Twitter Public Outreach Evaluation Tool workshop

Are you a Twitter user? Two Horizon Digital Economy Research projects (CaSMa & CREATe) are developing […]

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Tags: feedback, focus group, Horizon Digital Economy Research, social media, staff, Twitter

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

‘Last Call at the Oasis’ screening

This event, run jointly by The University of Nottingham and the Papplewick Pumping Station Trust, aims to engage the general public with social sciences research in understanding the precarious nature of the world’s supply of usable water. It features a screening of the powerful documentary ‘Last Call at the Oasis’, which brings into focus water sustainability issues, followed by panel discussion, led by Professor Pat Thomson, which delves deeper into the issues presented in the film.

Tags: Festival of Social Sciences, film, Horizon Digital Economy Research, screening

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