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Culture is Bad for You audiobook

New audiobook puts a spotlight on inequalities in the cultural sector

23/12/2021

More accessible domestic abuse services needed across the UK, research shows

Analysis of UK domestic abuse services provided under Covid-19 reveals that several groups, including Black and ethnic minority groups and those in rural communities, struggle to access domestic abuse services

22/12/2021
Someone using Twitter on a phone
20/12/2021
Sociology

Using Twitter data to study protests

Surveying protesters is challenging because protests are often unexpected, but new research has identified better ways to study protests, using Twitter data.
General News
17/12/2021
Politics and International Relations

16-day blogathon raises awareness of gender-based violence

The University of Edinburgh’s genderED has completed its annual 16 Days Blogathon, as part of the UN’s 16 Days Of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, with posts from international writers and activists.

New research hub to transform foundation industries

Edinburgh researchers have joined a research consortium examining how the foundation industries - chemicals, cement, ceramics, glass, metals and paper – can prosper and develop while helping achieve the UK’s Net Zero 2050 environmental targets.

17/12/2021

Trump and Thunberg use similar tricks to tell differing tales, study says

The views of Donald Trump and Greta Thunberg may differ on climate change but their speeches on the issue have more in common than people might think, a study suggests.

16/12/2021

New fellowship for academics engaging with the work of Stuart Hall

A new postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Edinburgh for 2022 is open for applications from scholars engaging with the work of Stuart Hall, a celebrated academic, writer and cultural studies pioneer.

16/12/2021
Port of Beirut Explosion, taken from an adjacent building
14/12/2021
Politics and International Relations

Sixteen-country study shows how news shapes governments’ humanitarian aid

A new study shows that media coverage of crises can increase governments’ allocation of emergency humanitarian aid — whether or not the crisis merits it.
Social Work Black History Month event poster

Black History Month – Respect and Recognition: The contribution of minoritised social workers in Scotland

To mark Black History Month, the Social Work subject area partnered with the Scottish Association of Social Workers for an online event recognising the contribution that social workers from black and minority ethnic backgrounds make to social work in Scotland.

24/11/2021

Edinburgh researcher recognised for outstanding paper on the legitimacy of experts in policy

Dr Justyna Bandola-Gill has been awarded Evidence & Policy journal’s 2021 Carol Weiss Prize, which recognises outstanding early career contributors to the journal, for her research paper on the legitimacy of experts in policy.

23/11/2021
Rama's book
22/11/2021
Centre of African Studies

New book by Dr Rama Salla Dieng - Féminismes Africains

Dr Rama Salla Dieng from the Centre of African Studies (CAS) is about to launch her new book Féminismes Africains, a collection of conversations with feminist activists, policy makers, academics and artists.

New book examines relationships between government and community groups in Northern Ireland

A new book from the School of Social and Political Science’s (SPS) Markus Ketola explores the changing relationships between government, voluntary and community organisations in Northern Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement.

12/11/2021