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Nicola McEwen
11/10/2022
Politics and International Relations (PIR)

Professor Nicola McEwen nominated for ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize

Professor Nicola McEwen is among the 12 finalists in the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) prestigious Celebrating Impact Prize.
Winner of the Fred Halliday Award
22/08/2022
Politics and International Relations (PIR)

Edinburgh academic recognised for outstanding research on the Middle East

SPS’ Dr Jamie Allinson has been awarded the Fred Halliday Award, a prize that recognises outstanding mid-career scholars researching the Mediterranean and/or the Middle East.
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05/07/2022
Centre of African Studies

Remote academic support for PhD students affected by the war on Ukraine

Academics beyond Borders is now calling for applications from PhD students enrolled in Ukrainian universities. There are 14 remote places available for candidates whose research at their home universities is being affected by the war on Ukraine. All places are funded by the University of Edinburgh and require no fees from any students accepted onto the scheme.
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28/06/2022
Politics and International Relations (PIR)

SPS student is runner up in European Defence Challenge competition

MSc International and European Politics student Sinan Bekka was runner-up in an international competition for students to present ideas for addressing a key challenge in the defence industry.
Jamie Allinson

New book on The Age of Counter-Revolution by Jamie Allinson is praised as ‘essential reading’

A new book by Jamie Allinson, The Age of Counter-Revolution: States and Revolutions in the Middle East, explores the implications surrounding the Arab Spring. In this book, Jamie, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, demonstrates how these defeats were far from inevitable and argue that these ‘failed revolutions’ would be better understood as a ‘series of successful counter-revolutions'.

14/06/2022
Ref 21 Results

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.

12/05/2022
Camilo Ardila Arévalo

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.

04/05/2022
Dr Leah McCabe

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.

29/04/2022

Reflections on the War in Ukraine

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PIR Research: Reflections on the War in Ukraine

Recording of the recent roundtable on the war in Ukraine, featuring: 

Dr. Volodymyr Ishchenko, Researcher at East European Studies (Freie Universität Berlin)
Professor Luke March, Personal Chair of Post-Soviet and Comparative Politics (Edinburgh)
Dr Kasia Kaczmarska, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations (Edinburgh)
Dr. Marcin Kaczmarski, Lecturer in Security Studies (Glasgow)

23/03/2022
Two people climbing stairs in Ashmoleum Museum viewing an exhibition

New international project will map connections between art and museum exhibitions

The University of Edinburgh’s Dr Clare Llewellyn is leading a new project that will map connections between art and museum objects across the world, creating information that will make arts knowledge more accessible and shareable for artists, scholars and the public.

01/02/2022

Lessons to be learned so citizens’ assemblies in Scotland can be more effective, says new report

The scope of the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland’s remit should be tighter so it can have more impact on policy, say Newcastle and Edinburgh experts.

25/01/2022

Edinburgh scholar named one of most influential academics in government

Dr Oliver Escobar of the School of Social and Political Science has been named in Apolitical’s 2021 Top 100 Most Influential Academics in Government list.

12/01/2022