Teaching Excellence Award
Congratulations to Dr Susan Deeley (Urban Studies) on winning a University of Glasgow Teaching Excellence Award.
Prizewinning Articles
The School congratulates Professor Neil Rollings and Dr Andrew Smith on their achievements.
Ethnic Diversity and the Nation State
New book by David J Smith, Professor of Baltic History and Politics, exploring the legacy of multicultural political thought and practice in Eastern Europe.
International Student Barometer survey
Calling all international students! This is your chance to tell us what you think about the University of Glasgow in terms of learning, support and life in general. As a thank you, we are offering five lucky students the chance to win £200...
Serving Deprived Communities in a Recession
Annette Hastings and Nick Bailey in Urban Studies have gained external support from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation for a project assessing the impact of local government contraction on vulnerable people and deprived places.
New Projects
Several staff in the School have been awarded major new grants which will advance our research work in 2012, building on strengths and expertise.
European Funding for University of Glasgow-led Masters Programme (Russian, Central & East European Studies)
The University of Glasgow is calling for students to apply for its first-ever course to be supported by the European Commission’s prestigious Erasmus Mundus programme.
Urban Studies Foundation PhD Studentships 2012
Applications are invited for two PhD studentships funded by Urban Studies journal to commence by 1 October 2012. The studentships will be held in the Urban Studies subject area within the School of Social and Political Sciences.
Book Launch Lecture by Professor Henrik Meinander: 'A History of Finland'
Lecture, 11 am on 20 October, by Professor Henrik Meinander (University of Helsinki), to launch the English edition of 'A History of Finland'. His Excellency Mr Pekka Huhtaniemi, Finnish Ambassador to the UK, will be attending.
Collaborative Masters Dissertations Initiative (CEES/GRAMNet)
Many organisations in the public and third sectors, as well as SMEs and businesses are in need of good quality research, and master's students are often eager to gain 'real life' work experience and to conduct research which has immediate relevance to the world beyond academia.
Dr Steve Tiesdell (1964-2011)
Dr Steve Tiesdell, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Glasgow and one of the UK’s leading academic urban designers, died on 30 June 2011, aged 47.