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Publishing for Academics - Event Series

Come and meet an exciting range of external speakers involved in writing and publishing academic material incuding books, journal articles and monographs.

25/01/2023
Nasar Meer article highly commended in Sociological Review

SPS academic’s article receives Highly Commended Award from The Sociological Review

SPS’ Professor Nasar Meer has been honoured by a leading sociology journal for his work on asylum and gentrification.

12/01/2023
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Sociology Seminar Series Spring 2023

21/11/2022
Sociology
20/09/2022
Sociology

Sociology Seminar Series Autumn 2022

See the full exciting programme of weekly seminars starting on September 28th.
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05/07/2022
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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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Social Policy expert launches collaborative feminist theory project aimed at influencing UK policy

Dr Rebecca Hewer in Sociology has launched a new research project, The Feminist Policy Project (FPP), and it now has a page on the School website’s Research section. The FPP is a collaborative venture that encourages contributors to critically evaluate and creatively rewrite a range of UK social policies.

23/06/2022
SPS REF Results

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.

12/05/2022
Annual Fuller Lecture

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.

07/04/2022
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Using Twitter data to study protests

Surveying protesters is challenging because protests are often unexpected, but new research has identified better ways to study protests, using Twitter data.

20/12/2021

New fellowship for academics engaging with the work of Stuart Hall

A new postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Edinburgh for 2022 is open for applications from scholars engaging with the work of Stuart Hall, a celebrated academic, writer and cultural studies pioneer.

16/12/2021

RSE makes recommendations for supporting Scotland’s Covid recovery

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has shared key findings from its Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission, making several recommendations for decision-makers to support Scotland’s Covid recovery.

28/10/2021

Edinburgh professor named one of the world’s most influential sociologists

Professor Donald MacKenzie was ranked 22nd in Academic Influence's 25 Top Influential Sociologists Today list, for his work on science and technology issues.

19/10/2021