Welcome to the Institute for Policy and Engagement

The Institute's mission is to support the exchange of knowledge and ideas to enrich policy making, inspire people, support communities, transform lives and shape a better future.

Welcome to the Institute for Policy and Engagement

The Institute's mission is to support the exchange of knowledge and ideas to enrich policy making, inspire people, support communities, transform lives and shape a better future.

Events

The Institute for Policy and Engagement runs regular events that help connect policymakers and the public with the exciting research taking place.

If you have any suggestions for events you’d love to see us organising, or if you’re running an event where our research might make a contribution, please get in touch.

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Science Public Lectures

Festival of Science and Curiosity 2025

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Cosmic Titans Exhibition

Date: 25/01/2025 - 27/04/2025
Location:: Lakeside Arts
Description: This free exhibition unites art and science in a captivating exploration of the quantum universe, celebrating the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.

Sound Stage Festival at Lakeside Arts

Date: 24 - 30/03/2025
Location:: Lakeside Arts
Description: Join us for a series of events combining music and film at Lakeside Arts as part of the Nottingham-wide Soundstage Festival.

BBC Concert Orchestra: Journeys

Date: 25/03/2025
Location:: Royal Concert Hall
Description: This event features the brilliant collaborative works of UoN student composers and NTU film makers. Come and hear 21 new film compositions by UoN student composers and alumni, conducted by Hugh Brunt. Tickets for the 8.30 p.m. concert are free but you need to book a place ahead.

Screen Sounds: with musicians from the BBC Concert Orchestra, University of Nottingham, and Nottingham Trent University

Date: 26/03/2025
Location:: Newton Central Court
Description: UoN Philharmonia joins forces with NTU players and the BBC Concert Orchestra to perform Screen Sounds featuring TV and film music classics, such as excerpts from Bridgerton, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Mission Impossible, and many-many more gems. Michael Coleby will be conducting, and Mervyn Cooke will introduce the pieces. Ticket prices: £10 standard, £5 concessions, and free to UoN students.

Being Human Festival 2025

Date: 06 - 15/11/2025
Description: Each year Being Human Festival invites researchers at universities and other research organisations to collaborate with local community and cultural partners to create exciting and engaging events and projects for all to enjoy. The festival coordinates hundreds of free events across the UK and beyond. Festival events aim to celebrate and demonstrate the ways in which the humanities inspire and enrich our everyday lives, help us to understand ourselves, our relationships with others, and the challenges we face in a changing world.

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Being Human Festival 2025

Date: 06 - 15/11/2025
Description: Each year Being Human Festival invites researchers at universities and other research organisations to collaborate with local community and cultural partners to create exciting and engaging events and projects for all to enjoy. The festival coordinates hundreds of free events across the UK and beyond. Festival events aim to celebrate and demonstrate the ways in which the humanities inspire and enrich our everyday lives, help us to understand ourselves, our relationships with others, and the challenges we face in a changing world.

Screen Sounds: with musicians from the BBC Concert Orchestra, University of Nottingham, and Nottingham Trent University

Date: 26/03/2025
Location:: Newton Central Court
Description: UoN Philharmonia joins forces with NTU players and the BBC Concert Orchestra to perform Screen Sounds featuring TV and film music classics, such as excerpts from Bridgerton, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Mission Impossible, and many-many more gems. Michael Coleby will be conducting, and Mervyn Cooke will introduce the pieces. Ticket prices: £10 standard, £5 concessions, and free to UoN students.

BBC Concert Orchestra: Journeys

Date: 25/03/2025
Location:: Royal Concert Hall
Description: This event features the brilliant collaborative works of UoN student composers and NTU film makers. Come and hear 21 new film compositions by UoN student composers and alumni, conducted by Hugh Brunt. Tickets for the 8.30 p.m. concert are free but you need to book a place ahead.

Sound Stage Festival at Lakeside Arts

Date: 24 - 30/03/2025
Location:: Lakeside Arts
Description: Join us for a series of events combining music and film at Lakeside Arts as part of the Nottingham-wide Soundstage Festival.

Science Public Lecture: Rise of the Machines

Date: 20/03/2025
Location:: B1 Physics Building, University Park Campus
Description: Join us this March for our next Science Public Lecture, featuring Professor Darren Walsh from the School of Chemistry.

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