University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Professor Mihaela Mihai has won the inaugural 2026 ECPR Onora O’Neill Political Theory Prize for her book Political Memory and the Aesthetics of Care. SPS colleague Professor Mathias Thaler was also shortlisted for No Other Planet: Utopian Visions for a Climate-Changed World. edin.ac/4r9iDCJ 010
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceThe Centre for Science, Knowledge and Policy (SKAPE) @skape-ed.bsky.social · 07/09/2026📢Event Reminder! SKAPE Seminar: When do Citizens Help the Victims? 22 September, 3pm, Chrystal Macmillan Building Register: edin.ac/4qI8sEYedin.acSKAPE Seminar: When do Citizens Help the Victims?Crisis Types, Narratives, and Prosocial Behavior during Collective Emergencies 122
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceCentre for Research on Families and Relationships @crfr.bsky.social · 13/08/2026LGBTQIAP+ Experiences of Expulsion: Reflections on Family, Violence, and Temporalities in the Brazilian Context With Jesser Ramos, USP. Co-organisedwith the Kinship Hub and chaired by Siobhan Magee. 22 Sep, 12-2pm, Chrystal Macmillan Building Register: lgbtqiap-experiences.eventbrite.co.uklgbtqiap-experiences.eventbrite.co.ukLGBTQIAP+ Experiences of ExpulsionReflections on Family, Violence, and Temporalities in the Brazilian Context 002
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Scottish Science Advisory Council appoints Dr Kirsten Jenkins as Member Dr Kirsten Jenkins has become a Member of the Scottish Science Advisory Council, supporting its vital role in ensuring scientific expertise is central to policy making. edin.ac/4r8phZY 000
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceThe Binks Hub @thebinkshub.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We're thrilled to share our Binks Hub Celebration Day, happening at Greyfriars Charteris Centre in Edinburgh on Thursday 8th October! Join us to celebrate five years of community collaboration in research. Find out more and browse the programme of events: edin.ac/4h2ZH58 168
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceIdentities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Many thanks to Dr Angéline Escafré-Dublet who joined us yesterday in Edinburgh for a co-badged #Identities, @uofgsps.bsky.social Political and International Studies, & @uoe-sps.bsky.social CMRN seminar on her new book, 'A Political History of Immigration in France'. Recording available soon! 013
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Professor Ben Rosamond has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. He is one of 74 new fellows, recognised for their significant contributions to social science. edin.ac/4ynnId5 000
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceUniversity of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 16/06/2026The Workers’ Observatory, a charity co-founded by SPS’s Dr Karen Gregory, has secured long-term funding to continue its work bringing researchers and workers together to campaign for better conditions in the gig economy. @workersobservatory.org @karengregory.bsky.social edin.ac/445sq1T 2125
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceThe Binks Hub @thebinkshub.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Still time to register for this brilliant day of talks and workshops! @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @aroeschmarsh.bsky.social @morayhouse.bsky.social @climatexchange.bsky.social 012
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The School of Social and Political Science is setting up a new annual award in the name of former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, to honour its Indian postgraduate students. For more information, including how to donate and support the award: edin.ac/4vJmJC9 100
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Campaign for Social Science appoints Professor Christina Boswell as Chair Professor Christina Boswell has become the new Chair of the Campaign for Social Science, a leading role in promoting the importance of the social sciences. edin.ac/3SGemK7 100
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceBritish Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Would you like to be the next Editorial Board Chair of Work, Employment and Society journal? Nominees should demonstrate experience of the WES journal, understanding of its ethos, and be nominated by a current WES Editorial Board member. Apply by 13 August: www.britsoc.co.uk/media/27222/... 112
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceDr Jackie Gulland @drjackiegulland.bsky.social · 17/06/2026My article with PhD colleague Emilie McSwiggan has been published 'Older caregivers: challenging and enriching our assumptions about ageing and about caring'. We discuss the global issues arising for unpaid caregivers who are 'over pension age' @uoe-sps.bsky.social @bupjournals.bsky.socialbristoluniversitypressdigital.com 024
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 17/06/2026New report recommends how Scottish and UK governments can ensure AI use creates trust and deliver real benefits, including setting up a citizens’ assembly. Recommendations are based on an event led by our School's @oliverescobar.bsky.social and Morgan Currie edin.ac/3RZM4tFedin.acCitizens’ assembly key to giving public a voice on AI, says report | School of Social and Political ScienceA new report published by the University of Edinburgh has recommendations for the Scottish and UK governments on steps that can be taken to ensure AI is developed and used in ways that create trust… 032
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 16/06/2026The Workers’ Observatory, a charity co-founded by SPS’s Dr Karen Gregory, has secured long-term funding to continue its work bringing researchers and workers together to campaign for better conditions in the gig economy. @workersobservatory.org @karengregory.bsky.social edin.ac/445sq1T 2125
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceThe Centre for Science, Knowledge and Policy (SKAPE) @skape-ed.bsky.social · 09/06/2026We will now be joined on 11 June by Niall Kerr: Senior Analyst for Energy and Environment at the Scottish Parliament Information Centre SKAPE Seminar - Net Zero: Governance Through Goal Setting and Competing Knowledge Claims Register: edin.ac/49Db14a 311
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 08/06/2026AI Futures Seminar Series Keynote Lecture Tuesday, June 16 • 2 PM - 5 PM • Inspace Prof. Nick Couldry AI as Order of Capture: How and Where Do We Resist and Rebuild? Prof. Paola Ricaurte Quijano Building Feminist Decolonial AI in Latin America Info and booking: edin.ac/4ohabju 100
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceLiz McFall @allartmarkets.bsky.social · 05/06/2026We are hiring! Part-time fixed term Research Fellow based at @uoe-sps.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.comResearch Fellow (Digital Gambling Observatory - Young Adults)As a member of the Digital Gambling Observatory (Young Adults) funded under the UKRI Gambling Harms Research and Innovation Partnerships programme, you will work across project activities in collabora... 014
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Dr Lukas Lehner was highly commended in the international Wiley Research Heroes Prize, recognising the societal impact and benefit of his work. Lukas was honoured in the Impact Beyond Academia category for his research on job guarantees, which aim to abolish long-term unemployment. edin.ac/48W9Uft 010
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Researchers at the University of Edinburgh are calling for urgent reforms to better protect and support children affected by parental domestic homicide, following a major new study examining the long-term impact on young people across the UK and Ireland. edin.ac/4nGCDv2 000
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 03/06/2026As the rise of artificial intelligence forces mathematicians to rethink what makes their field reliable and valuable, an international group of researchers has warned that AI is putting fundamental values of the discipline under threat. edin.ac/4uGMRhs 001
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 03/06/2026University of Edinburgh experts strengthen pandemic preparedness University of Edinburgh researchers will help the world prepare more effectively for future pandemics by addressing one of the major lessons of COVID-19 – that pandemics affect far more than healthcare systems alone. edin.ac/3S1Dz0Z 021
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Fully-funded PhD Scholarship | University of Edinburgh One scholarship remains on Professor Andrew Hoskins' UKRI-funded WARSHARE project - "The New War Front: Digital Participation in War" - and we're looking for the right candidate to join the team this September. Find out more: edin.ac/4ecjNIR 101
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Starting tomorrow - Friday 29 May 2026 People Fest is the UK Association of Social Anthropologists’ festival of public anthropology, and is on from 29-31 May. It is in Edinburgh this year to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Social Anthropology at the University. Info: edin.ac/43A468c 032
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceKaren Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Happy to organise this event with @jkom.bsky.social THE LABOUR THE LAW FORGOT. THE COMMODIFICATION OF EVERYONE’S COGNITIVE-RELATIONAL WORK IN THE AI ECONOMY www.de.ed.ac.uk/event/michel... cc @uoe-sps.bsky.socialde.ed.ac.ukMichele Molè: The Labour the Law Forgot. The Commodification of Everyone’s Cognitive-Relational Work in the AI Economy | Digital Education 1108
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceLSE European Politics @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Despite fears of war fatigue, Europe's political consensus on Ukraine has been remarkably durable in the face of growing pressures. ✍ Adam Holesch @ibei.org & Benjamin Martill @uoe-sps.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...blogs.lse.ac.ukWar fatigue has yet to break Europe’s commitment to UkraineDespite growing pressures, Europe’s consensus on supporting Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine war has proven to be remarkably durable. 0115
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceOliver Koch @okoch.bsky.social · 21/05/2026University of Edinburgh scientists launch the Edinburgh Pandemic Research Forum to help prepare more effectively for future pandemics. @uoe-sps.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social www.ed.ac.uk/news/forum-t...ed.ac.ukForum to strengthen pandemic preparedness | News | The University of EdinburghAn initiative led by Edinburgh researchers will help the world prepare more effectively for future pandemics by addressing one of the major lessons of COVID-19. 043
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceThe Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Monday 18 May, 9am-3:30 "Cultures of Solidarity in Global Social Movements: Past and Present" ✊ A free Susan Manning Workshop at IASH, presented by Dr Yawen Li and Dr Jared Holley: culturesofsolidarity.eventbrite.co.uk 2/4 @uoe-sps.bsky.socialculturesofsolidarity.eventbrite.co.ukCultures of Solidarity in Global Social Movements: Past and PresentA Susan Manning Workshop at IASH, presented by Dr Yawen Li and Dr Jared Holley. 112
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 12/05/2026British Academy Lecture 2026 Living and writing anthropology: experiments in anthropological non-fiction Thursday 14 May • 5 PM - 7 PM Professor Emma Tarlo: 'Living and writing anthropology: experiments in anthropological non-fiction Information and registration: edin.ac/3PdlYCo 111
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The decline and fall of Welsh Labour 2026 Scottish Election Study Annual Lecture Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre Monday, May 25 • 6 PM - 7:30 PM Join Professor Richard Wyn Jones for an insight into the future of Welsh politics. Book your place: edin.ac/4epNbfk 000
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceThe Binks Hub @thebinkshub.bsky.social · 05/05/2026'Come Away In' exhibition: 19th-22nd May We’re delighted to share a celebration of our work with @povertytruthscot.bsky.social! We’d love you to ‘come away in’, spend time in the space & connect with the work. Byres Community Hub, Glasgow From 12pm 19th May - 12pm 22nd May Info: edin.ac/3Fmy4nl 164
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political SciencePolitical Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 05/05/2026*PSA Specialist Groups* 📢 Call for New Convenors for Public Policy & Administration specialist Group @psapublicpolicy.bsky.social Calling PSA members who would be interested in convening this specialist group. 📆 Expressions of interest by 5pm, 31 May 2026.buff.lyPublic Policy and Administration - Political Studies AssociationCall for New Convenors We would like to hear from PSA members who would be interested in taking over the convening of the specialist group. If you would like to find out more about this, or have an… 001
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceAcademy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 05/05/2026How can social science make us healthier? Watch our video where Prof Linda Bauld @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social & @profrosiemc.bsky.social @bibresearch.bsky.social share how their research into preventable risk factors & tracking family health is helping to make us healthier.acss.org.ukMaking the population healthier with social science – Academy of Social SciencesProfessor Linda Bauld FAcSS, University of Edinburgh and Professor Rosie McEachan, Born in Bradford Research Programme 012
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceCentre on Constitutional Change @ccc-research.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Contesting Sovereignty in Scotland Continuing our new blog series, Michael Keating and David McCrone explore what Scots think about who has the right to decide on Scottish independence Read more: edin.ac/4w7PObU 023
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceUofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026NEW: 2026 Election Policy Insights - Rising to the challenge: Where now for Scottish education?💡🚨 Professors Chris Chapman and Graham Donaldson - of @uofgsocsci.bsky.social School of Education - set out the challenge ahead for Scottish education and ways forward. www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/... 011
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 05/05/2026SPS: Research Update Economic insecurity linked with frailty in later life, study finds Older people who experience unstable finances, poor housing and fuel poverty are at increased risk of more rapid physical and mental decline as they age, a study suggests. edin.ac/4tRpL7z 110
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 05/05/2026SPS Research Update AI fails to make inroads with cybercriminals, study finds Cybercriminals have been struggling to adopt AI in their work, reports a first-of-its-kind study that analysed a dataset of 100 million posts from underground cybercrime communities. edin.ac/4doFyET 111
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceHCAatEdinburgh @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social · 30/04/2026One week until the next Munro Lecture. Professor Naveeda Khan will speak on 'Bangladesh and the (Im)Possibility of Climate Justice'. Tickets (free) at edin.ac/4lw4j4p #History #Classics #Archaeology #MunroLecture #Climate @uoe-sps.bsky.social 021
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Dr Kirsten Jenkins joins RSE’s new Research Leadership Scheme to support Scotland’s green future Kirsten – a Senior Lecturer in Energy, Environment and Society at the University of Edinburgh – will receive support under the scheme as part of the next generation of research leaders. edin.ac/4cydK0v 010
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceBritish Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Work, Employment and Society journal is looking for its next team of Editors-in-Chief! We seek a team of 2-3 scholars who demonstrate an understanding of WES and offer a range of sociological and methodological expertise matching the WES remit. Details below, deadline 12 May tinyurl.com/2ehvmke4 011
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceBritish Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 23/04/2026How can we revitalise sociological perspectives on work and wellbeing? Take part in a @bsaecr.bsky.social Workshop on the Sociology of Work and Wellbeing on 18 September, Oxford. Call for papers by 18 June tinyurl.com/3a8nnp7w 002
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceIdentities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Today's event! Still time to register: 'Ceding Sovereignty to the More-Than-Human: A #Maori Perspective' with Prof Carl Mika Chaired by Prof Ima Jackson, Glasgow Caledonian University In person, 23 Apr, 2-3.30pm www.eventbrite.co.uk... @nasarmeer.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social 011
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceIdentities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 23/04/2026'Renegotiating female transnational #identities after #Brexit: the importance of hybrid habitus' From our #LatestIssue, by S.W. Haarbosch & C. Wallace Read with #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1080/1070... @nasarmeer.bsky.social Aaron Winter Taylor & Francis Research #gender #belonging 033
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceThe British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Are you a researcher looking for funding to cover expenses arising from a defined research project? Apply the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants (supported by DSIT, @leverhulme.ac.uk and @wellcometrust.bsky.social). Learn more: bit.ly/4t0MDRl 03742
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Electric car-sharing scheme shows vehicle-to-grid technology is ready to scale A new policy report finds that Utrecht’s pioneering vehicle-to-grid car-sharing project shows that EV batteries can deliver grid flexibility at scale and is a highly replicable model. edin.ac/4crWqKw 011
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Inaugural lecture Professor Daniel Clegg Wednesday, May 6 • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM Not having a (proper) job, comparatively speaking Why is it that two similar capitalist economies can treat the exact same unemployed worker in completely different ways? Book your space: edin.ac/4sBYUeP 013
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Book Launch The love of books. Attachment to a changing cultural object 29 April 2026 2pm - 3.30pm Violet Laidlaw Room The Love of Books, by María Angélica Thumala Olave, examines the affective bond between people and books in the UK. edin.ac/4sJ6eok 001
University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · 20/04/2026SPS professor to deliver inaugural Trevor Pinch Memorial Lecture at Cornell Professor Steven Yearley from Science, Technology and Innovation Studies at the School of Social and Political Science, will deliver his talk on Earth Day, 22 April 2026. edin.ac/4cmflGB 000
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceIdentities: Global Studies in Culture and Power @identitiesjournal.bsky.social · 17/04/2026What does it mean to speak of #sovereignty from outside the Global North? Join us for our next event: 'Ceding Sovereignty to the More-Than-Human: A #Maori Perspective' with Prof Carl Mika In person, 23 Apr, 2-3.30pm www.eventbrite.co.uk... @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social 046
Reposted by University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political ScienceGENDER.ED at the University of Edinburgh @uoe-gender-ed.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Nominate by Mon 21 April! The GENDER.ED-EUSA Undergraduate Feminist Trailblazers Awards seek to recognise extraordinary commitments to feminist scholarship and change on campus. Nomination deadline 21 April. Nominate yourself or others! More info: edin.ac/3PJTmkb 001