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Event series Festival of Social Science
The festival of social science

Welcome to the Festival Of Social Science

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In November 2019 the Festival of Social Science will return to the University of Essex. The full event listing for this diverse celebration of social science research is soon to be announced here.

In the meantime you can learn more about our previous events by viewing the 2018 lineup listed below:

The Festival of Social Science 2018

A young boy cups his hand to a girls ear and whispers to her, she looks surprised.
We are what we speak
An event by Dr Ella Jeffries on Saturday 3 November at Firstsite, Colchester
A close up shot of a group of people, casually dressed, sitting down, browsing on their phones.
Why data sharing is good
An event by Chris Coates on Wednesday 7 November at The Minories, Colchester
An out of focus shot of a woman writing on a notepad whilst a female patient sits opposite her on a couch holding her hands in her lap
Learning from psychotherapy case studies
An online webinar by Dr Jochem Willemsen on Wednesday 7 November
A man's worn hands rest against the metal bars of a jail cell.
Banished behind bars
An event by Dr Zibiah Alfred Loakthar on Thursday 8 November at Resource For London, London
A close up shot of a woman anxiously biting her nails
Forgetting your native language
An event by Professor Monika Schmid on Friday 9 November at Birkbeck, University of London
A brightly coloured, wooden open sign hangs in the window of a shop
Telling the stories of refugee entrepreneurs
An event by Dr Caleb Kwong on Saturday 10 November at the University of Essex, Southend Campus
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Basic income: turning the concept into practice
An event by Louise Cullen on Monday 5 November at Broadway House, London
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Home, health and wellbeing
An event by Louise Cullen on Tuesday 6 November at Broadway House, London
Small figures of a man and a woman sit on top of British coins and bank notes
Gender equality: the pay gap and beyond
An event by Jay James on Wednesday 7 November at Greencoat Place, London
Want to know more about the Festival Of Social Science? Watch the video below to find out more!
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