ESRC Festival of Social Science
The ESRC Festival of Social Science is an annual week long programme of events held across the UK designed to communicate information about the social sciences and how social science impacts on our lives. In 2010, the Festival ran from 12 March to 21 March as part of National Science and Engineering Week.
The 2010 Festival of Social Science was 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 provided 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 took a variety of formats; from traditional lectures and exhibitions to theatrical performances, film screenings and topical debates. Events were aimed at a range of different audiences, including policy makers, business, the media, the general public and students of all ages.
This year, the ESRC Genomics Network hosted two events:
On 16 March, Cesagen contributed a public meeting, ‘The Future of the Codex Alimentarius’, which was about food security policies and more specifically the role of the Codex in ensuring food safety globally.
The Egenis contribution to the Festival, on 16 March, was a public meeting titled: ‘Non-invasive prenatal genetic testing—a moral maze?’ This was a ‘moral maze’-type discussion of the issues surrounding the development of non-invasive prenatal genetic diagnosis (NIPD).
To find out what else happened as part of this year's Festival, visit the ‘What's On’ page of the ESRC website. If you would like updates about the 2011 Festival 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.
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2009 and 2010 EGN organised Festival of Social Science events:
16 March 2010
Non-invasive prenatal genetic testing - a moral maze?
16 March 2010
The Future of the Codex Alimentarius
12 March 2009
Is Embryo Research the Limit?
10 March 2009
The Future of Medicine: Innovation from bench to bedside
10 March 2009
Future of Medicine: Genetic Knowledge and Mental Illness
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