PSN Presents:
Expanding research on possibility

The 4th International Conference of Possibility Studies will be held in person at the University of Cambridge and have the theme Expanding Conceptions for Research on Possibility.

This edition is organized by the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge under the auspices of the Possibility Studies Network.

The conference brings together scholars, researchers, and practitioners from around the world and from across disciplines with an interest in the diverse methods associated with understanding, studying, and fostering the possible within minds, communities, and cultures.

8—12 July 2024, Cambridge, UK

Renowned International Keynotes

The conference features distinguished keynotes from across social sciences and the humanities, education, arts and design, including Lord Simon Woolley (University of Cambridge, UK), Keri Facer (Bristol University, UK), Katina Michael (Arizona State University, USA), Nathan Crilly (University of Cambridge, UK), Hilary Cremin (University of Cambridge, UK), Hanna Meretoja (University of Turku, Finland), Jonas Bozenhard (Hamburg University of Technology), Eleanor Dare (University of Cambridge, UK) and Penny Hay (Bath Spa University, UK).

Conference Themes

The conference will include presentations belonging to the following themes:

  • Applying future-thinking

  • Methodological innovations 

  • The foundations of possibility 

  • Shared possibilities

  • The power of possibility

  • AI. Digital Technologies. Research Possibilities

  • Creativities Research: The coming possibilities

  • Researching in and with worlds of possibility

  • The futurities of social enquiry

  • Possibility and culture

  • Possibilities and/of human development

  • Possibility Studies across disciplines

Organising Committee

Pamela Burnard University of Cambridge
Vlad Glaveanu Dublin City University
Wendy Ross London Metropolitan University
Constance de Saint Laurent Maynooth University