2026 Celebration of Research in the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck Central
The event offers a snapshot of the breadth and richness of work in FHSS. It features speakers from the Schools of Creative Arts, Culture & Communication, Historical Studies, and Social Sciences who will present short talks (6-7 minutes) that provide the starting point for wider discussions around working with partners, the shapes and possibilities of civic engagement, and research with a public facing dimension.
Come and join the conversation!
Contact: Heike Bauer, Head of Research, Innovation & Knowledge Exchange, h.bauer@bbk.ac.uk
PROGRAMME
12.00 Welcome
- Sally Wheeler, VC
- Heike Bauer, HSS Head of RIKE
12.15 Building collaborations - chair: Vicky Mills
- Sarah Lamble (SSS) – LGBTQ+ prisoners (Leverhulme/Bent Bars & Ministry of Justice)
- Steve Willey (CCC) – Resilient nature-based solutions for climate adaptation (NERC/universities & environmental organisations)
- Julia Lovell (HS) – Cultural Creativity in Qing China (AHRC/British Museum)
13.00 Light lunch
13.45 Methodologies of civic life – chair: Matthew Davies
- Scott Rodgers (CCC) – Place-named Facebook groups as an ordinary urban communication infrastructure across Greater London (Facebook Research)
- Laszlo Horvath (SSS) – Civic technologies for local political engagement (ESRC)
- Patrizia di Bello (HS) – Jo Spence, photography to change the world (Jo Spence Memorial Library Archive)
14.30 Coffee
15.00 Humanities and social science research in public – chair: Jasmine Gideon
- Hiba Alkhalaf (HS) – Inclusive heritage practice (Carena)
- Nic Aaron (SSS) - Disrupting the category of ‘natural’ death in custody (Leverhulme ECF)
- Naluwembe Binaisa (CCC) – Colonial Reels project (AHRC)
15.45 Closing remarks
- Lucy Mazdon, DVC RIKE
Contact name: Heike Bauer
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