Professor Kate Wright wins Outstanding Monograph of the Year for book on Trump and Voice of America Professor Kate Wright and her co-authors have won the Outstanding Monograph of the Year Award from the Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA). edin.ac/47PyTkT

Look what I got in the mail! 📪 The Routledge Handbook of Autocratization in Southeast Asia, edited by Netina Tan and Yuko Kasuya. Check out my chapter on gender equality! edin.ac/4gv13nG @edinburghpir.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @uoe-gender-ed.bsky.social @psawomenpol.bsky.social

New episode of Money Power Health now out! Huge thanks to Dr Norah Campbell who joined me to discuss the role of business schools, the place of critical scholarship, and their future functions for research and teaching. open.spotify.com/episode/78fj... @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social

🌍 How can we weave planetary health into public health research, policy and practice? Join us for a half-day seminar at @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social 🗓️ October 1st, 10am Explore the power of green prescribing and community-led approaches to health and wellbeing! Register: edin.ac/4mdx4BB

An innovative School of Social and Political Science (SPS) project about using interactive data to improve research impact and engage new audiences was nominated for a Times Higher Education Award. 🔗 edin.ac/3IbkTr6

Global health policy expert Dr Nason Maani has contributed to a new British Medical Journal editorial series that uncovers the role of the arms trade in health and calls for more scrutiny of its health-harming activities and relationship with governments. 🔗 edin.ac/45UhQgb

Secure your spot at the VHS Annual Conference & save £15 with discount code EARLYBIRD. Offer ends September 5. Book at tinyurl.com/mv8vj8ma Just some of our speakers include Professor Devi Sridhar, Chair of Global Public Health @uoe-sps.bsky.social & Manira Ahmad, @publichealthscot.bsky.social

New series in @bmj.com just out: "The arms industry as a commercial determinant of health" including two analysis articles from Mark Bellis and colleagues. Thanks to Mohammed Abba-Aji for leading us on an editorial as part of it: www.bmj.com/collections/... @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social

Less than four weeks until our Depth Interviewing Skills training course. This course provides an understanding of the skills involved in conducting qualitative interviews. Book your place to learn from our experts. 🗓️ 24-25 September, online ▶️ natcen.ac.uk/events/depth...

Would you like to review a book for one of our journals? Find the details for each journal on our Publications Opportunities page, alongside our calls for special issues. www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...

www.crfr.ac.uk/beyond-relig... ‪I have contributed a blog post on my research into Ise-kō (伊勢講) to the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR),

Please visit us and our project partners at Inspace on 3rd September! Exhibition details below 👇

"rates of e-bike theft are rising fast... A recent survey by the Workers’ Observatory, a gig work monitoring group involving workers and researchers from St Andrews and Edinburgh Universities, found that 40 per cent of riders had bikes stolen..." www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

POVERTY, PRECARITY & COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT: WHO DECIDES? Join us and our incredible community partners for an exhibition exploring poverty and precarity 🗓️ Sep 3rd 📍 Inspace 🕐 Drop-in, 1pm–4pm With collaborations from: ✨ Ripple Project ✨ Poverty Truth Community ✨ Our Voices ✨ Artlink ✨ Outwith

Find out more about our writing retreat sessions and sign up here➡️https://edin.ac/3ZUl6o8 #AcademicSky @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @byleaveswelive.bsky.social @uoe-cahss.bsky.social

Also, I think there are few tickets left for this happening: Monday, September 1 Edinburgh Critical AI in Education Network www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-... cc @uoe-sps.bsky.social

Delighted to see this excellent and very timely piece by my PhD student Sarah Cheung now published. @edinburghpir.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

It was such a joy to be a guest on the latest episode of Salma Abdalla's new podcast Complicating the Narrative, out now! She is a wonderful host, can't wait to see this initiative continue to develop and thrive! Link below: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m... @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social

Automating Universal Credit research cited in major reports criticising effect of welfare digitisation Two major reports on the UK Department of Work and Pensions’ use of technology and automation in welfare have cited research led by Dr Morgan Currie. edin.ac/3ISJH7q

“Everybody needs friends. It doesn’t matter who it is, what community. Without friendship, life’s lonely” – Baljeet, Scotland Shruti Chaudhry @uoe-sps.bsky.social explores how and why cross-cultural friendships endure. #OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/TuxAp1U

Back from annual leave to great news: our project on the rise of Reform UK in Scotland - co-led with A. Convery (and in collaboration with F. McMillan) has been awarded RSE funding. Starting Oct 2025, it explores Reform's breakthrough in Scotland in comparative perspective rse.org.uk/rse-awards-o...

The next meeting of the Scottish UKHLS User Group will be online on Friday 15th August from 1500-1630 This time there will be talks from Laurence Rowley-Abel @uoe-sps.bsky.social and Mhairi Webster @yunuscentregcu.bsky.social Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotttish-...

Don’t miss our very own SPS academics taking part in this year’s Festival of Politics. Nida Alahmad - Peace in the Middle East? Leah McCabe - The rise of misogyny Hayley Bennett - Holyrood 2026 the big issues Benjamin Martill - How safe is Europe? www.festivalofpolitics.scot

Delighted to join the Scientific Advisory Committee of The Examination, an independent nonprofit newsroom that investigates preventable health threats and empowers people in harm’s way. Find out more about its work and investigations at www.theexamination.org @uoe-sps.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social

Who funds the WHO Foundation? New report by SPS academics Nason Maani, Emily R Adrion and Jeff Collin. The WHO Foundation was established with the aim of broadening the donor pool to the WHO. gh.bmj.com/content/10/7...

Producing but Not Consuming? Food Provisioning in Remote, Rural Areas of the UK New report by SPS academics Isabel Fletcher and Ann Bruce People who live in the rural areas of England and Scotland rely on supermarkets which are often a distance away, research found. edin.ac/40AiJr3

Decline in UK childhood vaccine uptake New editorial published by The BMJ, co-authored by SPS academic Ben Kasstan-Dabush In England, none of the childhood vaccine programmes attained the World Health Organization-recommended 95% coverage target in 2023-24. www.bmj.com/content/390/...

New episode of Money Power Health with the wonderful Dr Nicola Dennis and Dr Chantal Edge on prisons, justice and health in the UK: open.spotify.com/episode/48Cg... Ad free on Apple, spotify. @uoe-sps.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social @healthfoundation.bsky.social

New article in @bmj Global Health with Emily Adrion and Jeff Collin: "Who funds the WHO Foundation? A transparency analysis of donation disclosures over the first 3 years of its operation" gh.bmj.com/content/10/7... @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social

Congratulations to Prof Gert Biesta on being elected a Fellow of the British Academy! This prestigious recognition is a testament to his remarkable contributions to theoretical scholarship in the field of education. We’re proud to celebrate this achievement with you, Gert! Read: edin.ac/4lXDbKO

🤔 What's the point of democratic innovation? Can it address crurrent crises and build democracies for the future? 💡In this new article @adrianbua.bsky.social and I argue that the field needs to strengthen its change-making orientation and capacity. Open access 👉🏼 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

U.S. private health industry lobby group uses marketing and publicity strategies similar to Big Tobacco More: edin.ac/4eWxEBN

New research in @plosglobalpublichealth.org reveals private health industry using targeted social media advertising similar to 'Big Tobacco' tactics to shape public opinion. Led by @kendrachow.bsky.social. Co-author LHGP @spidermaani.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social www.phiuk.org/news/new-res...

Dr Philip Rathgeb wins Titmuss Award for book on radical right Dr Rathgeb's book offers a thorough examination of the socio-economic consequences when radical right parties hold power. More: edin.ac/3TM8Ti3

New Money Power Health podcast episode with the wonderful Dr Gayle Amul, in which we discuss her research and advocacy around alcohol and tobacco industry activities and what it means to be a "pracademic" open.spotify.com/episode/2Oqu... @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @forutde.bsky.social

@chuebner.bsky.social & I are feeling the strong buzz at a #VotesAt16 event organised by @politicsproject.bsky.social in London with lots of youth activists working to make #Vote16 a huge success. We're excited to share international insights from @dpart.bsky.social & @uoe-sps.bsky.social work.

How and why do friendships last across what can sometimes be deep cultural differences? Shruti Chaudhry @uoe-sps.bsky.social takes a closer look at practices of cultural intimacy, experiences of racialisation and the importance of trust and reciprocity. #OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/TuxAp1U

Congratulations to our very own Hammed Kayode Alabi on winning the Being Edinburgh Alumni Award 2025! A graduate of the MSc Africa and International Development programme (2021) and now a staff member at the University of Edinburgh. Read more: edin.ac/4eHwqdt

Congratulations to all our Politics and International Relations (and dual Honours) graduates! It was great to celebrate with you!

Congratulations SPS 2025 prize winners! #EdinburghGrad

The University of Edinburgh’s School of Social and Political Science is proud to award an honorary doctorate to Dr. Abla Amawi today. This recognises her exceptional work as a scholar, public servant, and international policy expert. Read more: edin.ac/4lombNZ

Congratulations to all SPS students graduating today. We wish you every success in the future, wherever your paths may take you.

The last thing I did at @edinburghpir.bsky.social ‬and @uoe-sps.bsky.social, was create this site for the best blog posts from the political behaviour course that I ran: blogs.ed.ac.uk/political_be... There's some excellent stuff on a range of topics (see below). Well worth a read, in my opinion!

A book by School of Social and Political Science (SPS) academic Professor Kate Wright received honours from international communications organisations for its important insights into Donald Trump and the state-media network Voice of America (VOA). ➡️ edin.ac/40nDQwx

Happy to share the news that the latest edition of the #Identities newsletter is out now, spotlighting a number of widely discussed recent articles from the journal plus news of forthcoming events and opportunities. @identitiesjournal.bsky.social @nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social

Great workshop yesterday at @ccc-research.bsky.social – we explored how strengths/limitations of English devolution might inform local/regional reform in Scotland. Thanks to all who joined, esp. @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social @paulanderson88.bsky.social & @sekip.bsky.social! @uoe-sps.bsky.social

In response to the new UK National Security Strategy and SDR, here's my analysis of changing threat topics in UK national security and defence documents since 1998. @uoe-sps.bsky.social @scga.bsky.social @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social @chathamhouse.org @rusi.bsky.social @edinburghpir.bsky.social

The second episode of “Futures Conversations,” Edinburgh Futures Institute’s new podcast, is out now! 🎙 Episode 2 | Liz McFall: The Data Civics Observatory 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple & more: efi.ed.ac.uk/futures-conv... @allartmarkets.bsky.social | @uoe-sps.bsky.social ‬

New publication on the development and content validity of a violence against children measure www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @uoe-sps.bsky.social @uoesocialwork.bsky.social

Join us at Edinburgh Uni on Monday 7th July as we welcome Prof Julie MacLeavy from Bristol University to discuss her book 'Enduring Austerity: The uneven geographies of the post-welfare state' (in-person only, register below pls). www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/enduring-a...