Festival of Social Science

The ESRC Festival of Social Science (FoSS) is an annual celebration of the social sciences and a key element of ESRC’s commitment to promote awareness of UK social science research to new audiences. This year the festival is being held from 18 October to 8 November 2025 and features exciting and creative events across the UK.

The festival consists of a mix of virtual and face-to-face events, held across the UK, which will allow everyone to take part in, and hear about social science research at the festival's many engaging events.

As part of the FoSS the University of Leicester are holding a range of free events across the city, led by our academics, which will address some of the most vital issues facing society today from health and wellbeing to exploring our working lives, along with films and discussions including exploring ‘super-diversity’ on screen and ‘the Horror of Childhood’. 

To find out more about events taking place in Leicester, and across the UK, please visit the links below or alternatively contact esrciaa@le.ac.uk or follow us on X at @LeicesterSocSci.