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24/03/2026
Social Policy

Social Policy PhD student wins award for outstanding contribution to the community

Social Policy PhD student Yusuf Kadarisman has won the School of Social and Political Science’s (SPS) Sue Grant Service Award 2025/26 for outstanding contribution to the community.

tosin
24/03/2026
Centre of African Studies

Centre of African Studies graduate wins SPS Outstanding PhD Thesis Award 2025

Dr Tosin Durodola has won the School of Social and Political Science’s annual Outstanding PhD Thesis Award for 2025.
ISA kate wright award
05/03/2026

Professor Kate Wright and colleagues win International Studies Association Award for Best Book

Professor Kate Wright and her co-authors have won the Award for Best Book in International Communications, given by the International Studies Association. This follows a previous award and runner-up prizes for their book Capturing News, Capturing Democracy: Trump and Voice of America.

Tam-Dalyell-Prize-Lecture
26/02/2026
Politics and International Relations

Professor Ailsa Henderson wins prestigious Tam Dalyell Prize for public engagement

Professor Ailsa Henderson has won the University of Edinburgh’s Tam Dalyell Prize for Excellence in Engaging the Public with Science.

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30 March 2026
12:30 - 14:00

CSAS Seminar: Making and Unmaking the Manual Scavenger in 21st Century India

Rahul Ranjan and Lotte Hoek as Co-Directors of CSAS invite all CSAS affiliated students and faculty to join us for Making and Unmaking the Manual Scavenger in 21st Century India with Dr Shreyas Sreenath, Bowdoin College, USA.
General Event
30 March 2026
13:00 - 14:00
Politics and International Relations

Military Chaplains

Annika Bergman-Rosamond will talk on 'Military Chaplains'. This is a pre-read seminar – email rburles@ed.ac.uk if you wish to attend.
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30 March 2026
15:00 - 17:00
Politics and International Relations

The Disunited States

Join Ryan Griffiths to discuss his book 'The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won’t Work'
Shaun Bevan
01 April 2026
17:15 - 18:30

Inaugural lecture: Professor Shaun Bevan

Join us to celebrate Shaun Bevan's professorship at his inaugural lecture.