Festival of Social Sciences 2016 Event
- Date:
- 8 November 2016
- Venue:
- Nuffield Theatre Cafe/Performance Space
For more information regarding this event, please email Events Team at FSHMS_Comms@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
Social Sciences at the University of Southampton is delighted to participate in this year’s ESRC Festival of Social Sciences. On Tuesday 8th November in the Nuffield Theatre Cafe/Performance Space we will be running a number of events that have been designed to introduce members of the public to some of our research areas.
Explore with US: research with your mobile
Tuesday 8th November 2016: 09:00 – 15:30
Nuffield Theatre Cafe/Performance Space
Explore with US is a one-day conference hosted at the University of Southampton for year-12 students. It has been developed with the aim of inspiring and encouraging students to think broader than their chosen subject pathway and highlight the interdisciplinary nature of teaching and research at university.
During the conference students will attend three interactive workshops, meet current undergraduate students and discuss the ideas they have learned in a plenary session.
The day will focus on how technology; mobile phones and devices in particular, are being developed and used in research by many disciplines - and particularly from STEM and the social sciences. Each workshop session will look at the theme of mobile technology from its own unique viewpoint - explore the interface with other disciplines - and pose challenging questions for the participants to think about and discuss.
This event is by invite only for University of Southampton Learn with US partner schools and colleges. If you would like further information about this then please contact Muniza Siddiqui: outreach@soton.ac.uk
Information privacy in the internet age
Tuesday 8th November 2016: 18:30 – 20:30
Nuffield Theatre Cafe/Performance Space
Social Sciences at the University of Southampton will be hosting a fascinating public panel debate as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences. Entitled “Information privacy in the internet age”, academics in social science will be joined by guests from a range of sectors and industries to debate issues around information privacy in current times. Panellists and audience alike will be asked to consider and discuss subjects including data sharing, surveillance states, adequacy of safeguards, and civil liberties. Who is watching, how are they watching and to what extent are they watching? Please do come along and find out.
This is a free but ticket-only event. To get tickets please visit the Eventbrite page