Events from Social Science Research Group

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Past events

Subcultures Network - International Conference

The Subcultures Network Conference (13 to 14 April 2023) celebrated the diversity of disciplines, scholars, researchers and writers who have been involved in the Network over the past twelve years. 

Preventing Sexual Violence Seminar Series  

Hosted by the Social Science Research Group at UWE Bristol, this cutting-edge seminar series brought together a range of leading researchers who presented their work exploring sexual violence across different settings.

• Male sexual aggression at UK universities: a psychological assessment of a perennial problem, 29 March 2023
  Speaker: Dr Sam Hales (University of Kent) 
  View the presentation slides (PDF) and watch the recorded session.

• The politics of naming and construction: University policies on gender-based violence in the UK, 8 March 2023
  Speakers: Professor Sundari Anitha, Dr Ana Jordan and Nicola Chanamuto (University of Lincoln)
  View the presentation slides (PDF) and watch the recorded session.
  For more information on the research project, read the University of Lincoln blog.

• Who do you think you are? Female students' experiences and responses to unwanted sexual attention in night-time spaces, 8 February 2023
  Speaker: Dr Clare Gunby (Manchester Metropolitan University)
  View the presentation slides (PDF) and watch the recorded session.
  
  

• Violence against women and girls on public transport. Encouraging reporting and exploring precautionary behaviour and responses, 2 November 2022
  Speaker: Dr Andy Newton (Nottingham Trent University) 
  View the presentation slides (PDF) and watch the recorded session. 
  
  

• Project Vigilant evaluation: Prevention sexual violence in the night-time economy, 16 November 2022
  Speakers: Dr Chris Magill and Professor Peter Squires (University of Brighton)
  View the presentation slides (PDF) and watch the recorded session.

• No safe spaces? Barriers and impacts of reporting violence - from theory to practice - 7 December 2022
  Speakers: Dr Katherine Allen and Arianna Barbin (University of Suffolk)
  View the presentation slides (PDF) and watch the recorded session.