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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · 5d

For audiences in Scotland we have many events showcasing the latest humanities research. From comedy-drama exploring the potential dangers of AI to making your own book using craft materials.

Browse Being Human events happening across Scotland here: buff.ly/gpdHbOc

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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 5d

Your best ever night at the #theatre? Join us @ihr.bsky.social on Thurs 13 Nov to recreate it - or stage the show of your dreams - & discover the use of #toy theatre in #heritage #research! From my fab PhD student @pdwebster.bsky.social. @beinghumanfest.bsky.social
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A Night at the TOY Theatre!

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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · 7d

Introducing our first 2025 Festival Hub 2025 - Between the Lines: Surrey’s Hidden Histories.

Surrey's hub invites audiences to listen, play, craft & read beyond boundaries. Spanning literature, visual art & music, discover more about their programme of events here: buff.ly/RcDtgv1

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Uehiro Oxford Institute @uehiro.ox.ac.uk · 14d

👀 Coming to an End - An interactive museum experience

06-15 November 2025, Ashmolean Museum

Take part in a self-guided museum trail exploring issues of death, dying and end-of-life care.

www.antitheses.net/events/comin...

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Stephe Harrop @stepheharrop.bsky.social · 14d

New for @beinghumanfest.bsky.social 2025!

Cressida's Tale is a contemporary storytelling workshop inspired by Shakespeare, celebrating tales of cross-cultural journeys, resilience, and personal transformation.

At Unity Theatre, Liverpool on 15 November: www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/cress...

Cressida’s Tale: A Storytelling Workshop

Inspired by the story of Shakespeare’s Cressida, this immersive workshop focuses on stories of cross-cultural journeys, resilience, and personal transformation. We will start with a lively introductio...

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SNLS @neolatinsociety.bsky.social · 14d

The SNLS is delighted to once again be participating in the Being Human Festival with ✨new walking tours✨ on multiple dates! Check out the programme to see what amazing humanities events are in store this Festival season!

Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · 14d

The 2025 Being Human Festival programme is now live! 💫 This year's festival runs from 6 - 15 November 2025. With over 220 events taking place in 46 towns and cities across the UK, there is a wide range of events to suit everyone's curiosities.
Programme highlights: bit.ly/3IsbVWI
#BeingHuman2025

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SNLS @neolatinsociety.bsky.social · 14d

Join the SNLS for our new "Women Writers in Early Modern London" walking tour, which we are running as part of the Being Human Festival 2025 @beinghumanfest.bsky.social!

Click the link for more information and to book on: www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/women...

Women Writers in Early Modern London

Follow in the footsteps of the early modern women writers and thinkers who left their mark London on this walking tour led by the Society for Neo-Latin Studies.From Mary Queen of Scots, who wrote code...

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Dr Jo Edwards @joedwards.bsky.social · 13d

Excited about helping with the Hannah More Herstory Walking tour from The Georgian House Museum and finishing at the M Shed’s new Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans Gallery. Such a great programme of different events planned in Nov @beinghumanfest.bsky.social @uobartsmatter.bsky.social

Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · 14d

💥 The @beinghumanfest.bsky.social returns 6-15 Nov at venues across Bristol!

We have EIGHT events on everything from beer & music with @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social & @petebrownbeer.bsky.social to LEGO printing with @johnjoemctague.bsky.social

For more 👇

www.beinghumanfestival.org/being-human-...

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Good Chemistry @goodchembrew.bsky.social · 13d

THINK WHILE YOU DRINK - 2 weeks today

These free, thought-provoking evenings explore everything from beer history to pub culture, and more!
📅 9th Oct: Robin Hood, with @beernouveau.co.uk
📅 13th Nov: Small Bar, with @petebrownbeer.bsky.social part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social

More: bit.ly/3Eli453

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Panacea Museum @panaceamuseum.bsky.social · 13d

New exhibition: Unravelling the Past: In Her Own Words
Opens 4th October, runs until 29th November @beinghumanfest.bsky.social
This is part of a broader project, led by the @uniofbeds and in partnership with @thehigginsbedford
#BeingHuman2025 #BeingHumanFestival #panaceamuseum

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londonlegends.bsky.social @londonlegends.bsky.social · 13d

I'm very excited to be running a walking tour as part of this year’s Being Human Festival (6 – 15 November). @beinghumanfest.bsky.social is the UK’s national festival of the humanities. Browse the full #BeingHuman2025 programme now: beinghumanfestival.org/festival-eve...

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Jenni Barclay @volcanojenni.bsky.social · 12d

Missives is also being performed in Birmingham. www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/missi...

Funded by @beinghumanfest.bsky.social and #AHRC Featuring @davidmpyle.bsky.social & @3sresearchgroup.bsky.social and a mystery guest volcanologist at each venue!

Missives - Birmingham

A crisis unravelling in letters. Many enquiries have tried to ‘learn lessons’ from crises provoked by natural hazards. Often, disaster is rooted in the misfiring communication and stalled decision-mak...

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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · 14d

The 2025 Being Human Festival programme is now live! 💫 This year's festival runs from 6 - 15 November 2025. With over 220 events taking place in 46 towns and cities across the UK, there is a wide range of events to suit everyone's curiosities.
Programme highlights: bit.ly/3IsbVWI
#BeingHuman2025

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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · 21d

Our new 'Sustainability and public engagement events' toolkit is now available on our website. This guide is for organisers to plan how to engage with audiences with environmental impact in mind: bit.ly/47If66Q 🌍

Check out all of our toolkits n the Organiser area of our website.
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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · 28d

✨ Book onto our free online Event Delivery and Top Tips training on 1 October! ✨

Led by the Being Human team, and Susan Monkton (Cardiff University), we will cover topics such as coordinating your team, accessibility and inclusivity, and audience experience.

Find out more here: buff.ly/fcRO7dM

Event Delivery and Top Tips Training

1 October 2025, 11:00AM-12:00PM

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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · Sep 5

Call for applications for the British Academy SHAPE Involve and Engage funding scheme to support ambitious projects to engage the public with the humanities and social sciences.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/shap...
Deadline 15 October

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SHAPE Involve and Engage

A funding programme for innovative public engagement from the British Academy.

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social · Jun 4

💥We're very excited to share that we have launched a new free training course! Explore our #OpenAccess in the #Humanities training course on RESHAPED, a new learning platform developed by the School of Advanced Study @uolondon.bsky.social.

Details here:
uolpress.co.uk/2025/06/new-...

New Open Access in the Humanities online training course launched! - University of London Press

We are excited to share details of our new online training course on open access publishing, developed by the University of London Press with the School of Advanced Study. The course is free and avail...

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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · Jul 15

✨ Book onto our Working with Press and Media training on Tuesday 29 July! ✨

Led by Professor Sarah Churchwell & the University of London’s External Communications team, the session will offer top tips on working with press and media from a public engagement lens.

Register here: bit.ly/3GkpRkD

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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · Jul 2

Just 2 days left to apply to be part of #BeingHuman2025

The deadline to submit your applications for our Festival Event (unfunded) programme is 5pm on 4 July. Find out more here: buff.ly/KSvrEVE

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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · Jul 2

We're excited to work with you @bristolunienglish.bsky.social!

English at Bristol @bristolunienglish.bsky.social · Jul 1

We are excited to be taking part in this year’s Being Human Festival, 6–15 November. @beinghumanfest.bsky.social is the UK’s national festival of the humanities, led by School of Advanced Study with AHRC and ‪@britishacademy.bsky.social #BeingHuman2025. Find out more: beinghumanfestival.org

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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · Jul 2

Deadline this Friday! A great opportunity to develop and deliver a public engagement event with expert support from the festival team. Last year, UCL’s Nkwihoreze project took part and had a brilliant experience — check out their event here: www.nkwihoreze.org/being-human-...
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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · May 8

✨ Take part in Being Human Festival 2025! ✨
There's still time to apply to Being Human Festival 2025 through our Festival Event (unfunded) pathway.

Find out more and apply here: bit.ly/4j6TsMt
See our FAQs here: bit.ly/43ftYG6

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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · Jun 26

📢 We're proud to reveal some highlights of this year's Being Human Festival. 23 funding grants have been awarded to researchers at universities across the UK to deliver free public engagement activities for this year's festival, running from 6-15 November.

Find out more here bit.ly/45CV1xN

2025 Being Human Festival Programme Preview

From beer tasting to horror film prosthetics – here is a glimpse of the Being Human Festival this November.

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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · Jun 25

💫 Register for our upcoming training session: Promoting Public Engagement Events on 2 July.

Led by arts and heritage marketing consultant Beckie Smith, this training will explore practical tips for promotion, covering examples from Being Human Festival and beyond.

Sign up here: buff.ly/QOb8dwk 💫

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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · May 30

🔉 Calling all UK researchers and public engagement professionals 🔉

The Royal Society would like to hear your views and experience of public engagement through their Factors Affecting Public Engagement by UK Researchers survey (deadline Monday 30th June).
Complete the survey here: bit.ly/3HgpcAJ

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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · May 28

Join us on the 12th June for our Engagement and Inclusion training! 🌟

Led by public engagement and involvement specialist Dr Charlotte Thorley, this session will discuss the importance of inclusive engagement, and how to engage diverse audiences.

Book onto the session here: bit.ly/45ukWHH

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