Section: News

2010

New Bones Collective Publication

We are pleased to announce that a special issue of the Journal of Material Culture, guest edited by Joost Fontein, John Harries and Cara Krmpotich has just been published. . Read More

Wee Voices: Lessons from Action Research

MSc Social Research student Naomi Maynard has produced a report from her placement-based dissertation work with Mairi Ferris at Fife Council. . Read More

Congratulations to Winter Graduates and Award Winners

On Friday 26 November, the Graduate School of Social and Political Science celebrated the award of over 300 MSc and PhD degrees. . Read More

Gorringe and Rosie contribute to debate on public order policing

Gorringe and Rosie contribute to debate on public order policing in the post-G20 context. . Read More

Leviathan launches its inaugural issue

University of Edinburgh student-run politics journal launches.. Read More

Book Launch Event

An event to launch Prof. Viv Cree's new book, 'Social Work: A Reader', will be held in Blackwell's bookshop, Edinburgh on 1st December, 2010.. Read More

The Party Politics of Territorial Reforms in Europe

International Workshop on Party Politics and Territorial Reforms hosted by the IoG, 26-27 November 2010. Read More

Québécois leader visits the School

Bloc Québécois leader discusses Independence for Quebec.. Read More

Tribute to David Hall 1968-2010

It is a deep sadness to record the death of David Hall, a first year student of Social Policy and Politics, just weeks after starting his degree studies.. Read More

Climate Ethics workshops continue with all day event Nov 17

Catriona McKinnon, Derek Bell, Kerri Woods and Tim Hayward discuss climate change, cosmopolitanism and liberalism.. Read More

SPS KE Award

We are pleased to announce that Margarita Kominou, Sociology PhD student, has been awarded the School Knowledge Exchange Prize 2010 for Early Career Researchers.. Read More

EXACT PhD Programme now underway

New EU-funded postgrad programme holds launch event.. Read More

Nov Graduation Drinks

Graduands and their guests are invited to the SPS post Graduation drinks reception to be held in the Playfair Library from 4-6pm on Friday November 26, 2010.. Read More

PhD Scholarships Available

The Graduate School of Social and Political Science has a number of scholarships for PhD study for 2011-12.. Read More

New migration e-paper available online

'Externalising Migration Policy: The European Union's "Global" Approach'. Read More

Tony Good wins Lucy Mair Medal

Professor Tony Good is this year's recipient of the RAI's Lucy Mair Medal for Applied Anthropology.. Read More

Barbara Bompani launches her new book

Barbara Bompani will launch her new book 'Development and Politics from Below: Exploring Religious Spaces in the African State' on Wednesday. Read More

Climate Change Policy presentation by Dr Nicola McEwen

Nicola McEwen speaks to Norwegian research group about climate change policy in Scotland. Read More

Charlie Jeffery on BBC Parliament

Charlie Jeffery in debate filmed as part of the Festival of Politics. Read More

‘Women in Public Life – Have They Closed the Gender Gap?’

Public lecture by Professor Alice Brown, CBE, FRSE, FRSA, AcSS, Cipfa. Emeritus Professor, University of Edinburgh. . Read More

Sir Bernard Crick Fellowships 2010/2011 Awarded

New Crick Fellows – Jo Maybin, Dan Kenealy and David Marti-Tomas. Read More

HEAT and the CITY

A Research Project on Sustainable Heat and Energy Conservation in Cities. Read More

Alan Barnard FBA

Professor Alan Barnard has been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy. Read More

Summer School on Federalism, Regionalism and Public Policy

Eve Hepburn and Wilfried Swenden organising an ECPR Summer School on Federalism, Regionalism and Public Policy from 20-28 August at Edinburgh University. Read More

Conference on The City in South Asia

Edinburgh University's Centre for South Asian Studies is collaborating in the organisation of a conference on The City in South Asia,. Read More

African Affairs in top 10 political science journals

Congratulations to Sara Dorman, co-editor of African Affairs, on the news that African Affairs has been ranked in the top ten Political Science journals!. Read More

SPS Welcomes Leverhulme Early Career Fellows

Four Post Doctoral Fellows to join the School.. Read More

Dr Eve Hepburn publishes new books!

'Using Europe: Territorial party strategies in a multi-level system' and 'New Challenges for Stateless Nationalist and Regionalist Parties' will be available to read in the next few weeks.. Read More

David Howarth speaks at panel on Germany and the financial crisis

This high level panel took place at the Canadian Embassy in Berlin and discussed: . Read More

Fevre and Bancroft textbook reviewed in the Times Higher

Dead White Men and Other Important People reviewed in the Times Higher Education supplement - "Dead White Men could be a commercially viable novel that aims at the Sophie's World market." . Read More

Double FP7 Success

Sarah Parry and James Stewart have both been successful in funding applicatioions. . Read More

Dominic Johnson awarded grant on "Operational Adaptation"

A grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research Global enables a ground-breaking conference in Edinburgh, 22-24 June 2010 . Read More

Danish Students Visited Social Policy Subject Group

A group of social policy students from Aalborg University and members of the Danish social democratic party visit Social Policy . Read More

Two Winners at the EUSA Teaching Awards

Dr Dimitri Tsintjilonis and Dr Mark Aspinwall pick up awards. . Read More

International Workshop in Sydney

Meryl Kenny and Fiona Mackay (Politics and IR) are off to Australia for an international workshop on feminism and institutionalism in Sydney, March 23-25.  . Read More

Ingela Naumann on The Politics Show (BBC)

Dr. Ingela Naumann appeared on the BBC1 programme ‘The Politics Show – Scotland’, discussing lessons from Swedish school reforms for Scotland . Read More

Munro Lecture

Professor Mark Nichter will deliver the Munro Lecture on 'Towards an Anthropology of Trust in Risk Society'. . Read More

Aitchison in Handbook on Crime

Andy Aitchison contributes to new Handbook on Crime . Read More

Donald MacKenzie in Prospect magazine

Prospect names Donald Mackenzie among the top 25 brains of the financial crisis . Read More

New Book

Salla Sariola, S. 2009. Gender and Sexuality in India: selling sex in Chennai. Abingdon: Routledge . Read More

The Big Debate - Alcohol: changing people or policy?

CHILDREN 1ST is holding a conference titled ‘The Big Debate – Alcohol: changing people or policy?’ on 22nd March 2010 in Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh. . Read More

Bomberg and McEwen awarded two-year project.

Grassroots Action and the Politics of Energy Governance in Scotland . Read More

Guest Lecture by John Swinney MSP

'Scotland: the Constitution, the Economy and Public Spending' . Read More

Charlie Jeffery Heads New ESRC Project with Brazil

"Place Inequality": A UK-Brazilian Collaboration . Read More

Kate Orton-Johnson Gains Recognition

BSA Commendation Award for E-learning . Read More

Two 'South African Wine' Events - 17 February

CAS will host a seminar and a wine tasting event to raise funds for African Masters students . Read More

New! PhD Scholarship FUNDING!

20 new SPS PhD scholarships - don't miss the new deadline. . Read More

Science Studies Unit in the press

The Science Studies Unit has been featured in a recent issue of EUSci magazine. . Read More


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