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festival fringe
21 August 2025
11:25 - 12:25

Festival Fringe - The Provocateurs

Dr Michael Barany on stage at The Stand Comedy Club in this year's Festival Fringe.

Name Festival of Politics
20 - 22 August 2025
10:30 - 18:00

Festival of Politics 20-22 August

Don’t miss our very own SPS academics taking part in this year’s Festival of Politics.

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16 July 2025
12:00 - 13:00

Possibilities for Pedagogies of Empathy in an Exclusionary University

Moving from Guilt to Critical Empathy: Possibilities for Pedagogies of Empathy in an Exclusionary University, with Anagha Tambe.
Ursa Major
11 July 2025
13:00 - 14:30
Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

Managing the stars, a national institute and a family

Recent literature has demonstrated the importance of assessing how narratives are impacted by the archiving and documenting practices of the actors and institutions we study.
Social Policy
07 July 2025
10:30 - 11:30
Social Policy

Enduring Austerity: The Uneven Geographies of the Post-Welfare State

Prof Julie MacLeavy will talk to us about her book ‘Enduring Austerity: The Uneven Geographies
Ethical Pressures Colloquium June 2025
27 June 2025
10:00 - 16:00
Social Anthropology

Ethical Pressures Colloquium: How to Think - Caring for Knowledge Sharpened by Violence

For this summer's Ethical Pressures Colloquium, we are happy to invite you to a day under the heading of 'How to Think - Caring for Knowledge Sharpened by Violence'.

Social Anthropology
26 June 2025
18:00 - 19:00
Social Anthropology

The question of the public space in today’s society

Co-organised by the French Institute and the Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology (EdCMA)
General Event
26 June 2025
14:00 - 16:00

Stories in Art

An afternoon of art and community
General Event
25 June 2025
19:00 - 21:00

Music and Words from the Trans Imaginary: An Evening with CN Lester

Join us for an evening of love and inspiration with CN Lester - multi-genre musician, trans/queer/feminist educator, writer, and activist.
Youth Employment
23 June 2025
10:30 - 12:00
Social Policy

Youth Employment

In this session we will hear from researchers about their work exploring aspects of youth employment and employment support.
Reproductive justice and the right to parent children in safe and healthy environments
19 June 2025
12:30 - 14:00

Reproductive justice and the right to parent children in safe and healthy environments

CRFR and the University of Stirling welcome Professor Liz Beddoe, Dr Lucy Lowe and Dr Laura Sochas to speak on reproductive justice.
n this seminar we showcase research on Fife Gingerbread’s Family Approach project. By working in a family-centred way, the project is improving employability outcomes and empowering parents to develop personal assets and resilience. This, we will show, benefits not only them but also their children.
19 June 2025
12:00 - 13:00

Putting the family into employability support: Fife Gingerbread’s Family Approach Project

In this seminar we showcase research on Fife Gingerbread’s Family Approach project. By working in a family-centred way, the project is improving employability outcomes and empowering parents to develop personal assets and resilience. This, we will show, benefits not only them but also their children.
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