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Monday 13th October Back to top ^

An image of a girl with shoulder length brown hair and blue glasses wearing a red checked shirt. She is smiling and holding cards in her hand.

Bridging Skills for Working Lives

13 October 2025 | 15.30-19.30

University of Stirling

Our working lives

Friday 17th October Back to top ^

FoSS Flag

Health Access for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Coventry

17 October 2025 | 11.00-15.00

Coventry University

Professional audiences

Saturday 18th October Back to top ^

A baby playing with a toy laptop, with a look of intense concentration. Credit to Mahmud Ahsan on Unsplash.

Parental Leave Pub Quiz: Online

18 October - 8 November 2025

University of York

Our working lives
Professional audiences
A logo with a puzzle piece in the middle using the text Geospatial Data Science Group

Driving The Future: A Virtual Reality experience (Public facing)  Missing Data in an XR…

18 October - 20 October 2025 | 09.00-18.00

University of Glasgow

Our working lives
People engaging in different form of performance across an open stage.

Hidden (In)equities in the Workplace: A Theatre of the Oppressed Workshop

18 October 2025 | 10.00-16.00

University of Glasgow

Our working lives
Canal view with a narrow boat

Wellbeing Walks

18 October 2025 | 10.30-11.45

University of Huddersfield

Our working lives
Construction site

Humanitarian Careers in a Changing World

18 October - 8 November 2025 | 10.30-11.30

University College London
Kids playing with cards with letters on them at a yellow table

Dive into Developmental Science

18 October 2025 | 11.00-13.00

Queen's University Belfast
Person holding their phone over broken electrical equipment

Don’t Bin It, Fix It! Electronics Repair with AI

18 October 2025 | 11.00-13.00

Swansea University
Women with flowers

Stories of Survival: From Silence to Strength

18 October 2025 | 11.00-14.00

University of Surrey

Sunday 19th October Back to top ^

Image of yellow emojis displaying different emotions

Discover the Science of Feelings

19 October 2025 | 11.00-13.00

Queen's University Belfast
A classroom wall with pictures on it, and two people looking at it.

Language as a…?

19 October 2025 | 12.30-15.00

University of Leeds

Our working lives

Monday 20th October Back to top ^

Photograph of Professor Johannes Abeler, a white male in a black suit, wearing glasses, smiling with folded arms.

Do Men Lie More than Women?

20 October 2025 | 12.00-13.00

University of Oxford

Our working lives
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Absence-Presence of Durham’s Black History Walking Tour Amidst Our Working Lives

20 October 2025 | 12.30-16.30

Durham University

Our working lives
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Leave and ‘work’: exploring experiences of parental leave through collage

20 October 2025 | 14.00-16.00

Durham University

Our working lives
Decorative image of panel members

Shifting Landscapes - ‘The Changing World of Work in Accounting and Finance’

20 October 2025 | 17.30-19.30

University of Salford

Our working lives
Flower arranging

How Researchers, Farmers and Florists are Shaping a Greener Future for Flowers

20 October 2025 | 18.30-20.30

University of Surrey

Tuesday 21st October Back to top ^

A robot made out of different materials using a pointer at a small chalkboard that has the words Artificial Intelligence.

Empowering Young Minds

21 October 2025 | 16.30-18.00

University of Glasgow

Our working lives
Windows seen from the outside, with golden light coming through the curtains.

New Home Makers

21 October 2025 | 18.00-22.00

University of Leeds
A photograph of Carl Frey

How progress ends

21 October 2025 | 18.30-20.00

London School of Economics and Political Science
An image of three people sat around a table playing a card game.

Safeguarding Tabletop Gaming Spaces

21 October 2025 | 18.30-20.00

University of Leeds

Wednesday 22nd October Back to top ^

A scatter of craft materials, including colourful polymer clay on a table.

Our drinking stories, our way

22 October 2025 | 10.00-15.00

Manchester Metropolitan University
A hand offering a flower.

The Forgiveness Cafe

22 October 2025 | 13.00-15.00

Cardiff University

Our working lives
Animated image with 3 people sitting at a table and one person standing at the right hand side. On the left hand side is wiring in red in Irish 'An Ghaeilge agus na hEolaiochtai Soisialta' which means 'The Irish Language and Social Sciences'

An Ghaeilge agus na hEolaíochtaí Sóisialta - ‘The Irish Language and Social Sciences’

22 October 2025 | 13.00-16.30

Queen's University Belfast
every drop counts

Every Drop Counts! Inspiring the Next Generation of Water Savers

22 October 2025 | 13.15-14.45

University of Surrey
Image of River Test, mudflats and Southampton docks.

Be Flood Ready

22 October 2025 | 15.30-18.00

University of Southampton

Writing Wrongs Live!

22 October 2025 | 16.00-18.00

Aston University

Professional audiences
Shelves containing vinyl records. Credit: Arthur Tseng (Unsplash)

Swimming Upstream? Imagining a Fairer Platform Economy for Musicians and Listeners

22 October 2025 | 16.00-18.00

University of Salford

Our working lives
School

Tackling harmful sexual behaviour in schools: Implementing evidence-based practice for safeguarding…

22 October 2025 | 16.00-17.00

University of Surrey

Professional audiences
Woman lying back exhaling vape

Screening of ‘Rupture’ and Post-Show Panel Discussion

22 October 2025 | 17.30-19.30

Durham University
Five cartoon/sketch style people. Each person represents a different strand of the LGBTQ community, and are designed in the colours for each flag.

Challenging the Mystique of Welfare Benefits

22 October 2025 | 18.00-19.00

University of Stirling

Our working lives
A display of five old, worn wooden-handled tools is laid out horizontally against a pale textured background with faint red grid-like lines. The tools are of different shapes and appear to be traditional hand tools, possibly used for leatherwork.

Your Workplace is Multigenerational

22 October 2025 | 18.00-19.30

University of Stirling

Our working lives
Professional audiences
Photograph of a group of individuals around a camp fire in the mountains, with a snow covered mountain in the background

Living and working with lynx and snow leopards

22 October 2025 | 18.00-19.00

Queen's University Belfast
Swirling doughnut shape made up of many dots, in green, orange and yellow

Loops for Stagnation

22 October - 23 October 2025 | 18.00-22.00

University of Leeds
Women in prison

Transforming Food in Women’s Prisons

22 October 2025 | 18.30-20.30

University of Surrey

Professional audiences

Thursday 23rd October Back to top ^

Image: A person paying for food and a second person operating a checkout till.

‘Help, I didn’t get paid this month!’

23 October - 30 October 2025

University of Leeds

Our working lives
Image of an office space with desks and monitors

Places for work we want to work in

23 October 2025 | 10.30-13.45

Cardiff University

Our working lives
every drop counts 2

Every Drop Counts! Inspiring the Next Generation of Water Savers (2)

23 October 2025 | 13.00-14.45

University of Surrey
FoSS Flag

What does “good work” mean for employability professionals?

23 October 2025 | 14.30-16.00

Manchester Metropolitan University

Our working lives
Professional audiences
Illustration of a woman inside an hourglass and a man reading a book

Research conversations: Sifting through the deluge of encounters!

23 October 2025 | 16.30-18.00

Sheffield Hallam University
AI generated illustration of different professionals.

Managing stress and vicarious trauma as a helping professional

23 October 2025 | 18.00-20.00

Manchester Metropolitan University

Our working lives
Professional audiences
Photo of Hilary Hoynes

The social safety net as an investment in children

23 October 2025 | 18.30-20.00

London School of Economics and Political Science

Friday 24th October Back to top ^

People sitting and giving a presentation. Text on the image is York Festival of Social Enterprise, powering communities. Shaping policy. Building Partnerships

York Festival of Social Enterprise, Day 1: Skills

24 October 2025 | 09.45-12.30

University of York

Our working lives
Professional audiences

Game, set, match! What game theory can tell us about sports strategy

24 October 2025 | 12.00-14.00

Aston University

Professional audiences
Picture of a dressmakers mannequin with the words 'Wardrobe Workshop!' along the bottom of the image and 'RISC fashion' at the top left hand side

From Wardrobe to Workshop: Creating with What We Already Have

24 October 2025 | 13.00-15.00

Queen's University Belfast

Regional Inequalities in the UK: A Research Showcase

24 October 2025 | 14.00-16.00

Aston University

Professional audiences
Picture of a path with footsteps

Economics: A Walk Through Its Past, Present and Future

24 October 2025 | 16.00-18.00

University College London

Saturday 25th October Back to top ^

Parental Leave Pub Quiz

25 October 2025 | 10.00-12.00

University of York

Our working lives
A Venn diagram showeing the increasing overlap between home and office space.

Work. Home. Reimagined.

25 October 2025 | 13.00-16.00

University of Salford

Our working lives
Good Grief Festival logo - a yellow and black moth

It Feels Like This: An Immersive Exhibition about Grief

25 October 2025 | 14.00-18.30

University of Bristol

Sunday 26th October Back to top ^

A New History of Women’s Work: Bringing the Tudor Household to Life

26 October 2025 | 11.00-16.00

University of Exeter

Our working lives

Monday 27th October Back to top ^

Three images from Instagram for the 52 Squares: Diversity in Everyday life. The images feature a cat looking out a window with a bird on its head, a dock with someone on a boat and a person in blue walking down the road at night.

52 Squares

27 October - 31 October 2025

University of Glasgow
A close-up comic book panel depicting a group of people protesting with signs. One person in the center speaks into a megaphone with a determined expression, and text boxes above and beside the panels provide context and dialogue.

Striking Women

27 October - 2 November 2025 | 08.00-20.00

University of Sheffield

Our working lives
Logo of Eqweighty Training. Organisation founded by the event leaders

Let’s Talk about Weight-Inclusive Healthcare

27 October 2025 | 10.00-15.30

Durham University
Pizza sharing

Pizza & Perspectives: Shaping Age-Friendly Hospitality in Surrey

27 October 2025 | 13.00-15.00

University of Surrey
A mouth with multi coloured letters coming out of it

Adventures in English Grammar

27 October 2025 | 14.00-16.00

University of Huddersfield

Tuesday 28th October Back to top ^

Person standing on a stone in the middle of a lake with a splash of paint over their face

Private Lives, Public Fictions; Sex Work, Stigma and the Struggle for Justice

28 October - 31 October 2025 | 10.00-16.00

Swansea University
Image in muted yellow, orange and blue, showing a person in an apron with abstract items tumbling out of a washing machine

Invisible Work

28 October 2025 | 10.00-13.00

University of Oxford

Our working lives
Celebrate Science Poster

Celebrate Science 2025

28 October - 29 October 2025 | 10.00-16.00

Durham University

Our working lives
Painted image of a blue human head with a circuit brain, a yellow light bulb with a red arrow pointing to a green tree on Earth, and the text

AI + Imagination

28 October 2025 | 10.30-12.00

University of Southampton
Text says

Amazing Blood Ties!

28 October - 1 November 2025 | 10.30-15.30

University of Leeds
A photograph of a black woman with a red scarf tied over her head, sitting on a bus, looking forward with a serious expression.

Dangerous Commutes

28 October 2025 | 13.00-16.00

University of Oxford

Our working lives

Travel and Nighttime Cultural Economies: A participatory workshop

28 October 2025 | 14.00-16.00

Aston University

Professional audiences
Photograph of a row of office chairs on a blue background. One chair is in a spotlight.

Inundated (an immersive drama)

28 October 2025 | 17.30-19.30

University of Manchester

Our working lives
Photo of speaker Gordon Hanson

How to help left behind regions and workers

28 October 2025 | 18.30-20.00

London School of Economics and Political Science

Our working lives

Wednesday 29th October Back to top ^

FoSS Flag

Creative 3D Digital and the Future of Income for Cultural Organisations and Independent Creatives

29 October 2025 - (All day)

Coventry University

Our working lives
An image of women playing rugby.

Move, Power, Pause: Women’s Health in Motion

29 October 2025 | 09.00-16.00

Swansea University
Image of children looking at flowers

Connecting young people with nature: The “Whys and Hows”

29 October 2025 | 09.30-13.00

Royal Holloway, University of London
Image of an office space with desks and monitors

Places for work we want to work in (online event)

29 October 2025 | 09.30-11.30

Cardiff University

Our working lives
Photograph of Horton Park, Bradford

Time Out in Nature

29 October 2025 | 10.00-14.00

University of Leeds

Our working lives
FoSS Flag

The Aspiration Station!

29 October 2025 | 10.00-15.00

University of Oxford

Our working lives
Building brighter futures graphic with date and time

Learning to Work: Education, Inequality, and the Future of Employment

29 October 2025 | 10.00-16.00

University of Salford
Examples of children's drawings for comic books

Multilingual comic making /  کثیر لسانی مزاحیہ سازی  / 多语言漫画制作…

29 October 2025 | 10.30-12.30

Sheffield Hallam University
Image of Stairway to Heaven walkway in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.

Indivisible Island (2025)

29 October 2025 | 10.30-11.30

Queen's University Belfast
Graphic of people by a river

Building a collective life story for Sheerwater Communities

29 October 2025 | 11.00-15.00

Royal Holloway, University of London
Image of a child presenting the news

News Detectives Family Day

29 October 2025 | 11.00-15.00

University of Birmingham
A stylised graphic of a human head with the pattern of a computer chip on it, looking towards more digital circuitry. Credit: Steve Johnson at Unsplash.

Unveiling the Human Behind AI

29 October 2025 | 11.30-16.00

University of Oxford

Our working lives
Image with black background with 'Removed' written across the middle and numerous animated pictures of woman along the bottom

Removed: how does it feel to be detained in immigration detention?

29 October 2025 | 12.00-13.00

Queen's University Belfast
A robot with a tablet computer.

You look like me, but you don’t feel like me

29 October 2025 | 13.00-15.00

Cardiff University

Our working lives
Image of virtual reality giant insects.

Giant Insect World

29 October 2025 | 13.00-15.00

University of Salford
Illustration of an office environment with two people standing and three poeple sitting down.

Are you a NextGen Entrepreneur?

29 October 2025 | 16.00-19.00

University of Salford

Our working lives
2 happy people

Neuroinclusivity through Relationship Building

29 October 2025 | 16.00-18.00

Durham University

Our working lives
Photo of speaker Claire Miller

Seeing the unseen

29 October 2025 | 18.30-20.00

London School of Economics and Political Science

Thursday 30th October Back to top ^

Image of wooden humans connected by yellow lines

Your Skills, Your Future: Unlocking Opportunities in Stevenage

30 October 2025 | 10.00-16.00

University of Hertfordshire

Our working lives
A drawing of a silouhette of a boy and a girl from behind, holding hands - they are surrounded by words such as rest, deploy, plans, pain, hospital, lonely, asses, tears - and they are looking ahead to a playground on one side and a school on the other.

The working lives of parents in the Armed Forces who have children with additional needs

30 October 2025 | 10.00-16.00

University of Oxford

Our working lives
Photograph of a golden retriever sat in the sun in a garden.

Working like a dog

30 October 2025 | 10.30-14.00

Manchester Metropolitan University

Our working lives
A lady engaged in a Zoom call on a computer screen featuring multiple participants

Juggling care, connection and work: Insights from home-based working in the third sector

30 October - 1 November 2025 | 11.00-16.00

University of Hertfordshire

Our working lives
Screenshot of a ChatGPT conversation interface

The AI juggle: Work, life and what comes next

30 October - 31 October 2025 | 11.00-16.00

University of Hertfordshire
A person looking at a pictured frame on the wall

The care juggle: Balancing work and unpaid care support

30 October - 31 October 2025 | 11.00-16.00

University of Hertfordshire

Our working lives
A person holding a coffee cup in one hand and a fidget spinner on the other hand

The invisible juggle: Autistic women and the realities of working life

30 October - 1 November 2025 | 11.00-16.00

University of Hertfordshire

Our working lives
Picture of emojis

The wellbeing juggle: How healthy and supportive is your workplace?

30 October - 1 November 2025 | 11.00-16.00

University of Hertfordshire

Our working lives
Image of a cereal refill station

Juggling health and food choices at work

30 October - 31 October 2025 | 11.00-16.00

University of Hertfordshire
AI on the Job: Exploring How Computer Vision Is Shaping the Future of Workplace

AI on the Job: Exploring How Computer Vision Is Shaping the Future of Workplace

30 October 2025 | 11.00-15.00

University of Salford

Our working lives
Image of a group of people putting their hand together

Democracy under the big top: every voice in the ring

30 October - 1 November 2025 | 11.00-16.00

University of Hertfordshire
Image of 'thank you' in different languages

Juggling boundaries: celebrating courage, culture and community

30 October - 1 November 2025 | 11.00-16.00

University of Hertfordshire
Books

Playfulness in Storytelling Workshop

30 October 2025 | 12.00-16.00

University of Bristol
An array of colourful crafting materials

The Fabric of Our Working Lives

30 October 2025 | 16.30-19.30

University of Leicester

Our working lives
Image of a circuit board in black and gold

Chatting GPT: What does history tell us about the future of AI?

30 October 2025 | 17.00-18.00

Queen's University Belfast

Our working lives
A person drawing.

Silenced Sunrise in Cardiff

30 October 2025 | 18.30-20.00

Cardiff University

Who’s doing the housework?

30 October 2025 | 18.30-20.00

Aston University

Professional audiences
Cinema film reels in black and white.

The Horror of Childhood: The Babadook (15)

30 October 2025 | 19.00-21.30

University of Leicester

Friday 31st October Back to top ^

Logo with the words 'Research Arcade'

Research Arcade

31 October - 2 November 2025

University of Sheffield

Our working lives
A pile of around 15 polaroid pictures scattered on top of a map. The pictures range from landscapes to coffee cups to selfies.

From Keeping Records to Memory Keeping in Residential Childcare: How do new technologies help…

31 October 2025 | 09.30-16.00

University of Stirling

Our working lives
Professional audiences
A trolley filled with cardboard boxes.

The Hidden Cost of Returns

31 October 2025 | 10.00-15.00

Cardiff University

Text messages from two people in a relationship

#TextedWithLove

31 October - 2 November 2025 | 10.00-17.00

Sheffield Hallam University
Lego serious play

Thriving, Not Surviving: Unlocking Meaningful Conversations at Work Through LEGO Serious Play

31 October 2025 | 10.00-13.00

University of Surrey

Our working lives
Rectangle with 'Data Detectives' inside and at the bottom of image there is a white ghost on one side and a detective in a hat with a magnifying glass on the other

Data Detectives

31 October 2025 | 11.00-12.30

Queen's University Belfast
thermal cameras

Breathe, Think, Act: Exploring Climate and Clean Air Together

31 October 2025 | 11.00-13.00

University of Surrey
A human hand and robot hand holding two different cogs together being red and blue.

AI and the Psychology of Work

31 October 2025 | 11.00-12.00

University of Glasgow

Our working lives
FoSS Flag

How to achieve a healthy and sustainable diet in our complex working lives

31 October 2025 | 11.00-16.00

Sheffield Hallam University
lego serious play

Thriving, Not Surviving: Unlocking Meaningful Conversations at Work Through LEGO Serious Play…

31 October 2025 | 14.00-17.00

University of Surrey

Our working lives
FoSS Flag

Feeling confident in myself and building leadership with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®

31 October 2025 | 18.30-21.00

Manchester Metropolitan University

Our working lives

Saturday 1st November Back to top ^

Golden retriever at a reading with dogs session

Dogs with Jobs: A Family-Friendly Discovery Day

1 November 2025 | 10.00-13.00

Swansea University
A photo of four people aitting round a table smiling and conversing, with a laptop open in front of them.

Knowledge Café: Sip, Share, and Ask — AI in our Working Lives

1 November 2025 | 10.00-13.30

Aston University
Line drawings of the faces of a diverse crowd of people.

Working Lives of Minoritised Professionals

1 November 2025 | 11.00-15.00

University of York

Our working lives
An image of women creating art

She Can Lead: A Personal Branding Workshop

1 November 2025 | 11.00-13.00

Swansea University
Graph of increasing temperatures and carbon emissions, with corner of Jeans with an 'eco friendly?' label

FASHION-able Greenwashing

1 November 2025 | 14.00-16.00

Sheffield Hallam University

Sunday 2nd November Back to top ^

Letting the light in

Letting the Light in: Building Resilience Through Embodied Expression

2 November 2025 | 14.00-16.30

University of Exeter

Our working lives

Monday 3rd November Back to top ^

Police Uniform

Evidence-Based Police Wellbeing

3 November 2025 | 09.30-16.00

University of Huddersfield

Professional audiences
Poster with the text 'York Festival of Social Enterprise: Powering Communities. Shaping Policy. Building Partnerships.

York Festival of Social Enterprise, Day 2: Partnerships

3 November 2025 | 09.45-12.30

University of York

Our working lives
Professional audiences
One of our previous workshops in action at our Launch Business Incubator

Business and Social Enterprise Start-up Innovation Lab

3 November 2025 | 10.00-15.00

University of Salford
Image of a block of skills relevant to running a business

Juggling Business: Learning to Run a Business (online)

3 November - 7 November 2025 | 12.15-13.15

University of Hertfordshire

Our working lives
Professional audiences
A recruitment poster stating 'we are hiring'.

Running a Local Campaign on Fair, Local and Good Quality Jobs

3 November 2025 | 13.00-15.00

Cardiff University

Our working lives
FOSS Banner

Leave and ‘work’: exploring experiences of parental leave through collage

3 November 2025 | 14.00-16.00

Durham University

Our working lives
Image of a cereal refill station

Juggling health and food choices at work (online)

3 November - 7 November 2025 | 14.30-15.30

University of Hertfordshire
A flyer featuring event information, prize merchandise, animations of young people biking and roller skating, as well as a QR code and the University of Glasgow logo.

Girls - Get on Yer Bikes

3 November 2025 | 14.45-15.45

University of Glasgow
Clare Siviter

Inspiring Women Talk: Clare Siviter

3 November 2025 | 17.30-18.30

University of Bristol

Our working lives
A picture of four yellow doors on a brown sandstone building. A sign situated in the middle, also on the wall of the building, says 'Home'

Life Beyond the Glassworks

3 November 2025 | 18.30-19.30

University of Stirling

Our working lives
Photo of speaker Raya Jalabi

Syria after Assad

3 November 2025 | 18.30-20.00

London School of Economics and Political Science
Black and white photograph of a football fan sat in a stadium waving a scarf. Text Reads 'fans first, your matchday, your voice. Rethinking matchday experience for disabled fans in Greater Manchester'

Rethinking the matchday experience for disabled football fans in Manchester

3 November 2025 | 18.30-21.00

Manchester Metropolitan University
A memorial stone with Japanese characters sits in the foreground, with the skeletal remains of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) in the background. Bare trees and trimmed bushes surround the monument.

Children and nuclear anxiety

3 November - 8 November 2025 | 18.45-19.45

University of Sheffield
Film reels

Superdiversity on Screen: Joyland

3 November 2025 | 19.45-22.00

University of Leicester

Tuesday 4th November Back to top ^

Dial M for Monument (2012) by Karl Singporewala

Staging Identity

4 November 2025 | 10.00-15.30

SOAS University of London
Image of a dog waiting for treats

Care work and canines: tips for social workers in managing dogs during home visits (online)

4 November 2025 | 14.00-15.00

University of Hertfordshire

Our working lives
Professional audiences
Image of children looking at flowers

Valuing embedding time for nature: Why, how, and what next!

4 November 2025 | 15.30-16.30

Royal Holloway, University of London
Image of research cover: Research mobilities in primary literacy education

Research conversations: Sifting through the deluge of encounters!

4 November 2025 | 16.30-18.30

Sheffield Hallam University
A set of scales with a balancing object on either side, one with a male figure symbol on it, one with a female figure symbol on it and on this one the colour has faded into the background.

Balancing Acts: A life that changed the way we work

4 November 2025 | 17.30-19.00

University of Oxford

Our working lives
teacher and students in nature

BeNature: Ecocentric Leadership in Schools – A Hands-On Workshop

4 November 2025 | 18.00-20.00

University of Surrey

Professional audiences
NHS workers

Faith in Practice: Exploring Religious Identity in the NHS

4 November 2025 | 18.00-20.00

University of Surrey

Our working lives
Professional audiences

Educators reading fiction for change: Un/learning neurodiversity and disability in schools

4 November 2025 | 19.00-20.30

Sheffield Hallam University

Wednesday 5th November Back to top ^

Young children standing in a line in a room with toys in the background. The children have their arms up in the air.

Planning to support the education rights of children in care

5 November 2025 | 09.00-12.30

Queen's University Belfast
A green office space with a wall of plants.

Designing Workplaces for the Future

5 November 2025 | 10.00-12.00

Cardiff University

Our working lives
Female GP

Helping Women GPs to Thrive: Creating Conditions Together

5 November 2025 | 10.30-14.30

University of Surrey

Our working lives
A digital image of a head surrounded by cubes.

Languages in the AI Age

5 November 2025 | 13.00-16.00

Cardiff University

Our working lives
An image of a girl on a video call with three other team members. She is holding a pen to paper.

Can Digital Workers Switch Off?

5 November 2025 | 13.00-15.00

University of Stirling

Our working lives
Pancreatic cancer awareness month

Can we catch it earlier? Pancreatic cancer awareness and public perspectives

5 November 2025 | 13.00-15.00

University of Surrey
Two small toy cars, one red and one yellow, sitting on a wooden floor

Beat the traffic: improving air quality to help children learn

5 November 2025 | 13.30-15.30

Queen's University Belfast
drawing of a monster

How could technology support people who are experiencing loneliness?

5 November 2025 | 16.00-18.00

University of Bristol

Professional audiences
Two small kids carrying a cardboard sign which says 'Art cannot help you'

Can Art make the world ‘better’ and how?

5 November 2025 | 16.30-18.00

Queen's University Belfast

Our working lives
A woman and child interacting with a tablet computer

More Than Money: Where Does Financial Wellbeing Start?

5 November 2025 | 17.30-18.30

University of Birmingham

Our working lives
Woman using gen ai

ChatGPT and Beyond: How to Make Generative AI Work for You

5 November 2025 | 18.30-20.30

University of Surrey

Our working lives
airline crew

Language in the Sky: Can Linguistics Shape Airline Safety?

5 November 2025 | 19.00-21.00

University of Surrey

Our working lives

Thursday 6th November Back to top ^

Image of DNA double helix and the text IGG Hub - Investigative Genetic Genealogy

DNA and Investigative Criminology

6 November 2025 | 09.00-13.00

Sheffield Hallam University

Our working lives
An image of a hand typing on a computer keyboard with AI icons hovering on top of the keyboard

Juggling technology in later life: older adults, the digital world and AI (online)

6 November 2025 | 11.00-12.00

University of Hertfordshire

Our working lives
Professional audiences
Silhouettes of three people dancing amongst splashes of colour, with the words 'Booking is now OPEN: Online Movement Snacks for Wellbeing' and the URL link to the booking form.

‘Movement Snacks’ for Wellbeing and Pain Management (Public)

6 November 2025 | 13.30-14.30

Coventry University

Text reads: Ruling Passions Project title page including 6 hexagons containing photographic images on an orange background.

Feeling with Theory: Exploring the Meaning of Music Around Neuroqueer Identities

6 November 2025 | 14.00-16.00

Sheffield Hallam University
A black and white image of a woman putting her head on a wall in sadness

Lost Mothers: Working Lives in the Shadows of Separation (online)

6 November 2025 | 14.00-15.00

University of Hertfordshire

Professional audiences
The title of the event on one side and on the there a close up shot of people working together with sticky notes. This image includes the logo of University of Glasgow and Centre for Public Policy.

Using Stories to Understand Systems

6 November 2025 | 14.00-16.00

University of Glasgow
Multiple hands under water reaching out for a computer.

Fostering Digital Citizenship with GenAI

6 November 2025 | 15.30-16.30

University of Glasgow
Night sky river scence

Innovation at the Frontiers: Poles, Sea, and Space

6 November 2025 | 17.00-19.00

Durham University

Our working lives
Silhouette of the back of someone's head who is standing in front of a screen with futuristic IT images on it

AI, Work and Good Jobs

6 November 2025 | 18.00-20.00

Queen's University Belfast

Our working lives
Zine making workshop

Explore, Express, Empower: Zine-Making Workshop on Women’s Work Experiences

6 November 2025 | 18.00-20.30

University of Surrey

Our working lives
Woman wearing white trousers and a black long sleeved top is sat cross legged on a green mat. In she is holding a small sound bowl in her left hand.

The Art of Pause: Sound Healing & Restorative Yoga Workshop

6 November 2025 | 18.00-19.30

University of Salford
Film reels

Superdiversity on Screen: Children of Men (15)

6 November 2025 | 19.45-22.00

University of Leicester

Friday 7th November Back to top ^

People sitting and giving a presentation. Text on the image is York Festival of Social Enterprise, powering communities. Shaping policy. Building Partnerships

York Festival of Social Enterprise, Day 3: Policy

7 November 2025 | 09.45-12.30

University of York

Our working lives
Professional audiences
The name of the event on the left side and on the right, a child's work table- with wooden lage alphabets and small paint containers.

Working 9 to 5 : How does childcare fit?

7 November 2025 | 10.30-12.30

University of Glasgow

Our working lives
Photograph of children making art

All work and no play – rethinking town centres through play and community with MakerWorld

7 November 2025 | 11.00-12.30

University of Salford

Our working lives
Event title with ESRC festival logo, University of Southampton logo and the Bournemouth University logo

Neurodiverse Youth

7 November 2025 | 11.00-14.30

University of Southampton

Our working lives
Image of text which says UCL repair cafe with a floor plan underneath

UCL Repair Cafe

7 November 2025 | 12.00-16.00

University College London
The cover image of the book 'Motherhood' by Professor Tina Miller, which shows a colourful sketch of a table top with plates and pencils on it.

How do you do it? ‘Balancing’ family life and paid work

7 November 2025 | 12.30-16.00

University of Oxford

Our working lives
A collection of animated pictures featuring young people driving, gardening, doing construction and working on a computer.

Voices and Choices of Young people In Training In the Informal Sector

7 November 2025 | 13.45-15.15

University of Glasgow

Our working lives
A picture of a board game, with hexagonal spaces. The board game route spells out

Playing the AI Game

7 November 2025 | 15.00-17.00

University of Stirling

Our working lives
A group of people in a street hold a banner reading

Exploring contemporary abortion rights in conversation

7 November 2025 | 17.30-19.30

University of Liverpool
Shared memories

Pages of Us - Zine Making Workshop Exploring Shared Memories

7 November 2025 | 18.30-20.30

University of Surrey
Film reels

Superdiversity on Screen: Babel (15)

7 November 2025 | 19.45-22.00

University of Leicester

Saturday 8th November Back to top ^

people playing a game of Whac a mole

Feeding the Future

8 November - 9 November 2025

University of Edinburgh
graphic exploring society together

Edinburgh Festival of Social Science Weekend

8 November - 9 November 2025

University of Edinburgh

Our working lives
female gp

Helping Women GPs to Thrive: Creating Conditions Together (2)

8 November 2025 | 10.00-16.00

University of Surrey

Our working lives
FOSS Banner

LGBT+ Domestic Abuse: Raising Awareness and Responding to local need at Wearside Women in Need

8 November 2025 | 10.00-13.00

Durham University
Drawing of a rectangular character with arms and legs, smiling and waving. Above the character, colorful text reads

Discovering The Digital Humanities

8 November 2025 | 11.00-15.00

University of Southampton
A collection of plush toys representing Pigeons, Rats & Mice, Bed bugs and Fleas

The Pest Confessional

8 November 2025 | 11.00-15.00

University of Southampton
FOSS Banner

Time Inheritance Mapping: Discover How Time Shapes Your Choices

8 November 2025 | 11.00-12.30

Durham University

Our working lives
a work desk made of LEGO

What’s your ideal work week?

8 November 2025 | 11.00-12.00

University of Edinburgh

Our working lives
We are, We belong

We are, We belong

8 November 2025 | 11.00-16.00

University of Exeter
Access unlocked

Access Unlocked: Exploring Apprenticeships as a Pathway to Success

8 November 2025 | 12.00-16.00

University of Surrey
global migration

Global Working Lives: Policy Shifts, AI Change, and Careers Across Borders

8 November 2025 | 14.00-16.00

University of Surrey

Our working lives
Creative consultation: shape death literacy and palliative care in Exeter

Creative consultation: shape death literacy and palliative care in Exeter

8 November 2025 | 14.30-17.30

University of Exeter

Our working lives