School of Social and Political Science

Centres

We host many centres and institutes at the School, where academics from across the social sciences collaborate on interdisciplinary research to explore and address some of society's greatest challenges.

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AQMEN

AQMEN is an established provider of training, capacity building and knowledge exchange activities in the area of statistical methods and data analysis
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Binks Hub

The Binks Hub is a partnership of individuals, organisations, artists, and academic researchers using participatory and arts-engaged methods to work with communities.
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Centre for Science, Knowledge and Policy (SKAPE)

The Centre for Science, Knowledge and Policy (SKAPE) conducts innovative and critical research on the relationship between knowledge and policy.
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Centre for South Asian Studies

Founded in 1988, the Centre for Asian Studies (CSAS) brings together a vibrant core of academic colleagues that have a keen interest and expertise on South Asia.

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Centre of Canadian Studies

We're the leading centre for research on Canada and Quebec in the UK.
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Centre on Constitutional Change (CCC)

The Centre on Constitutional Change (CCC) is a leading centre for the study of constitutional change and territorial politics in the United Kingdom and beyond.
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CeSeR

The Centre for Security Research (CeSeR) is an interdisciplinary centre that aims to promote and link diverse forms of security research across disciplines
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CRFR

The Centre for Research on Families and Relationships produces, supports, stimulates and shares high-quality social research on families and relationships across the lifecourse.
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CRITIQUE

The Centre for Ethics and Critical Thought (CRITIQUE) is a dynamic hub for ethical and critical analysis of urgent social challenges.
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EdCMA

The Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology (EdCMA) is a world-leading academic unit dedicated to the anthropological study of the body, health, and medicine.
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Edinburgh Europa Institute

Founded in 1968, the Europa Institute is one of the most active specialist centres of advanced study on European integration in the United Kingdom and Europe.
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Edinburgh Hub for Responsible Innovation

A focal point for cross-college research, teaching and policy exchange activities around responsible research and innovation.
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Edinburgh Q-Step Centre

The Edinburgh Q-Step Centre equips students with the quantitative skills needed in tomorrow’s social scientists.
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Engineering Life

The Engineering Life project focuses on the emerging field of synthetic biology, which promises to engineer the living world.
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genderED

genderED is a cross-University hub for gender and sexualities studies from an interdisciplinary perspective.
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Global Health Policy Unit

The Global Health Policy Unit is a unique cross-disciplinary team committed to addressing the major global health policy challenges facing countries of all income levels.
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Innogen

Innogen enables social sciences to have an influence on the evolution of innovation in life sciences, focusing on the important governance roles played by regulatory systems and stakeholder perspectives.
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Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation (ISSTI)

The Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation is a research network bringing together groups that are involved in research, teaching and knowledge transfer on social and policy aspects of science, technology and innovation.
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Neuropolitics Research Lab

Neuropolitics Research Lab (NRlabs) produces transdisciplinary research, utilising developments in the cognitive neurosciences, to shed new light on political attitudes, identities and decision-behaviours.
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Q-Step Academy

The Q-Step Academy provides free training and resources on statistical literacy for staff and pupils in the social sciences.
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RACE.ED

RACE.ED is a network concerned with race, racialisation and decolonial studies from a multidisciplinary perspective.
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Research Training Centre

The Research Training Centre applies expertise in a diverse set of social science methods through teaching and research to contribute new insights to the key challenges in society.