Eating experiences

A special event, CONNECT: Food Play and Sensory Diversity, has been organised by Dr Qionglei Liu from Newcastle University Business School as part of the national Festival of Social Science.

The free and interactive workshop is aimed at 18 to 29-year-olds and will be led by researchers and food experts who are passionate about understanding how people enjoy food and helping others discover new things about their own eating experiences.  

It will take place from  12 – 3.30pm at the  Globe Gallery, North Shields, on Sunday 9 November.

The workshop is one of a number of Festival of Social Sciences events organised by Newcastle University experts.

Exciting events

While its best known locally for its retail opportunities, Team Valley’s natural environment will come under the spotlight on Thursday 6 November.

Dr Abigail Schoneboom, from the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, will be helping people who work at the trading estate explore the nature around their workplaces. The event will take place from 11am to 3pm.

On the same day, Dr Yarong Xie will host Your Turn: Responding to Stories of Racism. In this free and interactive workshop, participants will explore with conversation analysts how their responses can shape these important conversations. Using conversations across situations, they will reflect on what works well, what can be challenging, and how words can help create a safe conversation for stories of racism to be told and heard.  It will be held at One Strawberry Lane between 5pm and 6.30pm.

Funded by UKRI’s Economic and Social Research Council,  the Festival of Social Sciences showcases the world of social science through exciting events, planned and delivered by universities across the UK.  

This year’s festival focusses on ‘Our Working Lives’,  exploring what they might look like in the future.  

Jo Singh, Commercialisation and Partnerships Officer in Newcastle University’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences said: “The Festival of Social Sciences provides a fantastic opportunity for our researchers to present their work to the public through exciting and interactive events. We’re excited to see how these innovative events help foster public understanding, but also how they develop our research projects and make real change.”