Welcome to the ESRC Festival of Social Science
The ESRC Festival of Social Science is happening from 12-21 March 2010 as part of National Science and Engineering Week.
To find out what's happening as part of this year's Festival, visit the What's On page.
If you are a Twitter user you can now follow updates from the ESRC (http://twitter.com/esrc). If you are intending to Twitter about any Festival events please use the Festival 'hashtag' (#esrcfestival) in your posts.
The 2010 Festival of Social Science promises to be more popular and exciting than ever with over 130 events happening in 7 regions and in over 40 different cities in the UK. The fascinating events will provide an 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.
Events take a variety of formats; from traditional lectures and exhibitions to theatrical performances, film screenings and topical debates. Events are aimed at a range of different audiences, including policy makers, business, the media, the general public and students of all ages. (Please see the 2009 Festival Evaluation (PDF) to read more about what happened in 2009.)
If you would like updates about forthcoming events then please email festival@esrc.ac.uk with 'attend' as the subject. If you would like to hear about deadlines for organising an event then please email festival@esrc.ac.uk with 'organise' as the subject.
