The ESRC 2018 Festival of Social Science will take place across the UK from 3-10 November.

This cross-disciplinary meeting will examine the modern challenges that face our marine waters, and identify ways and means to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

The GCRF programme "Changing the Story: Building inclusive civil societies with, and for, young people in post-conflict countries" has launched a new funding scheme for Early Career Researchers (ECRs), supporting research that considers the relationship between young people and civil society organisations (CSO) in post-conflict countries.

The UK government is hosting an international high-level conference on illegal wildlife trade (IWT) in London in October 2018.

Bond’s second annual Funding for Development Conference aims to inform on latest insights and trends in public and institutional fundraising.

Advancing Health Systems for All in the Sustainable Development Goal Era: How should health systems engage communities to achieve universal coverage?

The Behaviour Change by Design Annual Lecture 2018 at the Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP) will be given by by Dr David Halpern, Chief Executive of the Behavioural Insight Team, on "Applying Behavioural Insights to Policy".

The aim of this professional development course is to provide introductory hands-on training and theory in algal biology, culturing, growth and subsequent molecular and metabolite analysis under laboratory and small to large scale growth facilities.

Short Course Description

This course may be of particular interest to learners from overseas countries experiencing significant challenges with water management and irrigation.

Day 1 introduction, presentations on Water, Land and Crop Management, introduction & background to SALTMED model, live demonstration of model

The World Social Science Forum 2018 is the fourth in a series of international, interdisciplinary social science conferences focusing on contemporary global challenges. The Forum will address the issue of security for all people in an equitable and sustainable world.