PAST EVENTS

Our More than Maps Team has been involved in a variety of different events.

For an overview of our activities, take a look below: 

Festival of Social Science, 11-12 November 2020 (online)

Our More than Maps Team at the University of Southampton ran two interdisciplinary workshops at FOSS 2020. Around 30 college students from 4 different colleges attended the workshops and learned how to use geospatial data for coastal monitoring and social science methods for analysing stakeholders’ interests in coastal management. 

“These timely and important workshops are an excellent example of researchers engaging with teachers and young people to promote and increase awareness of the social sciences – a core purpose of the ESRC Festival of Social Science. Attendee feedback following the workshops demonstrated that the sessions provided a rewarding and productive experience for all involved, students and academics.” 

– FOSS 2020 Team

Southampton Science and Engineering Festival, 9 March 2021 (online)

Our More than Maps Team at the University of Southampton delivered a 2-hour online stakeholder analysis workshop as an independent
session for early career professionals at the Southampton Science and Engineering Festival (SOTSEF) 2021. The workshop attracted an international audience, with participants joining from North America, the Caribbean, South America, West Africa and across Europe.

Workshops hosted for Caribbean and West African stakeholders, 24 June 2021 (online)

Our More than Maps Team at the University of Southampton hosted an online workshop afternoon for around 30 Caribbean and Ghanaian colleagues from the SARTRAC project and their invited guests.

The aim of the event was to showcase the public engagement project to facilitate their own capacity building events, and to engage Sargassum stakeholders using the research methods used in the SARTRAC project. 

Workshops hosted for college students, 12 July 2021 (online)

Our More than Maps Team at the University of Southampton hosted a 45min online stakeholder analysis workshop for college students. Around 10 students and a teacher participated in the workshop from one shared computer.

“The students, especially those taking Geography, enjoyed it. I think our Geography department are keen to run it for their A level students next year if there is the opportunity.”

coordinating teacher

Workshop hosted for early-career professionals, 13-15 July 2021 (online)

Out More than Maps Team at the University of Southampton delivered an online three-part workshop series to an open, adult audience. Around 60 people total attended the three 1.5 hour sessions. The event engaged an international audience, who gained access to new knowledge and skills in line with the SARTRAC capacity-building objectives.