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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.
19/08/2021
Centre of African Studies

Centre of African Studies pays tribute to Professor Andrew Walls, 1928–2021

The Centre of African Studies has paid tribute to Professor Andrew Walls, a leading academic in African Christianity, who passed away this month.
Dr George Palattiyil
02/08/2021
Social Work

New Head of Social Work at the University of Edinburgh

Dr George Palattiyil, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the School of Social and Political Science, is the new Head of Social Work at the University of Edinburgh.
02/08/2021
Politics and International Relations (PIR)

How do narratives impact migration issues in Europe?

Edinburgh researchers are analysing the production of migration narratives and what impact they are having on increasing polarisation and politicisation around migration issues in Europe.

23/07/2021
Politics and International Relations (PIR)

SPS student recognised by fellow Mexicans for outstanding contribution to social science

School of Social and Political Science student Omar Loera has been awarded the 2021 Carlos Fuentes Award, for his outstanding academic achievements and research contributions to the social sciences during his PhD.
22/07/2021
Social Work

Senior lecturer elected to Board of the International Consortium for Social Development

Dr George Palattiyil, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the School of Social and Political Science, has been elected as a member of the Board of the International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD).

12/07/2021
Politics and International Relations (PIR)

SPS graduate wins best PhD thesis in the field of gender and politics

Congratulations to Dr Ashlee Christoffersen, whose PhD thesis has been named the year’s best from across Europe in the field of gender and politics.

07/07/2021
Social Work

University of Edinburgh alumna to lead new East African Social Work Resource Centre

Dr Hadijah Mwenyango, an alumna of the Social Work doctoral programme at the University of Edinburgh, will lead the new East African Social Work Regional Resource Centre (RRC) based at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

07/07/2021
Social Anthropology

Celebrated U.S. history scholar delivers Munro Lecture on the history of American fascism

Robin D G Kelley, Professor of American History at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and author and activist for black lives and human justice, delivered the first of this semester’s two University of Edinburgh Munro Lectures.