Regan Burles' article about the 'return of geopolitics' and the geopolitical foundations of historical knowledge was published in EJIR and is available online. Read it here: t1p.de/kd336 @rmburles.bsky.social

Grateful to be part of this new special issue on history and theory in IR in @ejir.bsky.social @edinburghpir.bsky.social : journals.sagepub.com/toc/EJT/curr...

No matter how tough you say times are, there’s always enough money in the banana stand to pay an external consultant to scope ‘academic efficiency opportunities’ www.theferret.scot/consultancy-...

Solidarity in action on the picket line at George Square! @ucuscotland.bsky.social

Edinburgh used to pay its professors' salaries with a 2p/pint beer tax.

Announcing our #BISA2026 conference keynote as leading scholar Professor Kimberly Hutchings @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social 🎉 The title will be 'Violence and the Meaning of Peace’ and we are very excited! 🌟 Find out more 👉 buff.ly/c46i8zp @simonrushton.bsky.social @visitbrighton.bsky.social

Pleased to read this incisive report and look forward to discussing it with students in the coming year. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

An open letter has been launched today (27/7/25) for members of the UK academic community (academics and other university staff) to sign, to press the UK Home Office to facilitate safe passage out of Gaza for 40+ students with offers for UK universities. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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

Signs of Fringe peeking out on campus..

The ability to attract and retain global talent and international students is fundamental to the UK’s research and innovation excellence. We have today published our response to the Government’s Immigration White Paper. Read it here: buff.ly/0TEPdtz

🚨 Launch of the first MA in International Political Sociology at @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social, starting September 2025. Applications are now open for 2025-26. The programme adopts a problem-driven approach, bridging disciplines to address complex challenges in World Politics. More information here:

New UN report reveals how occupation and genocide rely on complicit companies and institutions. Partnerships and investments at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social are clear examples. Our branch restates our consistent call for immediate divestment: www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/7nhe6nf...

Rally in the sun 😎 @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social hearing speakers on why £140m cuts unnecessary and demanding uni senior management rule out comp redundancies. We don't want to, but we'll be back out on strike in Sept unless @edinburghuni.bsky.social management see sense #StopTheCuts

Renewed call for Edinburgh University bosses to be grilled by MSPs over £140m cuts plan www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Are you short of a listen or interested in the links b/t IR theory & political ideology? @risjnl.bsky.social has just the thing for you - a new pod on our recent editor's selection, featuring our @sebkaempf.bsky.social interviewing (also our) Ben Martill: www.buzzsprout.com/2395572/epis...

📣 Millennium is excited to announce the Vol. 54's Call for Abstracts for the 2025 Symposium! This year's theme is "After International Relations." We hope to engage with scholars from across the discipline and beyond. 🔗 Read the full call here ⤵️ millenniumjournal.org/call-for-abs...

Very sad to hear of the passing of Warren Magnusson. An inspiring and memorable teacher. news.uvic.ca/2025/in-memo...

American students turn to UK as Donald Trump takes aim at US universities - on.ft.com/4lQIZq3 via @FT

Somehow only just discovered this great programme that grants access to university libraries all over the UK.

Registration now open for the CeSeR Futures of International Security Conference! Full programme and registration here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ceser-conf...

Interested or worried about the radical right? Join Rita Abrahamsen & Michael C. Williams, who are visiting the Centre for Security Research and @edinburghpir.bsky.social IR Research Group to talk about their new book, World of the Right. Registration required: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-of-t...

I'll be speaking about my book project this week at the Université Catholique de Lille: espol.school/evenement/ge...

My latest article on my current research project on UN special rapporteurs is finally out with @risjnl.bsky.social! I develop the notion of the plural professional, or actors who practice several professions at the same time & not necessarily harmoniously. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I'll be speaking about 'Reanimating Geopolitics' at this exciting IPS Symposium in London next month:

Chairing this great event on Wednesday:

Our forum on Jens Bartelson's magisterial Becoming International is now out in Global Intellectual History (as organised by Kim Hutchings and Jaakko Heiskanen). Including pieces by Or Rosenboim, Quentin Bruneau, Regan Burles, me, and of course Jens himself... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....