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Elke Book
27/10/2025
Social Policy

New Research Handbook on Social Policy and Employment published

A new Research Handbook on Social Policy and Employment co-edited by Social Policy colleague Elke Heins has been published by Edward Elgar.

channel talent
02/10/2025
Social Policy

SPS sparks school students’ curiosity on the future of UK defence

The School of Social and Political Science engaged with the next generation of thinkers and leaders in an online debate for sixth-year students focused on the future of UK defence.

Kate Wright
22/09/2025
Politics and International Relations (PIR)

Professor Kate Wright wins Outstanding Monograph of the Year for book on Trump and Voice of America

Professor Kate Wright and her co-authors have won the Outstanding Monograph of the Year Award from the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA).
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08/09/2025
 

SPS research data visualisation project shortlisted for Times Higher Education Award

An innovative School of Social and Political Science (SPS) project about using interactive data to improve research impact and engage new audiences was nominated for a Times Higher Education Award.

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04 November 2025
12:30 - 14:00
 

CSAS Seminar: Authoritarian Populism and Bovine Political Economy in Modi’s India

migrant staff q & A
04 November 2025
13:00 - 14:00
 

Migrant Staff Q&A

Have questions about your visa, employment status, ILR route, or family dependants?
Join UCU Edinburgh for a guidance and Q&A session.
Middle East Research Group
04 November 2025
17:30 - 18:45
Politics and International Relations (PIR)

Middle East Roundtable

How should we make sense of recent events in the Middle East? A panel of experts from PIR (including Dr Jamie Allison and Dr Nida Alahmad) will give their views and take questions.
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05 November 2025
13:00 - 14:00
Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

Reframing legumes: as legumes!

Food and feed systems are inherently complex and globalised, a complexity now amplified by the challenges of climate change. Will ‘home-grown’ legumes be allowed take their place as a critical component in the solution?