ESRC Impact Acceleration Surrey

A few tickets have become available for tonight's immersive event showcasing Surrey's crime scene investigation and courtroom facilities, whilst exploring the consequences of knife crime! Book here: https://lnkd.in/euU-B9kD

What is community tech, and why do communities care about it? As part of this week's focus on communities and their sociodigital futures Anna Dent, Matt Dowse, Helen Manchester & Martin Parker discuss examples of community tech they’ve seen through their research, exploring how communities are creating their own sociodigital futures and discovering alternatives to big tech solutions. Listen at https://lnkd.in/e4nknvhm University of Bristol Business School, School of Education, University of Bristol, ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council, UK Research and Innovation #sociodigitalfutures #community #communitytech #alternativetech

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As part of the ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council's 2024 Festival of Social Science at the University of Surrey, we recently hosted a sustainability-focused event at the Centre for Britain and Europe. The event showcased Surrey-based climate and sustainability experts including Zero Carbon Guildford, Surrey Climate Commission, Centre for Environment and Sustainability (CES), ACCESS Network, Institute for Sustainability. The panel specialists Professor Amelia Hadfield, Ian Christie, Birgitta Gatersleben, Ben McCallan, Noreen O'Meara, and Richard Essex highlighted practical ways for the public to engage in local sustainability efforts. https://lnkd.in/ewacNvAr

Stop by our free eco-poetry and art workshop running 9-16 November at Zero Carbon Guildford! You'll be guided through gathering materials and making your own eco-poems & sculptures, set within an exhibition of eco-poems by artists and poets themed around how we treat the environment. Find out more and book here: https://lnkd.in/eh3AdSTz Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) #BeingHumanFestival2024 University of Surrey

Last chance to register for our online event exploring how young people can lead healthy digital lives 💙 Book your free place here: https://lnkd.in/evwSZwKn ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council #esrcfestival University of Surrey

We are so excited to see this sneak peek and look forward to the final cut! So proud to have supported this valuable project through the ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council Impact Acceleration Account. Andrew King Richard Green University of Surrey

If you're a small business owner or finance professional, join the Bank of England and University of Surrey, as we explore the challenges and opportunities central bank digital currencies will bring to SMEs. Jeremy Leake and Benjamin Hemingway from the Bank of England, and blockchain specialists Portdex - Blockchain Technology |AI Marketplace,will join researchers at the Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, Dr Vahid Mirzabeiki and Nikolai Kazantsev on 6th November at 2pm GMT. Register for your free place here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/euKGP79j The webinar will help business owners, finance professionals, researchers, and others understand the implications of new blockchain technologies in light of the planned introduction of a government-backed digital pound and other digital assets like invoice tokenisation. This event is free to attend as part of the ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council Festival of Social Science 2024. #esrcfestival

Hugh Claridge and Ali Stunt FRSA will be marking the start of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month 2024 today with a special online event discussing digital solutions for detecting the disease sooner. 💜 Join them online at 12.30pm for our free ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council webinar to learn more about the signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer and innovative research at the University of Surrey that is set to improve GPs' ability to assess the risks earlier. Register here to join: https://lnkd.in/euz26EFn Discover more about the Pancreatic Cancer Action Awareness Month and how you can get involved this November: https://lnkd.in/ekhgtTyJ

Enjoy an evening of readings and performances celebrating the creativity and insights of migrant authors over the centuries at Zero Carbon Guildford! Focusing on how displaced writers integrate themselves into unfamiliar surroundings and societies, the material presented will be both historical and contemporary, ranging from Lord Byron in the early nineteenth century to Jhumpa Lahiri in the present day. Held at Zero Carbon Guildford, and reflecting the work of the University of Surrey’s ‘Mobilities’ research centre, in-person readers include Melanie Hyo-In Han and readers writers from the other side of hope. This event is part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Being Human 2024 festival, the UK’s national festival of the humanities, 7–16 November 2024. Book your free place: https://lnkd.in/er_ZsQZY