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Anchored in philosophy @stir.ac.uk Researching place & memory across cognitive sciences, social sciences & the arts Led by @suttonprofessor.bsky.social & @reaveyp.bsky.social Funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk placememory.net

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John Sutton @suttonprofessor.bsky.social · 10h
wonderful news that my friend and colleague @felipedebrigard.bsky.social is a new Macarthur 'genius' fellow. We've talked philosophy and neuroscience of memory for years; his brave new work is on memory & forgiveness among victims of political violence back in Colombia dailynous.com/2026/09/29/a...
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A Philosopher Among the MacArthur Fellows - Daily Nous
Felipe De Brigard, professor of philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience at Duke University, principal investigator at the Imagination and Modal Cognition Lab, and core faculty of […]
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 21/09/2026
Philip Leverhulme Prize winner, Professor Nivi Manchanda provides a critical exploration of how imperial discourse and representation shape our understanding of Afghanistan. 🎬️ media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/afghan... @expeditions.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
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Afghanistan – A Graveyard of Empires?
In this EXPeditions video, Professor Nivi Manchanda provides a critical exploration of how imperial discourse and representation shape our understanding of Afghanistan
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Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War @slaveryinwar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Deadline is 5pm BST 18 October 2026 -Any aspect of historical war studies and slavery within the period 1791-1926 -Any aspect of slavery in an occupation context from 2022-present Full ad can be found at our website: slaveryinwar.org/doctoral-pro... #phd #opportunity #research
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Doctoral Programmes — Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War
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Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society @centrewildfires.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥How are transformations in rural life reshaping our relationship with fire? 5 Wildfires Centre researchers brought global perspectives to #RGSIBG2026 exploring the connections between agrarian change, fire use and wildfire. Read more 👇 centreforwildfires.org/news/rural-t...
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Rural transformations and fire: Wildfires researchers at RGS-IBG 2026 - Leverhulme Wildfires Centre
5 members of the Wildfires Centre recently presented at the Royal Geographic Society IBG Annual Conference in London.
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Aileen Fyfe @aileenfyfe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Calling potential Leverhulme early-career fellows: the University of St Andrews still supports applications under this scheme, and the School of History would love to hear from you. Our internal deadline this year is 2 November. See www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/rese...
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Independent postdoctoral fellowships - School of History - University of St Andrews
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Fully-funded Scholarships 2027-2028 @fullyfundedscholar.bsky.social · 19h
Leverhulme Research Fellowships 2027 — Application details and funding explained Structured award funding replacem…… Read full article for application process: daadscholarship.com/leverhulme-rese… #research
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Leverhulme Research Fellowships 2027 — Application details and funding explained
Structured award funding replacem… Benefit: Up to £70,000 for approved replacement an… Who can apply: Established UK-…
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St Andrews Classics @staclassics.bsky.social · 14h
The School of Classics welcomes applications for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship scheme 2027. Send preliminary applications to classicsdor@st-andrews.ac.uk by 31 October 2026 at 5pm. 🔗 View details and apply: buff.ly/G6POzp2 #Funding #ClassicsBluesky
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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Our wonderful @designinf.bsky.social @sgsah.bsky.social PhD student @erdorfman.bsky.social is working with the Traverse theatre for her work placement, and helping set up this new development programme for folks across Scotland wanting to write for digitally immersive theatre. A great opportunity!
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A reminder that applications are open for our in person SGSAH-funded training programme, Methodologies for Place and Memory Loss! Open to PGR students at Scottish institutions. 📅 11 November | University of Stirling ⏰ Deadline: 11 October Full details: tockify.com/sgsah/detail...
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Methodologies for Place and Memory Loss: Advanced Postgraduate Training
This one-day intensive training offers advanced methodological support for postgraduate researchers (PhD and MA) working at institutions in Scotland at the inte
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
For postgraduate researchers working on place, memory, heritage, anthropology & difficult histories Methodologies for Place and Memory Loss 📍 University of Stirling 📅 11 November ⏰ Apply now tockify.com/sgsah/detail... @uoe-sps.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social @standrewssgsd.bsky.social
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Methodologies for Place and Memory Loss: Advanced Postgraduate Training
This one-day intensive training offers advanced methodological support for postgraduate researchers (PhD and MA) working at institutions in Scotland at the inte
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Applications open: Methodologies for Place and Memory Loss Advanced postgraduate training for PhD and research MA students working on memory, place, loss, displacement and difficult histories. 📅 11 Nov | University of Stirling ⏰ Apply by 11 Oct tockify.com/sgsah/detail...
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Methodologies for Place and Memory Loss: Advanced Postgraduate Training
This one-day intensive training offers advanced methodological support for postgraduate researchers (PhD and MA) working at institutions in Scotland at the inte
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Jeff Malpas at Stirling, discussing why space and place matter. Conversations like this sit at the heart of the Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory. NEXT Seth Dias on Redfern, Aboriginal Black Power Wed 30 Sep | 11amUK | online Register: forms.gle/U88c9QQ1CJFf... youtube.com/shorts/NycQL...
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Jonathan Westaway @jonwestaway.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sharing this, please circulate and join us if you can! @memoryplace.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social @oxfordcih.bsky.social @priestleycentre.bsky.social
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What happens when urban rivers disappear underground? Philip Hayward explores ghost rivers, river daylighting and the cultural life of buried waterways, including London’s Fleet River. Fri 2 Oct | 09:00–11:30 (UK) | Online Advance reading required Register: forms.gle/QizUrN2ACjuu...
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Ghost Rivers and Daylighting in Urban Landscapes
In this online seminar, Philip Hayward will introduce the River Cities Network and the developing field of river studies before discussing his research on ‘ghost rivers’ — waterways that have been cov...
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How did Redfern become a centre of Aboriginal Black Power? Seth Dias examines the spatial politics of activism, community and land rights in Redfern, 1967–1972. Wed 30 Sep | 11:00 (UK) | Online Register: forms.gle/kVeKWwMH9jvT...
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The Spatial Politics of Aboriginal Black Power in Redfern, 1967-1972
In this online seminar, Seth Dias explores the spatial politics of Aboriginal Redfern in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The late 1960s saw the inner-Sydney suburb of Redfern emerge as a nucleus of Ab...
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Centre researchers from around the world at work with Jeff Malpas today, exploring place and memory. Join us online tomorrow for Jeff’s keynote and Interdisciplinary approaches to space and place, 10.15am–6pm. Register: placememory.net/interdiscipl...
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 08/09/2026
How do societies imagine a better future? How do the arts and humanities help make that future possible? Join the conversation! Register 👉️ luma.com/0qco7ph2 @christophersmith.bsky.social @henriettalmoore.bsky.social @annavignoles.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social @ukri.org @expeditions.bsky.social
EXPeditions Base Camp: Why arts and humanities matter more than ever. Headshots of Professors Henrietta L. Moore, Christopher Smith and Anna Vignoles. QR code, September 28 2026, 5 PM (UK). Logos: Leverhulme Trust, UKRI, UCL Institute for Global Prosperity, EXPeditions.
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In-person places for Interdisciplinary approaches to space and place — workshop with keynote from Jeff Malpas — are fully booked. Online registration remains open, so you can still register to join the workshop online. Wednesday 16 September, 10.15am–6pm Register: placememory.net/interdiscipl...
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Interdisciplinary approaches to space and place
A hybrid workshop on the neglected distinction between space and place — and what’s lost when disciplines like memory studies, cognitive science and environmental psychology gloss over it. This wor…
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 28/08/2026
Leverhulme Major Research Fellow, Laura Stewart’s innovative project @york.ac.uk explores how Scottish practices of collecting and sharing historical materials after the Reformation shaped identities and what was remembered by future generations. www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...
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Making history: writing Scotland’s post-Reformation
Laura Stewart’s innovative project explores how Scottish practices of collecting and sharing historical materials after the Reformation shaped identities and what was remembered by future generations
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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
📣 Open for applications Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship Apply to spend time at CRASSH as a salaried fellow from September 2027 to May 2028 ⬆️ Read the eligibility criteria and FAQs at bit.ly/44IBme6 ⏳ Apply by 16 October 2026
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship.
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Edinburgh Law School @uoelawschool.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Applications are open for a fully funded PhD position with the "Decisions" Cluster of the Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life (CAL), working with Professor Nehal Bhuta at Edinburgh Law School. Deadline 30 Sept 2026. Read the full details: edin.ac/3SbBbW5
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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 27/08/2026
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Lots of great talks and exhbitions - 5-16 September - some hybrid talks!
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Curious 2026
Curious is Scotland's festival of knowledge – free, interdisciplinary events, in Edinburgh. Big ideas from Scotland's leading minds.
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Fantastic to hear and hope you make the wake-up call - we will try to record
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
What's lost when we treat place as just space? Philosopher Jeff Malpas opens a hybrid workshop on space, place & memory — interdisciplinary talks on perfume, Polaroids & more. Wed 16 Sept, Stirling + online. Register: placememory.net/interdiscipl...
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Interdisciplinary approaches to space and place
A hybrid workshop on the neglected distinction between space and place — and what’s lost when disciplines like memory studies, cognitive science and environmental psychology gloss over it. Da…
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Holding Place: Dundee, Otherwise, showing at Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, 17 Aug–20 Nov 2026. Output of the Misfiring Places project (Dr John Post & Dr Neil Crawford), seed funded by the Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory. Explores a changing city through Polaroid photography.
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Centre researcher Morwenna Kearsley will be at Island Darkroom on the Isle of Lewis on 2 September. Morwenna will explore objects, darkness and the ways we access and share memories — followed by informal discussion and exchange. The event is currently waitlist only: islanddarkroom.com/whats-on
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What's On — Island Darkroom
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 30/07/2026
The next round of the APEX Awards is now open offering independent researchers the opportunity to pursue genuine interdisciplinary research. Closing date: 8 September 2026 In partnership with @royalsociety.org, @britishacademy.bsky.social and @raeng.org.uk, and supported by the Leverhulme Trust.
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APEX awards | Royal Society
In partnership with the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society (‘the Academies’) and with generous support from the Leverhulme Trust, the APEX award (Academies Partner...
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Amit Singh @amit-singh.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Cancelled Futures: Class, Race & Place in Post-Industrial Britain 16th September at UCL I'll be talking race, class & place with @alexkelbert.bsky.social & @lukedenoronha.bsky.social Hosted by @uclsociology.bsky.social & @sprc-ucl.bsky.social Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cancelled-...
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 04/08/2026
Details of institutions awarded are available 👉️ www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/centena... @annavignoles.bsky.social @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social @rhythmsoflife.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social @harperadamsuni.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @kingstonuniversity.bsky.social
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£50 million invested in the future generation | The Leverhulme Trust
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A Mutual Fascination: British Horror and the Psy Disciplines @mutualfascination.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Great to see the project summarised in the Leverhulme Trust's annual review.
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Congratulations!
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Deadline News @deadline-news.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Aberdeen University secures £5m funding in social relationships study A UNIVERSITY of Aberdeen study has secured an elusive £5m grant to study how social relationships influence people in later life....
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Aberdeen University secures £5m funding in social relationships study
A UNIVERSITY of Aberdeen study has secured an elusive £5m grant to study how social relationships influence people in later life. The grant came from the Leverhulme Centenary Doctoral Scholarship, which awards ten grants across the UK for doctoral education. The University of Aberdeen's study will explore how the social relationships we develop influence health, wellbeing and resilience as life goes on.
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Freeman Air and Space Institute @fasikcl.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
KCL's Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (@slaveryinwar.bsky.social) are recruiting for two fully funded AHRC doctoral studentships, starting in February 2027. 📅 Deadline to apply - 5pm, 1 September 2026 💡 Full-time or part-time Apply now👇 ow.ly/HpaH50ZtTqB
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Opportunities For Youth(OFY) @ofygh.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
🇯🇵🎓 Applications are OPEN for the UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships 2026—young researchers can receive up to US$10,000 for 3–9 months of research in Japan; apply by 30 Sept 2026: wp.me/p23f03-mNP #UNESCO #Fellowship #Research #Japan #OFY
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UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowships Programme 2026: Up to US$10,000 for Research in Japan - Opportunities for Youth
Applications are now open for the UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers’ Fellowships Programme 2026, also known as the UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships
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Culture Jobs @culturejobs.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Collections Technician Apprentice Location: EH12 9LD, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Salary: £27,976 pro-rata, per annum About the Role The Collections Technician Apprentice is a new opportunity to gain hands-on experience within the Collections Team, to support the activities of
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Collections Technician Apprentice
Location: EH12 9LD, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Salary: £27,976 pro-rata, per annum About the Role The Collections Technician Apprentice is a new opportunity to gain hands-on experience within the Collections Team, to support the activities of heritage…
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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
10 years ago, I commissioned a plaque which honestly described Henry Dundas’ crimes against humanity, and stuck it to the base of his statue in the centre of Edinburgh in the hope of starting debate about Scotland’s role in empire. I’m delighted this is continuing: www.scotsman.com/heritage-and...
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Edinburgh colonialism project awarded almost £240,000 in Lottery funding
Sir Geoff Palmer, Scotland’s first black professor, led the independent Edinburgh Slavery and Colonialism Legacy Review (ESCLR)
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Fieldwork on 'People in Place' - Centre researcher Phil Gould at Inverewe up in Wester Ross, collecting data for an archaeological study of land use change, culture, and conservation in the Scottish Highlands
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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The 2026/2027 theme, "Naming Reality," focuses on the political, linguistic, and strategic challenges of documenting and describing reality under conditions of censorship, ideology, and political pressure during and after the Cold War.
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Memory Studies Association @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🗣 Call for Applications | Visegrad Scholarship at Blinken OSA Archivum (2026/2027) 📍 Host Institution: Blinken OSA Archivum (Budapest, Hungary) & International Visegrad Fund 💶 Grant: €3,000 for an 8-week research stay 📅 Research Theme: Naming Reality 📨 Application Deadline: July 25th, 2026
Call for applications: Visegrad scholarship at the Blinken OSA Archivum
- Organized by the International Visegrad Fund and the Blinken OSA Archivum
- Application deadline: July 25th, 2026
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Masja_@_Brill @masjah.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
With utmost pride we published our first Handbook in Memory Studies – focusing on what the European North uniquely contributes to the toolbox of Memory Studies. Latin America, as well as Southeast Asia, and East Asian perspectives will follow soon! (www.brill.com/HSMS) @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social
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Brill’s Handbook Series in Memory Studies
"Brill’s Handbook Series in Memory Studies" published on 13 Oct 2025 by Brill.
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Masja_@_Brill @masjah.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
De Gruyter Brill’s acquisitions editor is present at the Memory Studies Association conference in Buenos Aires. Stop by for a chat and learn about our blossoming portfolio www.brill.com/MOME www.brill.com/HSMS www.brill.com/MESR @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social @dgb-langlitcult.bsky.social
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
As summer unfolds, our researchers are scattered around the world. Sofya Sahab organised an exhibition in Aleppo exploring how social relationships in the neighbourhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh have changed as a result of the conflict
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
We are hosting next year - more information to come - we're excited and feel lucky to have this opportunity - save the date soon cognitive-futures.com?fbclid=IwY2x...
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Home - Cognitive Futures in the Arts and the Humanities
Cognitive Futures in the Arts and the Humanities 2019
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International Conference On Memory 26-30 July 2027 in Glasgow @icom-memory.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
We've now highlighted all our amazing confirmed keynote speakers! Please sign up to our email list as this will be the main way we will communicate. Stay tuned for news about submissions, registration, and lots more! icom-memory.org #neuroskyence #psychscisky #cognition #ICOM2027 #philosophysky 🧪
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ICOM - International Conference on Memory 2027
The International Conference on Memory 2027, will be held in Glasgow, Scotland between 26 - 30 July 2027.
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
New paper from Centre researcher Dale Leorke asks how location-based games might cultivate care for more-than-human worlds—without reproducing extractive logics. “The Forest as Playground”, published open access in Media+Environment: doi.org/10.1525/001c...
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Meet our colleagues at the Heritage Minds Research Lab, through their brand-new website. Heritage Minds explores how the past shapes the present and future of heritage. Take a look: www.heritageminds.org
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Heritage Minds | Research Lab at the University of Edinburgh
The Heritage Minds Lab is a dynamic, trans-disciplinary and cross-sector ecosystem at the University of Edinburgh. We develop new, data-rich approaches to heritage research and practice that inform re...
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Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Do you work on space and place? Come to Stirling this Fall 2026! Our researcher is organising a workshop on the occasion of Jeff Malpas's visit to our centre. Call for papers here: philevents.org/event/show/1...
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Interdisciplinary approaches to space and place
Space and place play an important, if under-theorised, role across many of the disciplines studying the human mind. The distinction between place and space has been a central concern in phenomenology ...
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 24/06/2026
The APEX Awards are now open for applications. In partnership with @britishacademy.bsky.social and @raeng.org.uk and supported by @leverhulme.ac.uk, the scheme offers independent researchers the opportunity to pursue genuine interdisciplinary research. Find out more: royalsociety.org/grants/apex-...
A promotional image for the APEX awards, with the logos of the Royal Society, the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Leverhulme Trust.
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