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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
👏 Kudos to our own Fiona Crawford & @ubdc.bsky.social based PhD candidates, Haoyu Tian & Yuchen Xie, for sharing their expertise at leading international & UK transport events incl. the World Conference on Transport Research 🇫🇷 & the annual Universities' Transport Study Group Conference 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fantastic to see our very own @profellenstu.bsky.social contributing to this hugely important debate about the Scottish NHS 🤓 👇 More details👇
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🌟 Hot off the press 🌟 New, excellent piece on the role of reparations for a decolonized just transition from our very own Prof. Karen Bell (www.karenbell.org) and The University of the West Indies based colleague, Dr Ramona Biholar 👏 Read #OpenAccess 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 21/08/2026
How are charitable appeals a distinctive mode of organising for social change? @profellenstu.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social explores fundraising for an MRI scanner, community identity in Shetland and the concept of “solvable problems”. #OpenAccess @journals.sagepub.com buff.ly/0fGBdaZ
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Solvable Problems and the Politics of Public Things: A Charitable Appeal in the National Health Service in Shetland
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00380261261476880
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Dr Uisce Jordan @uiscejordan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
📣 Next week we’re starting a new 6-month project at @uofgussp.bsky.social We’ll be working with families across the UK to understand, in real time, how the US-Iran conflict and rising food, fuel and energy costs are affecting everyday life @changingrealities.bsky.social 1/2
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New blog, fresh ideas ✍️🔥 Excellent new piece on wellbeing in the school holidays from our own Stephanie Chambers and a colleague, Susie Smillie, out now! It argues that there has been insufficient focus on children's right to leisure during these breaks. Read: theconversation.com/are-summer-h...
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Are summer holidays good for children? It’s time researchers asked them
Children have a right to leisure.
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Rob Richardson @drrobrichardson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Pleased the paper I co-authored with @profjtwhite.bsky.social and Gareth James @uofgussp.bsky.social on placemaking in post-devolution Scotland has been shortlisted for the RTPI Patsy Healey Award for Academic Excellence. Congrats to all finalists! @uomspal.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social
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David McArthur @drdpmcarthur.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A great opportunity to join our team of PhD researchers at @ubdc.bsky.social and @uofgussp.bsky.social to work on this exciting and important research agenda. If you are interested in transport, modelling, AI and Agent Based Models (ABM), then do consider having a look.
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Gerry McCartney @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
If you’ve ever wondered why economic outcomes often don’t match the promises of meritocracy and free markets, this conversation is for you. 🎧 Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation: lnkd.in/gBZYcGXe #ChallengingEconomicAssumptions #Economics @uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Young people and trust in politics 🤝 Thursday 27 August, 1.15pm ‐ 2.30pm With @uofgussp.bsky.social's Dr Sylvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social *SOLD OUT!* Join the waiting list: festivalofpolitics.citizenticket.co.uk/events/the-f...
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Young people and trust in politics - Buy tickets
What do politics mean to young people today, where are they accessing information, and how does a distrust of information shape their understanding of key issues, influence their choices, and affect t...
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UofG School of Social & Political Sciences @uofgsps.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Congratulations Prof Qunshan Zhao @ubdc.bsky.social who received a @cpgis.bsky.social Young Scholar Award for his exemplary commitment to research and higher education. He was the only European based scholar to receive this prestigious prize. @uofgussp.bsky.social www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Late to share (cos life) We need to talk more about fact UK still has a Benefit Cap, & one that causes real, lasting harm, while ascribing the thousands of families affected with a power they do not have. 📖 New article on @nuffieldfoundation.org funded research www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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An impossible move? Households’ experiences of trying to escape the UK’s benefit cap | Journal of Social Policy | Cambridge Core
An impossible move? Households’ experiences of trying to escape the UK’s benefit cap
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Mark Wong @markwong.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Hosting the International Conference on Social Media & Society @socialmediaandsociety.org at Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk 300 attendees, 6 continents, 190+ papers, 40+ posters, 10+ workshops/panels. See some of the interdisciplinary world-changing research on social media, platforms, AI at #SMSociety ⬇️
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
👏 Proud of our own Jing Yao for delivering a keynote at the AGI (Association for Geographic Information) Northern Ireland Annual Conference 2026! 👀 The keynote explored the evolution of Geospatial AI, its expanding role & the importance of responsible approaches to using & researching it.
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Mark Wong @markwong.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
#SMSociety 2026 at @glasgow.ac.uk next week! Full press release: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin... “a different path must be possible and fairness and public concerns should at the heart of its development. We as a society must demand better, fairer, and more ethical ways of developing technology.”
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UofG hosts International Conference on Social Media & Society
An international conference that puts the spotlight on social media and society will be hosted by the University of Glasgow.
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Dr Millie Light @milliemaglet.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
@changingrealities.bsky.social at a select committee in Westminster this morning:
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Proud moment 🌟 Our own @profsharonwright.bsky.social & @annagawlewicz.bsky.social have helped develop this new eLearning course & we're delighted to see it launch. Take a look & let us know what you think! This is linked to Sharon & Anna's work on EU migrant workers: migrantessentialworkers.com/en/
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Home - Migrant Essential Workers
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Fantastic to see our own @moragtreanor.bsky.social & @uofgpolicy.bsky.social & @glasgow.ac.uk colleagues playing a key role in the launch of the 2026 Festival of Politics 💪 🤓 This year's Festival runs 27-28 Aug. Details 👉 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
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Ilona Pinter @ilonapin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
📣📰Today we're launching the final report and policy briefing from the Family Finance project - a comparative mixed-methods study examining the difference that Scottish Child Payment makes to families receiving Universal Credit 🧵
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Dr Uisce Jordan @uiscejordan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Inspiring to be at @uofgussp.bsky.social participatory methods workshop today, share learnings and chat about funding landscapes - pic of just some of the work being showcased!
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Great to see the @changingrealities.bsky.social project, led by USSP's Professor @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social publish their Mental Health Policy Briefing. Read the full doc and share with your networks 👇
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Last Friday, USSP colleagues brought together 40+ participants from academia, planning, civil society and community organisations for Reimagining the City: How can people really make Glasgow? 🏙️ The workshop explored democratic, community-led approaches to shaping Glasgow's future!
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
📣 Article alert! New, excellent piece by our own @uiscejordan.bsky.social & a colleague Marian Peacock uses psycho-social methods to highlight the central role of women, particularly mothers & partners, in the lives of men experiencing mental illness. Read it here: doi.org/10.1332/1478...
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Legitimate dependency in austerity Britain: women supporting men experiencing mental illness
This article presents a psychosocial study of men unable to work due to mental illness and their encounters with the UK’s social security system, using the Free Association Narrative Interview (FANI) ...
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Dr Anna Gawlewicz @annagawlewicz.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
📣 Hot off the press! New article on housing experiences among the 🇬🇧-based 🇵🇱 migrant essential workers during Brexit & Covid-19 🤗 It reveals *housing precarity* as the missing link in understanding systemic resilience during times of polycrisis. Read #OpenAccess 👇 doi.org/10.1080/1949...
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Is migrant essential worker housing the key to systemic resilience during ongoing polycrisis? Learning from the variegated housing experiences and precarities of UK-based EU migrants during Covid-19 and Brexit
Health and socio-political crises combined during the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit (the UK’s exit from the European Union) impacting the housing experiences of migrant essential workers. Major new ...
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Ilona Pinter @ilonapin.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
📣NEW BLOG: What do Home Office asylum & refugee reforms mean for children growing up in poverty? Sarah, a parent from our Family Finances study, shares how these reforms are already having an impact on her family @uofgussp.bsky.social @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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What do Home Office reforms mean for refugee children growing up in poverty? | LSE British Politics
The reforms to asylum and refugee policy anounced by the Home Office are already having a negative impact on assylum seekrs and their children.
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
📣 Abstract submissions for the @housingevidence.bsky.social conference are *closing* this Fri, 5 Jun! 🏘️ Housing scholars, policymakers & practitioners are invited to submit abstracts (250 words) ℹ️ For info on how to submit & the themes abstracts may address: housingevidence.ac.uk/call-for-sub...
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Call for submissions now open for Housing Matters: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence
This conference aims to bring together housing researchers, policymakers and practitioners to consider the current state of play in housing studies, policy and practice in 2026.
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
📢 We’re Hiring: Lecturer in Public Policy, Data & AI Full-time (Fixed-term, 3 years) | £41,064–£46,049 (Grade 7) Come join us to deliver cutting-edge teaching at the intersection of public policy, data, and artificial intelligence. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
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Lecturer in Public Policy, Data and AI (LTS Track)
The postholder will be based in the Division of Urban Studies and Social Policy in the School of Social and Political Sciences. The Division wishes to appoint an applicant to this role with experti...
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
One of our projects, @changingrealities.bsky.social is hosting an online event on Thurs 4 June to celebrate the launch of their Zine, highlighting the importance of creative methods in amplifying the lived experience of participants. Book your place 👉 tinyurl.com/379573fa
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Pieces of Hope Held Tightly in Tired Hands: Changing Realities Zine Launch
Changing Realities will be hosting a public-facing roundtable session from our mental health campaign
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
📢USSP Seminar📢 Professor Claire Colomb from Cambridge will present on "Social conflicts in the ‘short-term city’. Platform capitalism and the contentious politics of short-term rental housing regulation." 📆Wednesday 20 May 🕰️3.30-5.00pm 📍Room 210 (Planning Studio) 42 Bute Gdns All welcome!
An image of Professor Claire Colomb smiling with glasses on and dangly earrings. Alongside her formal title, Professor of Land Economy (Planning, Public Policy and Urban Studies)
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
We’re incredibly proud that our very own @shwardle.bsky.social is leading this important new initiative in collaboration with universities in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The Centre will unite researchers & partners to advance evidence-based research into gambling harms. A landmark achievement for the field 🌟
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Members from the Safety Nets project, led by @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social will present highlights from new research on social security across the four nations. Join in-person or online next Thursday 21 May with @resolutionfoundation.org. Find out more: www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/the-w...
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The welfare of nations • Resolution Foundation
Social security has been undergoing a quiet revolution across the UK. While attention has focused on the roll-out of Universal Credit, many other aspects of the benefits system are devolved, allowing ...
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
📣 @ilonapin.bsky.social recently gave evidence on the impacts of recent immigration and asylum rule changes on poverty and highlighted that proposed reforms risk increasing hardship for children and families and undermine wider child poverty goals. Respond to the inquiry here: tinyurl.com/y23m5y2w
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Call for Evidence: Impact of Recent Immigration and Asylum Rule Changes on Poverty - All-Party Parliamentary Group on Migration
The All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG) on Migration and on Poverty and Inequality are inviting submissions of new evidence on the potential impact of recent changes to UK immigration and asylum rul...
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Stephen Boyd @stephenboydippr.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Can the next Scottish government revive the economy? Enjoyed recording this @uofgpolicy.bsky.social podcast with @graemeroy.bsky.social @davidwaite.bsky.social @kezdugdale.bsky.social and Prof Sara Carter open.spotify.com/episode/4iec...
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Ilona Pinter @ilonapin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
💡🗣️Great to have the opportunity to give oral evidence to the APPGs inquiry into the Impact of Recent Immigration and Asylum Rule Changes on Poverty yesterday. 🧵 @uofgussp.bsky.social @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
📣 PhD opportunity 💡 Explore the relationship between disability & school-to-work transitions 💰 Fully funded 🤓 Open to home & international students 🚀 Work with @serena-pattaro.bsky.social @moragtreanor.bsky.social & @charlp.bsky.social ⏰ Info & apply by 30 April: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/soc...
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📣 Article alert! New excellent piece on predictors of school absence among secondary school pupils in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 from our very own @silviab.bsky.social, @moragtreanor.bsky.social & colleagues 💪 Read #OpenAccess in British Educational Research Journal: bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library
This article examines the factors associated with persistent absenteeism (an absence rate of 10% or higher) and authorised and unauthorised absence among secondary school pupils in Scotland. Using li...
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UofG School of Social & Political Sciences @uofgsps.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Glasgow’s traffic congestion is costing bus users an estimated £24m a year, finds new research by @ubdc.bsky.social commissioned by First Bus. The study was led by @drdpmcarthur.bsky.social Dr Fiona Crawford and Dr Jose Rafael Verduzco-Torres @uofgussp.bsky.social www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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Glasgow bus delays cost passengers 1.2 million hours per year
Glasgow’s traffic congestion is costing local bus users an estimated £24 million a year and wasting 1.2 million hours of passengers’ time annually, according to new research by the Urban Big Data Cent...
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
👏Congratulations to USSP's Mark Stephens and colleagues on the launch of the UK Housing Review 2026, a long-standing collaboration between @cihhousing.bsky.social and @glasgow.ac.uk. Explore and download the review 👉 www.ukhousingreview.org.uk/ukhr26/index...
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Join USSP's @profellenstu.bsky.social and experts on 15 April as they reflect on four‑nations health policy, sharing insights on how the NHS in Scotland fits into wider UK health policy debates.
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
...🏷️ @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social @bangoruniversity.bsky.social
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
📣 PhD opportunities! 🤓 Paid supervisor-led PhD projects 🎓 Brand-new PhD in Social & Public Policy: www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate... The PhD projects span a range of disciplinary areas, supervisory teams & T&Cs - with different closing dates, so make sure to check each project carefully. 👇 Info 👇
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Morag Treanor (Mòrag NicThréinfhir) @moragtreanor.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
📢 📢 📢 We are in the Division of Urban Studies and Social Policy and are recruiting for a research assistant (Glasgow University G7) to join us in our research using administrative data on inequalities in children and young people's education. Please do share this fantastic opportunity widely!
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
📣 Join us! Contribute to cutting-edge, policy-focused research at @scadrdata.bsky.social using linked administrative datasets related to education 🎓 🤓 Full time, up to 30mts 🗓️ Closing 13 Apr 2026 Contact @moragtreanor.bsky.social for enquiries about the role www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQX709/r...
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Research Associate at University of Glasgow
Explore professional service vacancies, like the Research Associate role, on jobs.ac.uk. Apply today and learn more about the position.
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UofG School of Social & Political Sciences @uofgsps.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The UK is "very far" from being able to safely roll out artificial intelligence (AI) across the public sector. Speaking to @scotnational.bsky.social Dr Mark Wong raised concerns about social risks associated with poorly regulated AI. www.thenational.scot/news/2594381...
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Ellen Stewart @profellenstu.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Looking forward to contributing to this next month.
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Changing Realities @changingrealities.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
'Changing childhoods and protecting parents' - our priorities for Scotland's new government after the May elections. 🆕 📣 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 New Changing Realities briefing: 📣 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ⬇️ www.changingrealities.org/writings/our...
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The Scottish parliament election takes place on the 7th May this year.
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Journal of Creative Research Methods @crmethodsjnl.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
New publication: ‘Zine-ing’ research otherwise: care, joy, and creative co-design with racially marginalised communities from @markwong.bsky.social , Dr Ankita Mishra, and Aunam Quyoum. @uofgussp.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk Read it now open access at: doi.org/10.1332/3050...
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Just City by the Med @justcitymed.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Looking back at the first public lecture of the Just City by the Med Research Network, co-organized with the Urban Studies and Social Policy (@uofgussp.bsky.social) Seminar Series at the University of Glasgow, which took place on 10 December 2025 in Glasgow.
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Article alert 📣 New, brillinat piece on how home/hybrid working has reshaped the housing market value of public transport accessibility from our own Michail Georgiou, @nickbailey37.bsky.social @rafa-vdz.bsky.social & a colleague Annamaria Nizi 👏 #OpenAccess in EPB now 👉 doi.org/10.1177/2399...
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Urban Studies & Social Policy @uofgussp.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
📢USSP Seminar alert @gabriel-silvestre.bsky.social from @newcastleuni.bsky.social will join us for a screening of his debut film 'A Place in the City' & discussion with Ross Beveridge. 📆Wed 4th March 🕰️3.30 to 5.00pm 📍Room 210, 42 Bute Gardens All welcome. View trailer 🎬https://bit.ly/470xcjb
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