The Festival of Social Science is a fantastic opportunity for children and grown ups alike to get hands on with fun and engaging activities, peek into the world of research and learn something new about our world. It celebrates the creative, engaging, and impactful work that social science researchers do to help us understand and influence the world around us, and this year we are excited to be returning with a packed programme of activities from 19 October - 9 November, including a whole day dedicated to the Festival on Friday 1 November at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford.
Museum day - Friday 1 November, Pitt Rivers Museum
Join us for a day of fascinating, FREE, family-friendly events at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford this half-term! Come along on Friday 1 November and join in with all sorts of brilliant, hands-on activities exploring our digital lives.
With everything from online challenges to family crafts and unusual objects to handle, there is something for curious minds of all ages. Just pop-in, no need to book!
Stand-alone events running 19 October - 9 November, throughout Oxford
And if that wasn’t enough, join us for even more fantastic events happening around Oxford throughout October and November! Find out about the creative, diverse, and inspiring work that social science researchers do to help us understand and positively influence the world around us. From art and nature workshops in Blackbird Leys, to slow art in the Ashmolean, from fascinating talks and surprising sound exhibitions, to multilingual music sessions for families, and the premier of a newly created choral piece, to screenings of powerful short films - you are sure to find a FREE event to inspire you.
About the Festival of Social Science
The ESRC Festival of Social Science is an annual, national celebration of the creative, engaging and impactful work that social science researchers do to help us understand and influence the world around us. This year the festival is being held from 19 October to 9 November 2024 and features exciting and creative events run by 41 partners. Each year the University of Oxford’s ESRC Impact Acceleration Account funds a range of public and community engagement activities as part of the Festival. This is led by the Social Science Division’s Research Impact and Engagement Team (RIE), in collaboration with colleagues at the Pitt Rivers Museum and Oxford Brookes University.
The events shaping our world, from climate change to geopolitical tensions and civic protests, reveal how social science is more important than ever to understanding the world. From big ideas to the most detailed observations, social science affects us all every day – at work, in school, when raising children, within our communities, from the personal and local, to the national and global level. The ESRC Festival of Social Science offers a fascinating insight into some of the country's leading social science research and how it influences our social, economic and political lives – both now and in the future. Discover how it shapes public policy and contributes to making the economy more competitive, as well as giving people a better understanding of 21st-century society. There will be a mix of virtual and face-to-face events, held across the UK, which will allow everyone to take part in, and hear about, social science research at the festival's many engaging events. For more information please visit: https://festivalofsocialscience.com/
