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SPS honoured at CAHSS Recognition Awards 2021

Colleagues at the School of Social and Political Science have won a number of awards at the College’s Colleague Recognition Awards this afternoon, including the Adaptation to Change Award, the Excellent Newcomer Award, the Outstanding Team Award, and a highly commended in the Community Engagement Champion Award.

28/05/2021
A bus during the Covid-19 outbreak in Kochi, Kerala. Credit: Getty/OscarEspinosa

Kerala’s Covid story serves as a cautionary tale

Kerala may be a relatively small state in Indian terms, but the lessons we can learn from its Covid experience are significant.

20/05/2021

Care home study highlights Covid's mental toll

Covid-related restrictions have caused mental distress to three out of four people who have relatives in care homes, a study shows.

21/04/2021

New research will identify the prevalence of child abuse in Australia and its health impacts

An Edinburgh researcher is part of a team that is identifying for the first time how many Australians have experienced child abuse and neglect.

20/04/2021
Social Work
28/01/2021
Social Work

Social work community has been saddened to hear of the death of Professor Joyce Lishman

The social work community has been saddened to hear of the death of Professor Joyce Lishman.
Social Work
14/12/2020
Social Work

Dr Jackie Gulland wins prestigious award for the year’s best social policy book

Dr Jackie Gulland, Lecturer in Social Work at the School of Social and Political Science (SPS), has picked up the Social Policy Association’s (SPA) 2020 Richard Titmuss award for the year’s best book in the field.

Edinburgh researchers part of ESRC-funded study on global responses to domestic violence and abuse under Covid-19

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Social and Political Science (SPS) are part of a new international study launching later this month to examine global responses to domestic violence and abuse during the Covid-19 pandemic.

25/11/2020

New tools to aid restorative justice in Scotland

Dr Steve Kirkwood, Senior Lecturer in Social Work has launched a new toolkit aimed at people involved in designing, setting up or extending restorative justice services.

19/11/2020

SPS Social Work graduates fast tracked for a key role in the community

Writer Dr Aileen Ballantyne tells the stories of five Edinburgh social workers - three newly qualified social workers and two practising social workers gaining further qualifications at the School - and their experiences working in the community. 

06/08/2020

New short film created to strengthen social work practice and improve the experience of families

A powerful short film showing the perspectives of six women involved with child welfare and protection has been created to improve the experience of families involved in these processes.

03/07/2020

Care home study maps lockdown impact on families

A new study is to gauge how lockdown restrictions have affected the families of care home residents.

03/07/2020

Social work students qualify early to join fight against Covid-19

Social Work students are graduating early to help deliver health and social care services during the pandemic.

02/06/2020