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Next week, from the 2nd to the 9th November, is the ESRC Festival of Social Science<\/a>, an annual celebration of the social science research across the UK. As part of the festival Newcastle social scientists have put on a series of workshops, talks and events across the North East showcasing the breadth and depth of their projects and ideas. All events are free to attend with more details below. Please see the North-East pages on the ESRC webpage <\/a>for other events happening across the region too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Unblinking Eye: 55 Years of Space Operations at RAF Fylingdales<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This exhibition at Whitby Museum by artist and Newcastle\nPhD graduand Michael Mulvihill will run from August, with the last day scheduled\nfor Sunday 3rd November. The exhibition showcases work produced in response to\nthe activities of RAF Fylingdales, a Royal Air Force Station situated in the\nNorth York Moors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The station serves as a nuclear ballistic missile early\nwarning station; and a space monitoring station responsible for tracking over\n1,300 operation satellites, the International Space Station, and c.47,000\npieces of space junk circling above the earth.The artworks explore ideas around\nscience, technology, the political economics of space exploration and\ntechnologies for nuclear deterrence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: Whitby Museum, on until 3rd November. For further information contact: rachel.woodward@ncl.ac.uk<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dairy Dilemmas <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Livestock diseases are a burden on agricultural systems both in the UK and worldwide. Sick animals contribute more greenhouse gas emissions, require the use of more antibiotics, and have poorer welfare than their healthy counterparts, all of which impacts upon the on-going sustainability of agriculture. Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is a commonly occurring endemic disease of beef and dairy cattle. At this event, we will use an innovative tablet-based game developed by the research team to engage with farmers and learn from their experiences to gain a better understanding of how these individuals manage BVD and what influences their management choices.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will be heading\nto two auction marts to talk to farmers, and other visitors, about Bovine Viral\nDiarrhoea (BVD), a commonly occurring endemic disease of beef and dairy cattle.\nWe will have with us a tablet-based game developed by the research team which\nlooks to explore how farmers make decisions surrounding disease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the game,\nwill learn how farmers experiences shape their responses to disease management to\ngain a better understanding of how BVD is managed, Including which factors are\nimportant for shaping different practices. Game players will have the\nopportunity to talk through wider considerations of disease management\nincluding the mechanisms of support they would find most useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event is part of the larger FIELD project – a four-year interdisciplinary project funded by the Wellcome Trust (2018-2022). It brings a team of social scientists, historians, economists and epidemiologists together to research how livestock disease is influenced by nature and culture, science and society, and the actions of humans and livestock. The team works closely with industry representatives and policy makers to make sure the research responds to real-world needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are looking\nspecifically at endemic diseases, defined as those which are continually\npresent in particular regions or populations. We focus on two common examples\nin Britain: Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) in cows, and lameness in sheep and\ncattle. These conditions cannot be caught by humans, but they do have an impact\non animal health and production. We will consider their past, present and\nlikely future impacts, asking if they could be managed better, and if so, how?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about the project visit www.field-wt.co.uk<\/a>. Location: Hexham <\/strong>Auction Mart \u2013 Monday 4th<\/sup> November (9am \u2013 1pm) Location: York <\/strong>Auction Mart \u2013 Tuesday 5th<\/sup> November (9am \u2013 1pm) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intercultural communication – for all, for good<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This seminar and discussion event will showcase recent work by Newcastle university academics in the field of intercultural communication. The Applied Linguistics and Communication Section in the School of Education, Communication and Language sciences have an international reputation for excellence in this emerging field of interest in the social sciences, and we want to share it with a wider public. Our work addresses questions that are at the forefront of current concerns about who we are and how we can get along with each other in a changing world. We ask things like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n