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Transforming a sense of solidarity in Europe

An Edinburgh researcher and interdisciplinary collaborators are investigating the role played by emotions in politics, and how this might explain current relationships between states and people in Europe.

22/07/2020

SPS expert’s advisory group reports UK plans could trigger fall in migration

The UK's proposed new immigration system could halve the number of people coming to Scotland, risking labour shortages in key sectors, warns an expert group chaired by the School of Social and Political Science’s Professor Christina Boswell.

02/07/2020

Journalism research wins international award

A research paper co-authored by a School of Social and Political Science academic, Dr Kate Wright, has been named as the most outstanding article published internationally on journalism in 2019.

20/05/2020

Two SPS researchers to collect video diaries from residents in Edinburgh and the Lothians

A new project, Recording Life during a Pandemic: The Lothian Diary Project, will investigate questions of public health, media and communication among residents of Edinburgh and the Lothians in relation to COVID-19.

12/05/2020

Professor Christina Boswell wins Political Studies Association’s book of the year award

Professor Christina Boswell, Dean of Research at the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences and Professor of Politics at the School, has picked up the Political Studies Association’s (PSA) award for best political science book of the year.

21/04/2020

New report shows factors needed for knowledge exchange between universities and policy makers

Researchers have identified the main factors needed by universities and policy makers to enable effective knowledge exchange between them.

15/04/2020

Three SPS students win at the EUSA Student Awards 2020

Congratulations to three students from the School of Social and Political Science, who picked up awards at the Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) Student Awards 2020.

14/04/2020

SPS academics named new Royal Society of Edinburgh fellows

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (The RSE) has announced its newly elected 2020 fellows, including two academics from the School of Social and Political Science. The School’s Professor Ailsa Henderson and Professor Nasar Meer are among the 64 new fellows.

03/03/2020

Senior UN official comments on SPS humanitarian journalism research

The UN’s deputy chief of humanitarian affairs gave a special speech today (Tuesday 4 February) to give her response to research by SPS's Dr Kate Wright and colleagues into the influence of the media on the allocation of humanitarian aid by major governmental donors. The research project is the first multi-country study of this issue to be undertaken.

04/02/2020