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Addressing Inequalities

Research Updates

Our research updates pages aims to showcase the breadth of research around Inequalities across the College of Social Sciences at Glasgow, and aid in creating a collaborative research culture. We feature reflective blogs, new grant announcements, ongoing research projects, summaries of workshops or events, and more. If you have something you would like us to share, please email inequalities-irt@glasgow.ac.uk.

Gender and Sexuality Interdisciplinary Network

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 16:37:00 GMT

A new interdisciplinary network bringing together researchers from across the University of Glasgow

A stack of children's books in a wooden cart
A stack of children's books in a wooden cart

CHILDCULTURES: Challenging Adultism, Anthropocentrism and Other Exclusions with Children's Cultures

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:37:00 GMT

A new Marie Curie fellowship in the School of Education will combine arts-based inquiries with narrative interviews to explore how children’s literatures, arts, and media might challenge exclusions.

Digital stories: Financial Insecurity & Hardship at End of Life

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:37:00 GMT

The Dying in the Margins project shares three new digital stories exploring barriers to, and experiences of, home dying when experiencing financial insecurity and hardship.

A family holding hands on a beach
A family holding hands on a beach

Refugees: international cooperation, repatriation, and safe third countries.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:37:00 BST

A new project funded by Horizon Europe will explore refugee repatriation across Europe.

Understanding perceptions of diabetes risk in Nairobi, Kenya

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:37:00 GMT

This study aimed at understanding the local contexts, experiences and factors influencing diabetes risk, as these are important in developing culturally coherent interventions that maximise engagement and potential effectiveness.

Who's afraid of the health funders?

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 19:53:00 BST

One of our areas of focus in this theme is health inequalities. As social scientists, it can be tempting to think that as far as funding goes, it’s ESRC or nothing. But so much of our work touches on health and wellbeing: almost everything we research has the potential to influence outcomes for physical or mental health. Read more about how health funders could be relevant to your not-at-all-clinical work in this new blog post.

Sex workers, stigma and self-image: evidence from Kolkata brothels

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 15:22:00 GMT

We evaluate a psychological intervention aimed at mitigating these adverse effects of internalized stigma on individual choices, by reshaping the self-image of those who face such stigma.

Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:52:00 GMT

Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland (CNS) is a distinctive community-based approach to improving outcomes for all children and young people in neighbourhoods with high levels of poverty.

Gendered Journeys: the trajectories of STEM students and graduates through higher education and into employment, in multiple global south contexts

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:20:00 GMT

This project investigates how far, and in what ways, gender may have an influence in the progress of students through higher education, graduation and progression into skilled employment in the STEM sector in the countries of India and Rwanda.

Wellbeing Economies

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Understanding the relationships between different economic models and health, social, equity and ecological outcomes, and how to best redesign the economy to respond to today’s challenges, represents a key challenge for academia.

Creating Sustainable Livelihood and Social Inclusion Opportunities through Skills Development for Urban Refugees

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:15:00 BST

This study addresses inequality in education and livelihood, particularly for refugees. This marginalised population requires equal opportunities for quality education to build a life they desire in their host countries.

Dual Apprenticeships In Mexico

Mon, 03 May 2021 11:30:00 BST

Dual Apprenticeships (DAs) combine school-based learning with structured on-the-job training, leading to vocational qualifications. This model has proven successful in Germanic countries and as a result many middle-income countries, including Mexico, have chosen to adopt DAs.

Symposium: Addressing Inequalities within Sustainable Development

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 10:58:00 GMT

This symposium seeks to critique the United Nations 2030 Agenda for sustainable development goals in relation to addressing inequalities.