ESRC Doctoral Training Centre open afternoon

Interested in Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded postgraduate opportunities to start in September/October 2016? Come along and find out more about who the ESRC DTC are, what they do, and the studentships on offer.

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Nottingham-Shire: a voice for education

One-day workshop focussing on education, featuring keynote speaker Hilary Wainwright, author of Reclaim the State: Experiments in Popular Democracy.

Tags: education, ESRC, Festival of Social Sciences, Hilary Wainwright, Horizon Digital Economy Research, social sciences

ESRC Impact Accelerator Fund now open

The latest funding call for the ESRC Impact Accelerator Fund is now open until 25 November. […]

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iRight Youth Juries: promoting digital rights

There are growing concerns about consequences of social media, cyberbullying, data privacy and online behaviour on users, especially children and young people. We will explore these issues and promote digital literacy using an innovative format that brings people together and facilitates reflection on digital rights.

Tags: bullying, crime, cyberbullying, digital, ESRC, Festival of Social Sciences, Galleries of Justice, Horizon Digital Economy Research, justice, law, rights

Synthetic biology: great expectations and great responsibilities

Organised by Professor Brigitte Nerlich as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, this panel debate will be chaired by the scientist and broadcaster Adam Rutherford, author of the book ‘Creation: How science is reinventing life itself’ (2013) and presenter of BBC Radio 4’s flagship science programme, ‘Inside Science’.

Tags: Adam Rutherford, Andrew Balmer, biology, Brigitte Nerlich, ESRC, ESRC Festival of Social Science, Hilary Sutcliffe, Klaus Winzer, Matter for All, Responsible Research and Innovation, synthetic biology

What will the world look like in 2065?

The World in 2065 ESRC Writing Competition in partnership with SAGE. If you are an ESRC-funded PhD student, […]

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Funding call for ESRC Impact Accelerator Fund

The latest funding call for the ESRC Impact Accelerator Fund is now open until Monday 11 […]

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ESRC media training opportunity

Researchers funded by the ESRC are being invited to sign up for free media training taking […]

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‘Gen Silent’ film screening

The evening will be introduced by Dr Kathryn Almack, who will speak about her research exploring end of life experiences and care needs in the lives of older LGBT people; a UK-based project funded by Marie Curie Cancer Care. This will be followed by a screening of Gen Silent, a critically-acclaimed US documentary, which explores real-life issues facing older LGBT people in later life and towards the end of life.

Tags: ESRC, Festival of Social Sciences, film, Lakeside Arts Centre, LGBT