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Professor Meryl Kenny (right) with the other Chancellor's Award winners and University of Edinburgh Principal Peter Mathieson. Photo credit: Neil Hanna
27/11/2024
Politics and International Relations (PIR)

Professor Meryl Kenny receives University Chancellor's Award for excellence in teaching

Professor Meryl Kenny has received a Chancellor's Award for her outsanding contributions to teaching at the University.
Photo of Jana Alrahami at the UN, with a sign in front of her labelled 'United Arab Emirates'
08/11/2024
Politics and International Relations (PIR)

SPS student attends United Nations General Assembly as youth delegate

School of Social and Political Science (SPS) student Jana Alramahi represented the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a youth delegate at the 2024 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Photo of Meryl Kenny
16/09/2024
Politics and International Relations (PIR)

SPS academic becomes Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academic Professor Meryl Kenny has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

13/09/2024
Politics and International Relations (PIR)

SPS academic to become editor of Regional and Federal Studies Journal

Dr Davide Vampa from the School of Social and Political Science (SPS) will become lead editor of Regional and Federal Studies from 1 October 2024.

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SPS academic’s art research project forms part of Pesaro: Italian Capital of Culture 2024

School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academic Professor Nicola Perugini is involved in an art research project in Italy about the decolonisation of difficult architectural heritage. This work is part of the town of Pesaro’s year as Italian Capital of Culture 2024.

20/06/2024
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SPS academic receives BRAID Fellowship to investigate the use of AI in public media

School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academic Dr Kate Wright has secured a prestigious Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) Fellowship to investigate the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in public media.

09/05/2024
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Three SPS staff nominated for students’ association Teaching Awards

School of Social and Political Science (SPS) staff Professor Darrick Evensen, Dr Claire Haggett and Marifatul Amalia have been shortlisted for Edinburgh University Students’ Association’s (EUSA) Teaching Awards. 

19/04/2024
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SPS academics’ new research examines migration narratives in political debate and policymaking

School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academics Professor Christina Boswell and Dr Saskia Smellie have released a study on how migration narratives – the stories people tell about the causes and impacts of migration – shape and are deployed in political debate and policymaking.

04/04/2024
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SPS academic’s book on utopian visions’ relationship with tackling climate change shortlisted for Political Studies Association Book Prize

No Other Planet – a book exploring how utopias in fiction can help understand real-world climate challenges – by Professor Mathias Thaler has been shortlisted for the Political Studies Association (PSA) Mackenzie Book Prize.

21/03/2024
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SPS academic contributes to WHO guide on citizen engagement

School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academic Professor Oliver Escobar has co-written a new World Health Organisation (WHO) guide on how to engage citizens in policy making.

21/02/2024
3D mockup of Karlo Basta's The Symbolic State

SPS academic’s book wins prestigious Institute for Self-Government Studies award

Dr Karlo Basta from The School of Social and Political Science (SPS) has won a prestigious award from the Barcelona-based Institute for Self-Government Studies for his book The Symbolic State. It won the award for best book on the territorial organisation of power.

18/01/2024

SPS academic involved in new £10 million hub for behavioural research

A School of Social and Political Science (SPS) team led by Professor Oliver Escobar is involved in a new UK hub for behavioural research, which aims to help tackle societal and economic challenges.

10/11/2023