School of Social & Political Sciences

University of Glasgow Gilmorehill Campus

We bring together research and education to address the key social and political challenges of our time

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REF2021 Results for SPS

The School of Social and Political Sciences is delighted that 90% or more of its research in REF2021 has been assessed as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in terms of its originality, significance and rigour.

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'Recovering Community' - a new podcast from the School of Social & Political Sciences

'Recovering Community' - a podcast about community, what it means, how it’s formed and how it is rebuilt.

Listen to episode five

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SPS Panel: Russia's War on Ukraine

Our expert panel discussed key questions surrounding the war and its implications for Ukraine and Russia, but also for wider European and global peace.

Watch the recording of the webinar and find out more

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SPS Visiting Fellows Scheme

The School established a Visiting Fellows scheme to invite visiting scholars to come to Glasgow and help develop intellectual ideas and research agendas for the future. Find out more about our Visiting Fellows this year.

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School news

22 Jun

Scotland’s Sustainable Media Future Workshop

SPS colleagues and key media figures came together to discuss Scotland's media future in a time of rapid change
17 Jun

Head of School nominated for book award

A book written by Professor Anne Kerr and colleagues has been shortlisted for the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize
15 Jun

Dr Cetta Mainwaring awarded UKRI Fellowship

The research project will examine the expansion and diffusion of immigration detention systems around the world and resistance to detention