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Person on laptop in coffee shop
17/09/2021
Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

Police and government use online ‘influence’ tactics to tackle crime and shape behaviour in the UK

New research has found that advertising and influencing techniques often used by marketers and advertisers to encourage audiences to buy products are being used by law enforcement and government agencies in the UK for crime prevention.
Woman wearing a face mask
25/08/2021
Politics and International Relations (PIR)

Asia experts urge better post-Covid labour deal

Politicians in South Asia should act swiftly to better protect labour rights during the Covid-19 pandemic, Edinburgh research suggests.
23/08/2021
Social Work

New self-care curriculum will enhance wellbeing and learning for social work students

Lecturers at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Social and Political Science are co-creating a self-care curriculum for social work education, to help combat stress and burnout.
20/08/2021
Social Anthropology

News from Edinburgh’s Medicine Anthropology Journal

The team at the Medicine Anthropology Theory (MAT) journal, based at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Social and Political Science (SPS), share their latest updates, including new issues, details of the MAT editorial team and becoming indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals.

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The Metro Conference - Quantifying the world
22 - 23 September 2021
14:00 - 18:30
Social Policy

Quantifying the world - The METRO conference

How do numbers shape the world? Join us to find out!
Cinemas of the Mozambican Revolution
CAS Seminar Series - Cinemas of the Mozambican Revolution: Anti-colonialism, Independence & Internationalism in Filmmaking, 1968-1991
Centre of African Studies

Cinemas of the Mozambican Revolution: Anti-colonialism, Independence & Internationalism in Filmmaking, 1968-1991

I't's up to you, me and all of us.
23 September 2021
16:30 - 17:45
Politics and International Relations (PIR)

“It’s up to you, me – all of us!” Children in climate citizens’ assemblies

Involving children in climate citizens’ assemblies: reflections from Children’s Parliament’s participation in Scotland’s Climate Assembly.
24 September 2021
15:00 - 17:00
Social Anthropology

Social Anthropology Seminar: To See a Moose: The History of Polish Sex Education (Berghahn Books, 2021)

Book talk: To See a Moose: The History of Polish Sex Education (Berghahn Books, 2021)