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Members of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº-Energy are presenting at (Dis)Comforts of Home, a two day symposium (13-14 September 2012) at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº exploring how comparative cultural perspectives on the concepts of ‘home’ and ‘comfort’ can help us understand, learn from, and influence the behaviour that drives domestic energy consumption.

During the interdisciplinary symposium Professor , Director, of the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Energy Institute, will speak on 'Domestic Energy: What's at Stake?' and , Research AssociateÌýin Energy and Social Sciences at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº-Energy will discuss 'Thirty-Five Years of Social Research on Home Energy Use'.

The symposium features papers by some fifteen academics and postgraduates from the School of European Languages, Culture and Society, SSEES, Geography, Anthropology, Science and Technology Studies, the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Energy Institute, and more. It also features two documentary screenings with panel discussion, both of which are open to the public (see and ).

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