Festival of Social Science - Using stories to understand systems
Published: 23 September 2025
As part of the Festival of Social Science, join the Centre for Public Policy for an in-person public event on 6 November 2025. This is an interactive, workshop where participants will create composite stories to explore multi-policy governance issues related to poverty. You will get to actively engage with evidence and practice collaborative storytelling, highlighting real-world policy challenges.
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Thursday 6 November 2025
2pm - 4pm
Studio Two, Advanced Research Centre,
University of Glasgow, Chapel Lane, G11 6EW
Book your place through the Festival of Social Sciences
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This is an interactive, hands-on workshop where participants will create data-driven composite stories to explore multi-policy governance issues related to poverty. Attendees will actively engage with evidence and practice collaborative storytelling, highlighting real-world policy challenges.
This workshop looks at how government decisions at different levels—local, Scottish, and UK—affect people living in poverty. You’ll explore how different policies overlap and impact people’s daily lives. By creating “composite stories” ( short evidence-based narratives), you’ll see which groups are most affected, what challenges they face, and how policies can help or make things harder. The session gives you hands-on experience turning complex data into clear, engaging stories that can help policymakers understand real-life issues.
This is a public event. It's open to anyone with an interest in politics, policy and evidence-based research, of particular interest to policymakers, public sector professionals, researchers, students, and anyone interested in social policy, governance, or poverty issues.
We hope to see you there!
Book your place through the Festival of Social Sciences
First published: 23 September 2025
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Thursday 6 November 2025
2pm - 4pm
Studio Two, Advanced Research Centre,
University of Glasgow, Chapel Lane, G11 6EW
Open to all