A promise and a nice time: engaging young people with visual sociology
Fashion Body Doubles: create a digital version of you!
Inclusive Digital Access: Learning from Lived Experiences
Buying online: how to make healthier food choices
Granny Jackson’s Dead! Our Digital Afterlives
Social Media and Digital Technology in Childhood and Beyond: Friend or Foe?
What is your Health Style: using technology to help shape your future
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.