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The outside of the Cloisters in the Main Building

Media and Conflict Memory: an Interdisciplinary Workshop

Fri, 26 May 2023 14:48:00 BST

The call for submissions is open for 'Media and Conflict Memory: An Interdisciplinary Workshop', 22-23 November

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Video game graphic of a house and a green area in front with flowers and plants. It has text which says Score:300, 11s remaining

New video game uses the power of Minoritised Ethnic voices to tell the story of a sustainable Scotland

Fri, 26 May 2023 13:53:00 BST

A team led by our Dr Mark Wong (Urban Studies) launched a new video game that amplifies Minoritised Ethnic voices and the role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Scotland’s sustainable future

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Group of students and staff in formal clothes smiling

MSc/MRes International Relations Trip to Brussels

Tue, 23 May 2023 12:00:00 BST

A cohort of 29 of our postgraduate students and staff made the trip in April

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Woman presenting an award to man, both smiling

BSA Lifetime Achievement Award for Les Back

Tue, 09 May 2023 12:08:00 BST

Congratulations to our Head of Sociology, Professor Les Back, for receiving this prestigious award

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Male with glasses and a blue blazer staring ahead

Professor Satnam Virdee elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:22:00 BST

Congratulations to our Professor of Sociology who has been recognised for his decades of work on capitalism, class and racism

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Older man wearing glasses and robes standing at lectern

Obituary for Emeritus Professor of Sociology, John Eldridge

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 11:48:00 GMT

We remember our late colleague, John Eldridge, with an obituary written by Professor Bridget Fowler

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Male wearing a grey blazer staring at the camera

Ukraine Based Artist and Photographer Mark Neville Guest Lecture

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 09:44:11 GMT

Co-founder of Postcode Ukraine, Mark delivered a guest lecture to students on our Media, War and Security course

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Conference attendees in the Bute Hall, University of Glasgow

Wealth of Nations 2.0 conference huge success

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:05:00 GMT

Attendees heard how governments around the world are now working together to make changes that will put the nature and planet ahead of profits

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Black & White photo of a female wearing glasses smiling at the camera

ERC Starting Grant Success for International Relations

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:34:38 GMT

Congratulations to Dr Lorenza Fontana who has been awarded a €1.5m ERC Starting Grant for her study of the political drivers of wildfires, with a focus on the Global South

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Young man with glasses smiling at the camera

IMF must work harder to avoid payments being used as a partisan tool

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:25:00 BST

New research from Dr Bernhard Reinsberg has shown that the IMF and other international institutions have failed to recognise how emergency loans have been used by governing parties and leaders to strengthen their political position and punish rivals.

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Two females and two males smiling at the camera

Scotland's Sustainable Media Future

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:45:00 BST

A new report from the School has called for a new strategy to support and strengthen the media in Scotland

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A cupped hand is projected onto the side of a block of flats. Credit Sylwia Kowalczyk

Art exhibition inspired by SPS Migrant Essential Workers research project

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:21:00 BST

The fine art exhibition documents the intimate experiences of Polish migrant essential workers across the UK in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Four people sitting at a long table facing the camera

Scotland’s Sustainable Media Future Workshop

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:59:32 BST

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

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The outside of the Cloisters in the Main Building

Head of School nominated for book award

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:47:20 BST

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

Congratulations to Dr Cetta Mainwaring who has been awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:34:00 BST

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

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Row of stone houses in Professor's Square

The devastating cost of austerity on mortality rates

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:31:00 BST

A new report from our Professor Gerry McCartney and the Glasgow Centre for Population Health calls for urgent action to turn this around

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Drone image of the University Main Building and surrounding area

SPS research world leading and internationally excellent in REF2021

Thu, 12 May 2022 09:00:00 BST

The School 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

Neil Davidson Postdoctoral Writing Fellowship Recipients

Sat, 07 May 2022 09:00:00 BST

Wilson Sherwin and Ashli Mullen will begin their posts at the end of June 2022

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THE University Impact Rankings logo

SPS contribution to UofG THE ranking success

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:00:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has been ranked in the top 20 in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022 and many SPS activities have contributed to its success

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Women sitting with lots of bills in front of her

The Impacts of Benefit Sanctions - Review article

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:00:00 BST

The findings of the article, written by SPS colleagues, have led to a Scottish Parliament debate and an open letter to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

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Carved wooden Torana and a carved stone sculpture from Nepal

Return of stolen items to Nepal

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:37:34 BST

Our Dr Emiline Smith played a vital role in the repatriation process

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Head and shoulders image of Professor Ya Ping Wang

Professor Ya Ping Wang honoured as RSE Fellow

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 12:59:00 GMT

Congratulations to Ya Ping who is one of 10 University of Glasgow new Fellows

Dr Sonja Marzi

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 23:35:00 GMT

Sonja Marzi will join the school as Lecturer in Research Methods and Inequalities in March. Building on cutting-edge methods of using audio-visual digital methods (e.g., film and video) she co-produces knowledge on gendered urban inequalities with displaced women in Medellin and Bogota.

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Head and shoulders of Mark Wong

Dr Mark Wong is part of a consortium of researchers that has been awarded an EPSRC/ESRC/AHRC grant for a £3.3 million project, 'Protecting Minoritised Ethnic Communities Online'

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 13:57:00 GMT

The project addresses harm on Minoritised Ethnic communities from bias in data and AI processes, particularly algorithmic decision-making, and increased digitisation of health, housing, and energy services

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The University Main Building and Tower with snow in front

Welcome to new staff!

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:51:42 GMT

A warm welcome to new staff joining us in Urban Studies and Economic & Social History

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University Main Building, city skyline, snow on hills in the background

SPS academic awarded €1.49 million ERC Starting Grant

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:18:00 GMT

Congratulations to Gerasimos Tsourapas, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, who will carry out a five-year ERC project

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View of the main building and the ground is covered in snow

New Year, New Staff

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 14:05:00 GMT

Welcome to new staff joining us in Politics & International Relations, Economic & Social History and Professional Services

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statue of a miner

'Coal County' nominated for Scottish book award

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 16:45:07 GMT

The book by Ewan Gibbs is up for Scottish History Book of the Year 2021

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Female looking at the camera and smiling

Professor Rebecca Madgin named AHRC Programme Director for Place

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 16:20:17 GMT

She will work to demonstrate how arts and humanities shape future places

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University Tower, trees, bridge, river

Welcome to our new staff!

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:07:00 GMT

We're joined by new teaching staff in Sociology and Economic & Social History

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Group shot of school pupils taking part in the COP26 Climate Emergency Newsroom

School Pupil-led Climate Emergency Newsroom for COP26

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 17:01:35 GMT

A collaboration between SPS and South Lanarkshire Council’s Education Resources in recognition of Glasgow’s role as host of COP26.

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View of the University Main Building through Autumn leaves

Welcome to Gerry McCartney!

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:27:56 BST

Gerry joins the School as Professor of Wellbeing Economy

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Graphic which says Recovering Community

Recovering Community - a new SPS podcast series

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 12:08:10 BST

A podcast series from the School about community; what it means, how it’s formed, and how it is rebuilt.

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Profile photo of Evan Williams

Evan Williams Tribute

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 10:32:41 BST

The School is extremely sad to heard of the sudden death of our colleague, Evan Williams

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Bernhard Reinsberg talking at a conference

Bernhard Reinsberg receives Future Leaders Fellowship

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:22:00 BST

Bernhard received his Fellowship for his project 'Earmarked funding and the effectiveness of international organisations (EF-IO'

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Skyline view of the University and surrounding area

Welcome to Joao Porto de Albuquerque

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:29:15 BST

Joao will join the School as Professor in Urban Analytics and Deputy Director of the Urban Big Data Centre

New Sociology staff

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:13:05 BST

We're pleased to welcome new Sociology teaching staff to the School

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Map of Libya with a pin in it

Gerasimos Tsourapas awarded SLS grant for Libyan migration project

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:36:59 BST

The project will examine the centrality of migration in the contemporary Libyan political life

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The Gilbert Scott Building behind some leafy green trees

Welcome to Elisabetta Ferrari

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:48:06 BST

Elisabetta joins the School in September as a Lecturer in Sociology (Digital Media)

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Sunlight shining on Gilmorehill campus

Remembering Raluve Bulikiobo (1982 – 2021), student in Economic and Social History

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 11:17:00 BST

The School remembers Raluve who passed away in March 2021

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Distance photo of the Gilbert Scott Building

SPS team win Professional Services Excellence Award

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 12:43:00 BST

Congratulations to our Sociology Teaching Support team!

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Photo of Professor's Square in the Gilmorehill campus

Welcome to Alison Heppenstall

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 14:17:53 BST

Alison joins the School as Professor of Geocomputation

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Photo of three BAME young people at a laptop

John Smith Centre launch minority ethnic emerging leaders programme

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 15:45:00 BST

Applications open for development opportunity for up to 50 minority ethic young people

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Photo of Professor's Walk

New Research Assistant in IHW

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:02:38 BST

Welcome to Jessica Moran who joins the Institute of Health & Wellbeing

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Distance photo of the Gilbert Scott Building

SPS subjects in Top 10 in subject league tables

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:03:00 BST

Congratulations to Social & Public Policy and Sociology who were No1 and No6 in the Complete University Guide subject league tables

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Gilbert Scott Building in the sun

New Politics & International Relations staff

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 12:35:36 BST

We're delighted to welcome new lecturers to the subject

Sergi Pardos-Prado has been appointed to the UK Government’s Migration Advisory Committee

Tue, 11 May 2021 14:06:00 BST

Professor Chris Carman shares the news

Dr Dominic Hinde has joined the School as a Lecturer in Sociology

Mon, 10 May 2021 16:27:00 BST

Dr Dominic Hinde has joined the School as a Lecturer in Sociology

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Picture of the University of Glasgow Main Building in the snow

New research shines light on future directions for cities on sustainability and climate action

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 13:19:00 GMT

Professor Simon Joss and colleagues have carried out an analysis to reveal insights into how urban sustainability approaches have evolved over the past 30 years and are likely to develop in the coming 50 years.

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UK Housing Review 2020 front cover

UK Housing Review 2020 recognised as influential

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 09:56:00 GMT

The publication has been named runner up as the most influential housing report of 2020 by Thinkhouse

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Tenement buildings in Glasgow

Scotland in Lockdown project concludes

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:04:00 GMT

The Chief Scientist Office funded project hosted a webinar with findings and launched their final report in December 2020

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Portrait image of Professor Jim Tomlinson

Professor Jim Tomlinson awarded Leverhulme Trust Fellowship

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:27:00 GMT

Congratulations to Jim who will take up the Fellowship in October 2021

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Urban Studies teaching staff

Social & Public Policy teaching team win top award

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:51:00 GMT

Congratulations to the team who won the Social Policy Association’s Policy Press Outstanding Teaching Award 2020

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REF 2021 logo which says Research Excellence Framework

Professor Mark Stephens appointed as REF 2021 panel member

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 12:50:00 GMT

Mark will sit as a member on Panel C, Sub-panel 13 Architecture, Built Environment and Planning

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Photo of a phone displaying the Instagram, Facebook, And Twitter apps

Dr Mark Wong contributes to Vice article

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:34:32 GMT

Our Social & Public Policy Programme Director discussed Twitter's new feature, Fleets, and why this is concerning for algorithmic justice and racial and gender equality issues

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Sunshine coming through University of Glasgow Cloisters

Welcome to our new staff

Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:34:00 GMT

We're pleased to welcome new research staff to the School

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Housing Studies graphic

Re-accreditation of the Housing Studies Programme by the Chartered Institute of Housing

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:09:00 GMT

The CIH has officially accredited our programme for five more years without any conditions or recommendations

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Graphic of three people with the words 'How to make mental health more visible in our social security system'

SPS team launch recommendations on mental health, welfare conditionality, and employment

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:15:00 GMT

Recommendations will help support people with mental health problems in entering, maintaining, and returning to work.

March at the Scottish Parliament for Justice for Miners
March at the Scottish Parliament for Justice for Miners

Independent Review – Impact on Communities of the Policing of the Miners’ Strike, 1985-85

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:52:42 GMT

Professor Jim Philips contributed to the campaign for restorative justice in the coalfields

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Graphic saying Social & Political Sciences Student Welcome

Student Experience Forum Student Welcome 27 October 2020

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:13:45 GMT

We were pleased to welcome 50 students and staff to our first STEF event

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Image of Sharon Wright sitting at her computer

Professor Sharon Wright on BBC Radio 4 Moral Maze Programme

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 11:37:48 BST

Our Head of Urban Studies was an expert witness talking about her research on Lived Experience

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People demonstrating wearing PPE masks

Professors Anja Neundorf and Sergi Pardos-Prado win a BA small grant for 'The economy, COVID-19, and the future of liberal democracy' project

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:45:00 BST

The project will feature two online survey experiments in the US and the UK

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Book cover of Analysing Kazakhstan's Foreign Policy

Book Launch: 'Analysing Kazakhstan's Foreign Policy'

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 09:16:38 BST

Dr Luca Anceschi, Senior Lecturer in Central Asian Studies, has just published a new book

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Gilbert Scott Building

The Guardian UK University League Table 2021

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 12:01:06 BST

SPS subjects rank in the top 20 across the UK

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Photo of Michael Heaney

Dr Michael Heaney is Co-PI on 'The Current Mass Mobilisation against Systemic Racism: Effects on Democracy and Politics' project

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 12:50:00 BST

The project investigates the mass mobilisations sparked by the murder of George Floyd as a pivotal moment in organising against systemic racism in America

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Image of the Gilbert Scott Building at the University of Glasgow

Ade Kearns Highly Commended in UofG Research Culture Awards 2020

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 12:47:00 BST

Congratulations to our Professor of Urban Studies for his commitment to continued development of research culture in urban studies

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Picture of Professor Sharon Wright, Head of Urban Studies

The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee calls for urgent change to universal credit based on SPS research

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:49:00 BST

The report calls on the Government to make substantial changes to universal credit in order to protect the most vulnerable.

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Photo of the Gilbert Scott Building in the summer

Welcome to our new staff

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 13:19:00 BST

The School is delighted to be joined by Stephanie Chambers and

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Picture of a woman working on a laptop wearing headphones

U21 grant for new research and teaching pathways in the digital age project

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 13:26:00 BST

The project will organise conferences and workshops for PhD students and ECRs to support them with the new demands arising from the COVID-19 pandemic

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Picture of IMCEERES consortium members in Russia

Renewed Erasmus Mundus funding for IMCEERES

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 11:21:00 BST

Our International Master’s degree in Central and East European, Russian and Eurasian Studies has received renewed funding of 4.35 million euros

SPS team win SFC grant for Covid-19 project

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 11:18:28 BST

The team will develop a response to the COVID-19 pandemic in a way which learns from the challenges faced by different ethnic communities in the Chocó region

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Image of Mo Dabo in Geneva

Mo Dabo Obituary

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:11:00 BST

The School is sad to hear of the passing of Mo Dabo, former IMSISS student

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Photo of Professor's Square in the Gilmorehill campus

Welcome to Rhys Crilley!

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:49:28 BST

The School is pleased to welcome Dr Rhys Crilley who joins our Politics & International Relations team

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Beijing building

SCCR Covid-19 project in The Conversation

Tue, 26 May 2020 14:20:19 BST

Professor Jane Duckett and colleagues have written a piece for The Conversation which explains China;s new coronavirus recovery strategy

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View of the South Front pf the University

Welcome to our new staff!

Tue, 19 May 2020 15:30:00 BST

We're pleased to welcome Ewan Gibbs and Angela Romano to the School

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Night image of the university

Neil Davidson Obituary

Tue, 05 May 2020 12:46:00 BST

The School is sad to hear of the passing of Neil Davidson, Lecturer in Sociology

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Someone washing their hands

SPS team win Chief Scientist Office in Scotland Covid-19 Social Research grant

Tue, 05 May 2020 16:51:00 BST

Congratulations to Professor Sarah Armstrong and Dr Lucy Pickering who will lead a team of SPS colleagues exploring how four groups of people are impacted by Covid-19 measures

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Image of Chinese women wearing masks

SPS team lead research into China's Covid19 containment measures

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:24:00 BST

Prof. Jane Duckett, Dr Ana Langer, and Dr Holly Snape plus colleagues win UKRI research grant to understand the Chinese Government's containment measures and their societal impacts

Media's take on lockdown differs greatly from the UK public's view

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:15:00 BST

Lecturer in Sociology, Catherine Happer, writes for The Conversation on how calls from journalists to end the current lockdown do not align with the public's view to stay home and save lives

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Image of Professor Nick Bailey

Professor Nick Bailey elected as Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 13:12:00 BST

Congratulations to our Professor in Urban Studies on his much deserved award

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Image of the University of Glasgow main building

Hello to our new School staff!

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:02:00 GMT

We're pleased to welcome new staff to our Finance Team, Economic and Social History, and Central and Eastern European subject areas

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Image of a globe with media images

Research Fellow in the media

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:08:00 GMT

Research Fellow, Dr Michael Heaney, has recently appeared on television in Canada, interviewed by the IndyPram podcast, and featured in the front page story of The National

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Image of Sergi Pardos-Prado

SPS Professors win grant from the Volkswagen Foundation

Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:20:00 GMT

Professor of Comparative Politics, Sergi Pardos-Prado, along with his co-investigator Professor Anja Neundorf, has been awarded a grant of just under a million euros for their project 'Economic Roots of Populism'.

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Photo of PGR students at a British Sociological Association event

SPS PGR students organise BSA postgraduate event

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:35:08 GMT

PhD students, Molly Gilmour and Jessica Penney, hosted a British Sociological Association Postgraduate event bringing together PGR students, academic staff, and research support staff from across the UK

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A photo of Alistair Fraser

New Director for the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR)

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:08:55 GMT

Congratulations to Dr Alistair Fraser who has taken over as Centre Director, replacing Professor Sarah Armstrong

Transforming Girls Rights statement
Transforming Girls Rights statement

SPS PGR student contributes to UK report on the State of Girls Rights

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:58:42 GMT

PhD student, Amanda Ptolomey, was part of a UK wide research team who contributed to the report which launched this week

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John Smith Centre logo

John Smith Centre launches Leadership Academy in partnership with the Royal Bank of Scotland

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:23:02 GMT

The collaboration will see 300 young Scots take part in a Future Leaders Programme

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Photo of the memorial gate at University of Glasgow

New year, new staff

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 15:14:00 GMT

We are pleased to welcome several new staff to the School to start the new year

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