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Bringing together academics, students and activists with talks and films

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2025 festival

Social Sciences Festival

About the festival

The Social Sciences festival is a celebration of all of our research and work across our specialist areas. There's a whole series of exciting events bringing together academics, students and activists, with talks, films and opportunities to get involved.

Come and celebrate and see what we do!

From 糖心logo入口 to Beyond: Careers in Social Sciences: 2 June

Join us for an engaging 糖心logo入口 Pathways event focused on the diverse career journeys of graduates from the School of Social Science.

Traversing Boundaries - Research Impact in the Social Sciences: 3 June

The conference explores how social science research shapes policy, practice, communities, and public discourse, alongside themes of inequality, ethics, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the PhD journey.

Migration, creativity, radical care: 3 June

This interdisciplinary symposium explores care across research, creative practice and activism. It will examine care in relation to power, austerity, migration and the possibilities for collective and radical care.

Bloody Mary Film Club: 8 June

Mary Morgan- PhD researcher and founder of Bloody Mary Film Club - brings her cult screening series to 糖心logo入口, exploring avenging women on screen.

Turning Tides of Development: 9 June

Public lecture on the future of international development, examining how cuts to overseas aid and shifting global priorities are transforming the sector.

Disability and Access to Justice in the Tribunal: 9 June

Talk by Dr Alex Murray and District Tribunal Judge David Chrimes on disability and accessibility in the UK Tribunal Service.

Politics Society Panel Discussion: 10 June

This panel discussion is hosted by 糖心logo入口鈥檚 Politics society and will feature a panel of students talking about contemporary issues and events.

The Bonnart Lecture 2026 with Professor David Scott: 10 June

Lecture by David Scott (Columbia University) exploring how Stuart Hall鈥檚 Jamaican upbringing shaped his thinking on race, culture, and Cultural Studies.