2019 events
Who I Am: Promoting Voices Of Autistic Children
Age: General Audience(All ages)
Type: Discussion/Debate
14:00
Date and Time (UK Time):2019 - 11
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College, Southampton
2 hours
Summary
What are the views and experiences of autistic children about their education? How can we find out?
This event will showcase the latest research from the Autism Community Research Network @Southampton [ACoRNS] using Digital Stories to capture young autistic children's views to support their transitions from nursery to primary school. We will also highlight methods for gathering autistic children's views and hearing what they have to say about what works best for them, based on projects completed with ACoRNS school partners. There will be brief talks and visual displays, as well as 'conversation corners' for sharing ideas and practical tips.
Description
The Autism Community Research Network @Southampton [ACoRNS] is a public engagement project that has developed a research-practice partnership between Education and Psychology at the University of Southampton, school leaders and practitioners in the local community.
Together they have established a co-constructed network for researching evidence-based practices in autism education, with the views and perspectives of children and young people at its centre.
ACoRNS partners range from early years to Further Education and include special and mainstream settings.
A similar Festival of Social Science event was held in 2017 which highlighted the great work and intentions of the of the partnership being undertaken.
This event is an opportunity to showcase the important and innovative research that has been done since the launch, and have conversations with local families, educators, and related professionals about how best to support autistic children in education. The event will be interactive and include opportunities for discussion and sharing of ideas.
For more details about the event please visit http://acornsnetwork.org.uk/ or email the event organiser: Professor Sarah Parsons, s.j.parsons@soton.ac.uk
For general event enquiries please email the foss team at foss@soton.ac.uk
Who I Am: Promoting Voices Of Autistic Children
Opportunities And Challenges In Curbing Wildlife Trafficking
All ages
Type: Talk
14:00
Date and Time (UK Time):2019 - 11
Nuffield Theatre Café, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1TR
1 hour 30 min
Summary
The event will consist of a short introduction to the topic with a panel of experts comprising of academics from criminology and computer science, law enforcement, and a representative of Kew Royal Botanic Garden with expertise in conservation science followed by a lively discussion/debate.
During the event, the computer scientist (Middleton, Co-I of the ESRC funded "FloraGuard" project) will also provide a short demo of the software developed though collaboration of computer, social and conservation scientists for automatic detection of illegal wildlife trades online.
Description
Wildlife trafficking is a crime that has far-reaching implications for society. Not only does it severely affect the environment by impacting biodiversity, it also hinders social and economic development in many communities. Furthermore, wildlife trafficking can represent a threat to national and global security being partially run by sophisticated crime syndicates.
In recent years, the internet has increased the illegal trade in wildlife, facilitating the encounter of supply and demand. There is consensus that the policing of such a criminal activity is still scarce and poorly resourced. A major challenge is the fact that law enforcement agencies have limited training opportunities and lack of equipment and specific expertise to counter effectively this illegal trade.
The question of how we can best control and prevent this criminal market will be addressed.
The organiser of the event, Dr Anita Lavorgna (criminology, PI of the "FloraGuard" project), will also act as moderator and facilitate interactions from the public.
For more details about the project or event please visit http:// http://floraguard.org or email the event organiser Dr Anita Lavorgna, a.lavorgna@soton.ac.uk
For general event enquiries please email the foss team at foss@soton.ac.uk
Opportunities And Challenges In Curbing Wildlife Trafficking
Paint Your Pain
Age: General Audience(All ages)
Type: Exhibition,Hands On,Seminar/Conference
10:00
Date and Time (UK Time):2019 - 11
Students Union Building 42 University Road Southampton SO17 1BJ
5 hours
Summary
This is an art in health all-day event and it is intended as an interdisciplinary research and policy making driven forum for knowledge exchange and public engagement with research in the area of pain and art in health. This event is suitable for audiences aged 16+.
Description
The event is in 2 parts:
Seminar (1.5 hours) with key speakers covering the topics of pain:
• Cathy Price (Pain medicine)
• Sarvenaz Sohrabi (Artist)
• Sarvin Nouroozi (Psychological wellbeing practitioner)
(A discussion will follow where people will have the chance to speak about ways of exploring pain and illness while undertaking a hands-on activity).
Hands-on Workshop (2.5 hours)
Volunteers will be provided with colours and brushes to paint the pictorial representation of their pain related to any illness directly or indirectly connected to the person.
For more details about the project or event please email the event organiser Sarvenaz Sohrabi, ss5e12@soton.ac.uk
For general event enquiries please email the foss team at foss@soton.ac.uk
Paint Your Pain
The Generation Game - Is It Fair?
Age: Young People/Schools (aged under 20)**
Type: Discussion/Debate,Hands On
10:00
Date and Time (UK Time):2019 - 11
University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton, SO17, 1TR
3 hours
BY INVITATION ONLY
Summary
How can we tackle the increasing 'unfairness' opening up between generations in the UK? There is a perception that young people today have fewer opportunities and economic benefits than previous generations. This event will invite young people to take the lead on devising solutions and thinking about bringing the generations together. Please note this is an invitation-only event.
Description
Our society is changing at an extraordinary rate. As housing prices and life expectancies rise, we face new challenges and opportunities to influence and shape future communities. This event aims to talk to young people about fairness and provision in society, and ask them about their expectations for the future.
Through interactive tasks and presentations from three ESRC Centre for Population Change (CPC) researchers, an invited group of local Year 10 students will learn about different aspects of inter-generational exchange.
The tasks will get students to think about how we group generations, and some common terms and characteristics. Then, students will take on the roles of councillors, planners, policy-makers or pensions analysts, to solve a 'problem'. With limited budgets and diverse priorities, who will they help and why? What services are available, and how can funds be raised? CPC researchers will be on hand to shed light on how they might use latest research findings to make decisions. Through discussion, young people and researchers can explore myths and assumptions to address core conflicts within our society.
The event allows young people to understand complex economic and social issues affecting them today, and in the future, and gain perspective from the point of our leaders and policy makers. In the spirit in generational exchange, it also allows our researchers to discuss important findings with the young people it will affect, and to hear their views.
For more details about the project or event please email the event organiser Ms Teresa McGowan, t.mcgowan@soton.ac.uk
For general event enquiries please email the foss team at foss@soton.ac.uk
The Generation Game - Is It Fair?
Law, Policy And The Well-being Of The Elderly
Age: General Audience(All ages)
Type: Other
10:30 Refreshments will be available
Date and Time (UK Time):2019 - 11
John Hansard Gallery, 142-144 Above Bar Street, Southampton, SO14 7DU
All day
Summary
This event is intended as an interdisciplinary research and policymaking forum for (1) knowledge exchange (1.1) among experts in various areas of elderly care and (1.2) among experts and elderly people, (2) raising awareness of elderly care among elderly people, and (3) providing elderly people with an opportunity to engage with research and practice developments in elderly care.
The theme of the day is 'moving from good health to enhanced wellbeing in elderly care'.
Description
An interactive workshop on law, policy, and the well-being of the elderly, intended specifically for elderly people and expert researchers and practitioners in the area of elderly care. The workshop will incorporate (a) a range of short talks from academics, policy-makers as well as administration, business, and charity professionals, (b) panel discussions, and (c) roundtable discussion opportunities for elderly audience members.
The themes which will be covered are in the areas of:
• policy of care
• security
• identity
• advocacy
• independence
The unifying theme is the exploration of a comprehensive model of elderly care that would provide, not only for the good health of the elderly, but also for their enhanced well-being and would address their needs, vulnerabilities, and expectations as conscious and independent service-receivers.
For more details about the project or event please email the event organiser, Dr Haris Psarras, C.Psarras@soton.ac.uk
For general event enquiries please email the foss team at foss@soton.ac.uk
Law, Policy And The Well-being Of The Elderly
Practitioner Workshop - Families Of Prisoners And The Resettlement Of People Serving Indeterminate IPP Sentences
Age: 3rd Sector
Type: Seminar/Conference
12:00
Date and Time (UK Time):2019 - 11
The Nutshell, 15 Kings Walk, Winchester, SO23 8AF
4 hours - A light lunch and refreshments will be provided
Summary
This knowledge exchange (KE) and public engagement with research (PER) event will bring together local stakeholders to debate and discuss issues surrounding parole:
What support is needed by families of people serving indeterminate sentences, in order to facilitate their relative's successful resettlement into the community? What do organizations need to know? And what do they need to do?
Description
Parole has become an increasingly high-profile issue, with the decision initially to release John Worboys (subsequently re-considered) seeing acute political and public focus trained on the Parole Board. Campaigns by families of indeterminate-sentenced prisoners in the national and local media have pointed to the harm that can be caused to prisoners and their families when parole operates in ways that are unfair.
The issues include:
• How to ensure hope for those subject to indeterminate sentences, against a backdrop of public protection concern?
• How to ensure those subjects to parole experience it as fair, within a system heavily focused upon risk?
• What role should victims of crime and their families play in the parole process?
• What role should families of prisoners play in the parole process?
This event tackles these questions, bringing together local stakeholders to debate and discuss the Recommendations and Findings emerging from a collaborative project between Southampton Law School and the Prison Reform Trust on 'Enabling the Contribution of Families to the Resettlement of People Serving IPPs'.
For more details about the project or event please email the event organiser, Dr Harry Annison, H.Annison@soton.ac.uk
For general event enquiries please email the foss team at foss@soton.ac.uk
Practitioner Workshop - Families Of Prisoners And The Resettlement Of People Serving Indeterminate IPP Sentences
Feasibility Of A Drug Consumption Facility In Southampton
Age: Policymakers
Type: Other
14:00
Date and Time (UK Time):2019 - 11
Civic Centre, Southampton City Council, Southampton, SO14 7LY
2 hours
BY INVITATION ONLY
Summary
The workshops will aim to suggest recommendations on feasibility and desirability of a drug consumption facility in Southampton, and thus help optimise outcomes for people engaged in SCC services and to potentially engage people who haven't found current interventions helpful.
Description
Through these workshops, we aim to provide recommendations on the feasibility and desirability of a drug consumption facility in Southampton; thus helping to optimise outcomes for people engaged in SCC services who haven't found current interventions helpful.
For more details about the project or event please email the event organiser, Yaryna Basystyuk, Y.Basystyuk@soton.ac.uk
For general event enquiries please email the foss team at foss@soton.ac.uk
Feasibility Of A Drug Consumption Facility In Southampton
Brexit Means??? A Discussion Of Contemporary British History And Politics
Age: General Audience(All ages)
Type: Discussion/Debate
18:00
Date and Time (UK Time):2019 - 11
Lecture Theatre A, Avenue Campus, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BF
2 hours
Summary
This event will draw on the social science research done by academics in the politics and history departments at the University of Southampton. Work from the politics department focusing on political polling and the importance of regional identities (especially in UK towns) will inform discussion of the Brexit vote and the political situation since. Work in history focusing on the British political change, British national identity and post-colonial melancholia will inform the discussion of the wider context for Brexit. This is extremely timely - with the deadline to leave the EU currently set for 31 October and relevant to the local community as well as the university community, particularly Modern History and Politics students and staff. The audience will be asked to vote on key questions, will be given the chance to ask questions and take part in discussion, and will have some time at the end of the event over refreshments to have a more informal discussion with the speakers.
Description
We have been told over and over again that Brexit Means... Brexit. But what does this actually mean? Why did British people vote to leave the EU? Why can't anybody agree on what leaving the EU actually involves? Why has it been so difficult for politicians to come to a compromise? Why have Leavers and Remainers both been getting so angry? Why has Brexit unleashed such a nasty strain of politics? And how does British history help to explain how we got here? This panel discussion brings together academics from the History and Politics department to think about who voted for Brexit and why, what has happened since July 2016, what might happen next, and how we got to where we are today.
For more details about the project or event please email the event organiser, Charlotte Riley, C.L.Riley@soton.ac.uk
For general event enquiries please email the foss team at foss@soton.ac.uk
