We are calling for expressions of interest ahead of this year’s Being Human festival, running from 17 until 25 November 2017. The theme changes every year and this year is “Lost and Found”.

The festival is a brilliant opportunity to share your research and everything that is wonderful about the humanities with people outside of our institution, and of academia as a whole. Engaging with the public can enable you to see your work from a different perspective, influence the way that people perceive today’s issues, and can lead your research in new directions. Being Human promotes the relevance of humanities research to all of our lives.

Funding from Being Human is available to support activities during the festival. The majority of awards will probably be for under £2,000, however applications for funding of up to £5,000 may also be considered if of exceptional quality or where institutions coordinate between 5-10 events as Being Human “Festival Hubs”.

We will be coordinating our application to the festival, as multiple applications from single institutions are less likely to be awarded. We are inviting expressions of interest to be sent to this email address (peresearch@kent.ac.uk) by 09.00 on Monday 20 March 2017. Depending on expressions submitted, we may choose to apply for support for a programme of events as a “Festival Hub”.

For more in depth information about what the festival is looking for and the types of costs/activities that are eligible, please check the Being Human website.

To express your interest in this call:

Please see information on the public engagement pages for details on how to express interest.

Please email Maddy Bell, Impact & Engagement Officer at peresearch@kent.ac.uk with any questions.