About
Since 2018, FUTURES: A Festival of Discovery has been an opportunity for people to discover more about the research that is shaping our future with researchers from the region’s universities. Between 2018 and 2023, 296,328 people participated in 174 FUTURES in-person and online activities, meeting over 1,761 researchers exploring diverse research topics including medieval manuscripts, artificial intelligence, climate change, microbial resistance and much more. This has been possible because FUTURES won funding from the European Commission under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions as part of European Researchers’ Night (2018-2021 and 2026-2027), and from UK Research and Innovation as part of the Horizon Europe Guarantee (2022/23 & 2024/25). We are delighted to have the opportunity to bring even more researchers and citizens together through FUTURES 2026-27.
FUTURES 2026-27 is a public engagement collaboration between the University of Bristol, University of Bath, and Bath Spa University. Previous editions have also involved significant contributions from the University of Exeter and University of Plymouth. Once again, the team of public engagement professionals from across the consortium are working with researchers and partner organisations such as museums, cultural venues, and even a music festival to develop a programme of engagement activities that pushes the boundaries of programming for public engagement with research, producing a range of innovative activity formats online and in-person.
Check out our Events Page to see what you might like to come along to or take part in.
If you are researcher, find out about opportunities to take part here.
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FUTURES 2026-27 is funded by the European Union under the Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions, Grant Number 101305354. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
