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Kathy Dodworth
19/05/2022
Centre of African Studies

New book on political legitimacy by Dr Kathy Dodworth hailed as ‘truly ground-breaking’

A new book by Dr Kathy Dodworth about legitimacy in politics has been called ‘truly ground-breaking’ by reviewers. In her book, Kathy bridges African studies, international relations and political theory with detailed empirical enquiry.
Ref 21 Results
12/05/2022
Social Policy

REF 2021: Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh

The publication of results from REF2021 illustrates the diversity and strength of contributions to research, policy and practice in Social Work and Social Policy from community to global levels.
Ref 21 Results
12/05/2022
Politics and International Relations

REF 2021: Politics and International Relations at the University of Edinburgh

The publication of the results from REF2021 reflects the world-leading quality of research outputs, impact and research support for staff in Politics and International Relations.

Ref 21 Results
12/05/2022
Centre of African Studies

Social Anthropology and Centre of African Studies success in REF2021

REF2021 results attest that Social Anthropology and the Centre of African Studies at the University of Edinburgh are thriving.

SPS REF Results
12/05/2022
Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

REF 2021: Sociology, including Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (STIS), at the University of Edinburgh

The results of the REF 2021 exercise demonstrated that our Sociology and STIS subject areas are excelling. Our submission was ranked top in the UK by Research Professional for the overall quality and breadth of our research.

REF results
12/05/2022

School of Social and Political Science success in REF2021 

The School of Social and Political Science is pleased to announce the results of the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF2021). REF is one of the ways in which the quality of academic research across all of the UK’s higher education institutions is assessed.

Akin Iwilade RSE Fellowship
06/05/2022
Centre of African Studies

Centre of African Studies Lecturer awarded Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellowship

Akin Iwilade, a lecturer in African Studies, has been awarded a Personal Research Fellowship from the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Camilo Ardila Arévalo
04/05/2022
Politics and International Relations

Politics PhD student becomes associate fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Congratulations to Politics PhD student Camilo Ardila Arévalo, who has been awarded an associate fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) through the Edinburgh Teaching Award.
Dr Leah McCabe
29/04/2022
Politics and International Relations

SPS teaching fellow wins prestigious award from Political Studies Association for best dissertation

A teaching fellow in Politics and International Relations (PIR) at the School of Social and Political Science has won a prize for the year’s best dissertation on inequality and social justice.
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18/04/2022
Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

‘World class’ toolkit created by SPS team to facilitate AHSS integration and interdisciplinarity

Professor Catherine Lyall and Dr Isabel Fletcher from the School of Social and Political Science have played an instrumental role in the creation of a web-based toolkit to support the integration of the arts, humanities and social sciences in collaborative projects.
Annual Fuller Lecture
07/04/2022
Sociology

Edinburgh race expert to deliver prestigious Fuller Lecture at University of Essex

Professor Nasar Meer has been invited to deliver the Annual Fuller Lecture at The University of Essex on 28 April 2022.
Sotiria Grek: RSE
31/03/2022
Social Policy

Education governance expert becomes RSE Fellow

Congratulations to Professor Sotiria Grek in Social Policy for her appointment as a fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). This recognises her contribution to social sciences, especially in the development of education governance research.