New on the blog! Read Fiona Mackay’s reflections on GENDER.ED Director Radhika Govinda’s new book Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Knowledge Cultivation. From a book forum co-hosted by GENDER.ED, CRITIQUE and the Centre for South Asian Studies earlier this year. edin.ac/46Af6VD

Event reminder! Arab Women and the Question of the Nation with Raad Khair Allah and Sara Ababneh explores how Arab women reshape nationhood and political struggle. With @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, and the Alwaleed Centre 13 Nov, 1-2.30pm Visit: edin.ac/4okoT8u

Just announced! Feminist Research Methods Workshops 24 Nov, one hour workshops ranging from 12pm - 4pm Sign up to any of our four workshop sessions to introduce undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students to feminist research methods. Visit: edin.ac/47XXYJV

Join us on 6 Nov for “Beyond Hoaxes: Scientific Evidence of Social Impact for the Prevention of Gender-Based Violence at Universities” with Dr Olga Serradell. Exploring what really works in tackling GBV on campus. Register here: edin.ac/4oUQYmV

New on the blog! Read Hugo Gorringe’s reflections on GENDER.ED Director Radhika Govinda’s new book Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Knowledge Cultivation. From a book forum co-hosted by GENDER.ED, CRITIQUE and the Centre for South Asian Studies earlier this year. edin.ac/4gUOZwb

📢 ICYMI!📢 Arab Women and the Question of the Nation - a roundtable with Dr Raad Khair Allah and Dr Sara Ababneh exploring how Arab women reshape nationhood and political struggle. 13 Nov, 1-2pm, CMB Register here: edin.ac/4okoT8u

New on the blog! Following the publication of the inaugural issue of Nurtured Magazine, this blog by Hanaa Yousof explores why the second issue’s theme, ‘Metamorphosis’ was the next step for the magazine, and what it means to conceptualise change as a Black woman. Visit:

New on the GENDER.ED blog! Gendered by Design: Stereotypes in Generative AI: edin.ac/4hu25AL How Black Women* at Edinburgh Society is Reframing Activism: edin.ac/3JoY6Zq

New on the GENDER.ED blog: reflections on feminist action in Namibia, writing as feminist practice, and how women’s bodies became symbols of modern China. Read them all here 👇 gender.ed.ac.uk/blog

GENDER.ED Blog This Black History Month, explore how gender, race and power intersect in research and writing. The Feminist Dissertating series spotlights student work challenging colonial legacies and silenced histories. Read more: gender.ed.ac.uk/blog/tags/feminist-dissertating

📢ICYMI📢 Arab Women and the Question of the Nation - Roundtable with Dr Raad Khair Allah and Dr Sara Ababneh. With @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, The Alwaleed Centre, and LLC's Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. 13 Nov, 1pm-2.30pm, CMB. Register here: www.gender.ed.ac.uk/events/2025/...

Don't miss: Beyond Hoaxes: Scientific Evidence of Social Impact for the Prevention of Gender Based Violence at Universities, with Olga Serradell. Organised by Social Work at @uoe-sps.bsky.social and co-badged by GENDER.ED Thurs 6 Nov, 1.15-2.45pm, CMB & Online Visit: edin.ac/4nBrcUk

New on the blog! Earlier this year, GENDER.ED, CRFR and UoE Sociology hosted a book forum for Jingyu Mao’s new book Intimacy as a Lens in Work and Migration. Read the blog series here: www.gender.ed.ac.uk/blog/tags/bo...

Today is the day! Writing the Woman Question' in Science: Feminist Challenges, Reflections and Musings, with Dr Gita Chadha. Mon 6 Oct, 12pm, Chrystal Macmillan Building. With CSAS and STIS. Still time to register: edin.ac/4grlzFw

Welcome to our new interim Associate Director Dr Zubin Mistry! Read his reflections on his upcoming semester with GENDER.ED on the blog: edin.ac/3IOebaV

ICYMI! Writing the Woman Question' in Science: Feminist Challenges, Reflections and Musings, with Dr Gita Chadha. Mon 6 Oct, 12pm, Chrystal Macmillan Building With CSAS and STIS. Visit: edin.ac/4grlzFw

The three Yuan Changying 2025 prize-nominated essays for outstanding gender observations in our flagship course, Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World, are now out on the GENDER.ED blog! Do head to the blog and take a look: www.gender.ed.ac.uk/blog

A huge thank you to everyone who came to the GENDER.ED Welcome Reception! 💜 Special thanks to Dr Marie Larsson, our roundtable panelists Arushi Sahay, Lauren Galligan & chair Lucy Lowe, and congrats to the Queer Futures Prize winners!

Today is the day for our GENDER.ED Welcome Reception! 25 Sep 5-7pm, CMB Join us for networking, the exhibition 'The Pill. Angry Chuckles', and a discussion on 'Researching Contraception, Gendered Relationships and Social Justice' Last few tickets: edin.ac/45Qu9cd

Join us on Monday 6 October, 12pm, CMB for 'Writing the Woman Question' in Science: Feminist Challenges, Reflections and Musings. Join Dr Gita Chadha as she reflects on her own journey in feminist science studies, and the evolving narratives of women and men in science. Visit: edin.ac/4grlzFw

Associate Director Kaveri Qureshi and Lauren Hood, outgoing summer Intern, take stock of what GENDER.ED has been doing this summer, to get ourselves ready for the new academic year. Read more on the blog here: www.gender.ed.ac.uk/blog/2025/we...

There is still time to register for the GENDER.ED Welcome Reception! 25 Sep 5-7pm, CMB Join us for networking, the exhibition 'The Pill. Angry Chuckles', and a discussion on 'Researching Contraception, Gendered Relationships and Social Justice' Visit: edin.ac/45Qu9cd

ICYMI! Register today for the GENDER.ED Welcome Reception! 25 Sep 5-7pm, CMB Join us for networking, the exhibition 'The Pill. Angry Chuckles', and a discussion on 'Researching Contraception, Gendered Relationships and Social Justice' Visit: edin.ac/45Qu9cd

Attention all Year 1 and 2 students! Sign up for our popular Semester 1 course Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World! Hear from experts across departments to understand how gender shapes everyday life, technology, ecologies, and politics.

We hope our followers have had a great summer, and we are delighted to announce our first event of Semester 1! GENDER.ED Welcome Reception 25 Sep 5pm-7pm, CMB Join us for a fascinating exhibition and roundtable discussion. More info and to register: www.gender.ed.ac.uk/events/2025/...

There is still time to register for our seminar: Possibilities for Pedagogies of Empathy in an Exclusionary University. With the Centre for South Asian Studies. Wed 16 July 12pm-1pm 3.15, CMB Register here: edin.ac/442LRrS

As the academic year draws to a close, GENDER.ED have produced a round-up of our events, awards, new appointments and other activities which have taken place over Semester Two. Read here: bit.ly/44rfWl4

At the close of Pride Month, PrideSoc President Poppy Watson discusses the Society's achievements this year, and the need for such an active, visible queer Society on campus. Read here: bit.ly/4kcjq0H

ICYMI! On 16 July we are joined by the wonderful Anagha Tambe (Pune) for her seminar: Possibilities for Pedagogies of Empathy in an Exclusionary University. With the Centre for South Asian Studies. Wed 16 July 12pm-1.30pm 3.15, CMB Register here: edin.ac/442LRrS

Lauren Hood introduces herself as the GENDER.ED summer intern and discusses the exciting projects she'll be working on. Read the blog here: bit.ly/4eoPU6M

Just announced! Possibilities for Pedagogies of Empathy in an Exclusionary University, with Anagha Tambe, Pune. With the Centre for South Asian Studies. Wed 16 July 12pm-1.30pm 3.15, CMB Register here: edin.ac/442LRrS

To conclude their internships with GENDER.ED, PhD Intern, Maéva Thibeault, and Undergraduate Intern, Mouna Chatt sat down and reflected on what they have accomplished and learnt during their time with GENDER.ED. bit.ly/43LGEWH

This year, GENDER.ED hosted a Mini-Undergraduate Dissertation Showcase as part of our Annual Research Showcase. In today's blog, Undergraduate Intern Mouna Chatt, and Kaveri Qureshi, Associate Director, converse about what they saw as the highlights of the mini-showcase. bit.ly/3ZtBjAE

ICYMI - there is still time to register! Join us for an enlightening event tomorrow, 11 June, at 4pm as Dr. Jamie Budnick discusses "No Differences? Debating Demographic Expertise on US Marriage". Learn more and register: edin.ac/4cSgg00

There is still time to register: Breaking Boundaries, Questioning Canons: In-Conversation with A Feminist Publisher, with Urvashi Butalia from Zubaan Books. 10 June,12pm - 1.30pm, Chrystal Macmillan Building Register here: edin.ac/43hrxnD

In this blog post, panellists and IASH fellows Dr Alex Brostoff, Dr Alice Parrinello and Dr Evelyn Whorrall-Campbell revisit the brainstorming meeting that took place before the GENDER.ED/IASH event on queering research methods earlier this semester. bit.ly/3FQ3gMg

There is still time to register for today's online seminar: Roundtable: researching on-campus gender-based violence Monday 9 June 4pm - 5.30pm Online via Zoom Register here: edin.ac/3HriR5l

Kaveri Qureshi reflects on how the Queer Data Showcase organised by the Gender + Sexuality Data Lab, Pride in STEM and the Edinburgh Futures Institute’s AI Ethics & Society addressed queer data as an adjective and as a verb. bit.ly/3FMj1nx

Next week promises to be a busy one for GENDER.ED, so be sure to explore the upcoming activities! Find comprehensive information about the events and how to sign up here: www.gender.ed.ac.uk/events

Next week (11 June), we welcome Jamie Budnick to the University of Edinburgh to explore how the demography of sexuality has become a battleground in debates over LGBTQ civil rights 📊 Hosted by the Gender + Sexuality Data Lab and @uoe-gender-ed.bsky.social. Chaired by: @katherinewyers.bsky.social

ICYMI Breaking Boundaries, Questioning Canons: In-Conversation with A Feminist Publisher, with Urvashi Butalia from Zubaan Books. 10 June 12pm - 1.30pm Chrystal Macmillan Building Register: edin.ac/43hrxnD

What does it mean to centre absence, ambiguity, and refusal in research? Alex Nevins explores how queering methods through the lens of the asexual-spectrum and the right to opacity invites us to read absence not as lack, but as an alternative form of presence and resistance. bit.ly/43W4pey

Join us next week for the roundtable on researching on-campus gender-based violence. Mon 9 June, 4-5.30pm, Zoom Open to UoE staff and students only Register here: edin.ac/3HriR5l

Kaveri Qureshi introduces a blog series on queering research methods, extending out of a roundtable GENDER.ED hosted on this topic back in LGBT+ History Month, augmented by work by other ECRs. bit.ly/4jsYvWK

Roundtable on researching on-campus gender-based violence Mon 9 June, 4-5.30pm, Zoom Open to UoE staff and students only Join Susan Lagdon (Ulster), Anni Donaldson (prev. Strathclyde) and Bill Flack (Bucknell), chaired by John Devaney (UoE). Visit: edin.ac/3HriR5l

Breaking Boundaries, Questioning Canons: A Feminist Publisher Reflects 10 June, 12pm-1.30pm, CMB A conversation between Urvashi Butalia, Zubaan Books, and Dr Radhika Govinda, GENDER.ED. With ‪@iashedinburgh.bsky.social‬, @critiquecentre.bsky.social‬ and CSAS. Visit: edin.ac/43hrxnD

Earlier this month, Marie Larsson and Autumn Roesch-Marsh hosted a workshop using poetry to explore contraception. In this blog, Kaveri Qureshi sits down with them to discuss their collaboration, and how the workshop went. bit.ly/4dIhCeo

@beckshewer.bsky.social summarizes her important new report exploring UK health and social care professionals’ thoughts about assessing and certifying eligibility for the two-child limit’s ‘non-consensual conception’ exception, colloquially known as the ‘rape clause’. bit.ly/44WvejT

We were delighted to have such a great turnout at last week's Annual Research Showcase! This year saw work from both PhD researchers and UG students being displayed, and we also had stalls run by EUSA student societies. A huge thank you to all who made it such a success!

Earlier this month, Dr Alice Hovorka from York University in Canada gave a lecture on visioning healthy more-than-human cities. Feminist posthumanist conceptual frames help to articulate these possibilities. GENDER.ED’s intern, Mouna Chatt, looks back at the lecture. bit.ly/4j8MvcI