ESRC Festival of Social Science 2017 celebration event

A chance to toast our success
Celebration. Hands holding the glasses of champagne and wine making a toast.

  • Rolle Marquee, University of Plymouth

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This celebratory event toasted our past and present event holders, who showcased some of their events during the evening.
Our events related to the theme Social Sciences: Creating Purpose. Focusing on the importance of social sciences in the work of the University and ESRC researchers in building international and local communities, this year’s festival looked at creating ‘purpose’ and how it can influence our work, how we build communities and live our everyday lives.
Proceedings were launched by Professor Judith Petts CBE, our Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive,who provided an overview of social sciences at the University. Professor Nikolaos Tzokas, Dean of the Faculty of Business provided an insight into the impact of social sciences. We were also pleased to be supported by Anna Batson, Training and Research Manager from Plymouth Music Zone. Plymouth Music Zone is an award winning music charity that believes passionately in the power of music to reach out and help transform the lives of some of the most vulnerable children, young people and adults across Plymouth and beyond. Anna presented an overview of the charitable work conducted by Plymouth Music Zone and her role working with research partners. Anna described how Plymouth Music Zone and the University's social science researchers have collaborated on projects. 
Attendees then had the opportunity to enjoy canapes, good company and displays of past and present events. This year we were joined by partner organisations who have worked with our social scientists.
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Biography: Professor Judith Petts CBE

Professor Judith Petts was appointed the University of Plymouth’s Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive in February 2016. She joined Plymouth from the University of Southampton where she had been Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research and Enterprise and previously the inaugural Dean of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences. 
Over some 30 years, her research has particularly examined the interface between science and policy-making, and the effective use of evidence in decision-making. Currently she is a member of the Council of BBSRC and of NERC’s Innovation Board.
She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen’s New Year Honours, 2012, for services to Scientific Research.
Professor Judith Petts
 

Biography: Professor Nikolaos Tzokas

Professor Nikolaos Tzokas is the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Business at the University of Plymouth and a Council Member and Chair of the Internationalisation Committee of the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS). Previously he served as the Head of the Norwich Business School and the Associate Dean for Research, Enterprise & Engagement at the Social Sciences Faculty of the University of East Anglia. 
As a Professor of Marketing he has published extensively in the areas of New Product Development, Adoption and Diffusion of Innovation and Knowledge Management. 
He received considerable research funding as a Marie Curie research fellow and from other sources such as the ESRC, EPSRC and the EU’s Horizon 2020.
Professor Nikolaos Tzokas
 
 

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