It’s 1st November, which means that the Being Human humanities festival and the ESRC Festival of Social Science (FoSS) are this month! Here’s what staff and students from the four universities in Edinburgh are up to.
5th November
How should we protect Scotland’s children? (FoSS, 5th November, Mitchell Library, Glasgow): We will present findings from recent research on talking and listening to children, and hear from young people who have been in the child protection system about their experiences, good and not-so-good (Viviene Cree, Social Work, University of Edinburgh)
7th November
Value co-creation in the arts in Scotland (FoSS, 7th November, University of Edinburgh Business School): This tea-time workshop explores the concept of ‘value’ in the Arts. It will ask what value is in the Arts, how it is created and for whom, and how this process is managed and governed (Stephen Osbourne, Business School, UoE)
Learning to investigate crime and justice data (FoSS, 7th November, Edinburgh Training Centre): This event teaches school pupils studying higher/advanced higher Modern Studies how to investigate and analyse crime and justice data (AQMeN, ESRC/UoE)
Journeys through pregnancy and mental health (FoSS, 7th November, Walpole Hall, Edinburgh): Join us for a half-day event in collaboration with ‘CrossReach: Perinatal Service’ and ‘NHS Lothian: A Sense of some Place’ (Laura Cariola, Clinical Psychology, UoE)
8th November
Living well with dementia – fostering hope, challenging fear (FoSS, 8th and 9th November, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh): This interactive event will raise awareness and challenge assumptions about how we think about dementia, talk about dementia and relate to people with dementia (Julie Watson, Sociology, UoE)
Robots in wigs? Our legal services’ future (FoSS, 8th November, University of Edinburgh Business School): Our event explores how digitalisation can improve legal services for practitioners and service users: will robots really be the better lawyers? (Business Schoo, UoE)
9th November
Living well with dementia – fostering hope, challenging fear (FoSS, 8th and 9th November, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh): This interactive event will raise awareness and challenge assumptions about how we think about dementia, talk about dementia and relate to people with dementia (Julie Watson, Sociology, UoE)
Exploring the impact of digital technologies on families (FoSS, 9th November, Grassmarket Community Project): This event will launch a Digital Families Research Network, to provide a forum for ongoing discussions and knowledge exchange, to identify areas for further research and to foster collaborations to deliver new research (Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, UoE)
Quickening steps: working with unborn children? (FoSS, 9th November, 50 George Square, Edinburgh): This event for social work professionals and policymakers will be delivered in a highly interactive workshop format allowing participants to engage with emergent findings of up to the minute research into Pre-Birth Child Protection in Scotland (UoE)
10th November
Solidarity: old concept, new meaning? (FoSS, 10th November, University of Edinburgh Business School): This workshop will explore the nature of social solidarity in Scottish society in the wake of the recession, and how grassroots organisations in Scotland can facilitate it (Business School, UoE)
11th November
Let’s talk about sexting (FoSS, 11th November, Walpole Hall, Edinburgh): At this event an invited group of young people, teachers and child protection workers will explore the issues raised by sexting (Laura Cariola, Clinical Psychology, UoE, in collaboration with the Edinburgh Rape and Crisis Centre, LGBT Youth Scotland, Shakti Women’s Aid and NHS Lothian’s ‘A Sense of Some Place’)
Using maths for social and political studies (FoSS, 11th November, venue tba, Edinburgh): S5/S6 pupils from across Edinburgh and the Lothians who are studying Higher Mathematics are invited to participate in an afternoon of short interactive workshops and mini-lectures (UoE)
17th-25th November
Transformations in Faith
There is no single destination (Being Human, 17th – 25th November, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh): Taking place within the context of a visual art exhibition, ‘There is no single destination’ focuses on some of the experiential aspects of being human (Talbot Rice Gallery, UoE)
Tony Oursler – The Influence Machine (Being Human, Wed 23rd – Fri 25th Nov, George Square Gardens, Edinburgh): Experienced for the first time in Scotland, ‘The Influence Machine’ is an internationally acclaimed immersive outdoor sculptural experience by artist Tony Oursler, part of the Artangel Collection (Edinburgh College of Art; University Festivals Office, UoE)
Transformations in faith: exploring hopes and fears (Being Human, Thu 24th Nov, Leith Theatre Trust, Edinburgh): Explore the hopes and fears caused by experiences of religious conversion (Hephzibah Israel, Translation Studies, UoE)
