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SPS subject areas among world’s top 50 and UK’s top 10 in 2025 QS rankings 

Four School of Social and Political Science (SPS) subject areas are in the top 50 in the world and top 10 in the UK, according to the latest QS World University Rankings. 

20/03/2025
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25/11/2024
Social Policy

New study to explore impact of domestic abuse on deaf survivors and families

Researchers will examine the perspectives of deaf survivors of domestic abuse, focusing on how this trauma affects families.
13/11/2024
Social Policy

Research reveals stark class inequalities in access to the creative industries

New research by Dr Orian Brook and colleagues has revealed the extent to which the creative industries remain elite professions.

12/11/2024
Social Policy

New report outlines a strategy to tackle health issues in Scotland, supported by advice from SPS experts

School of Social and Political Science academics Dr Nason Maani and Professor Jeff Collin contributed to the launch of a new report outlining actions to tackle the key risk factors causing death and ill health in Scotland.

30/10/2024
Social Policy

SPS researchers involved in a new podcast on domestic abuse advocacy service

School of Social and Political Science (SPS) researchers are involved in a new podcast marking the anniversary of a Glasgow service that has helped thousands of domestic abuse victims over the past 20 years.

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18/07/2024
Social Policy

SPS academics receive prestigious Social Policy Association awards

The work of School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academics Dr Ewan Robertson and Professor Jochen Clasen has been recognised with awards from the Social Policy Association (SPA).
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SPS academic involved in new major study on devolution and social security

School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academic Dr Hayley Bennett will act as Co-Investigator in a new £1.1 million research project exploring the differences in how social security is designed and delivered across different parts of the UK.

08/05/2024
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SPS student wins Student Association award for work in feminist activism

School of Social and Political Science (SPS) student Syjil Ramjuthan has won the Championing Activism award from the Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) for her work in feminist activism.

18/04/2024

SPS part of major UKRI-funded research project to improve population health in the UK

Dr Nason Maani from the School of Social and Political Science (SPS) will serve as deputy director of a major research project funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), aiming to understand how the commercial sector affects population health and find effective interventions.

11/04/2024
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SPS academic receives ERC Consolidator Grant for work examining the role of the arts in the production of public policy

School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academic Professor Sotiria Grek has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant of two million euro for a new project examining the relationship between art and policy.

02/11/2023
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MSPs call for urgent action to improve Scotland’s health, supported by evidence from SPS academic

A group of cross-party MSPs has called for urgent action to tackle the damage to people’s health caused by smoking, junk food and alcohol, supported by evidence from School of Social and Political Science’s (SPS) Dr Nason Maani. 

28/09/2023
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SPS academic honoured with prestigious British Society for Population Studies award

School of Social and Political (SPS) academic Dr Laura Sochas has received the British Society for Population Studies (BSPS) Early Career Award for her quantitative and feminist approach to research on health inequalities.

24/08/2023