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How We Feel Now - Mary Holmes Inaugural

Professor Mary Holmes, School of Social and Political Science, delivers her inaugural lecture How we feel now, in March 2023. How we feel nowIdeas circulate about young people as sensitive, anxious…

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Advanced Skills: Developing a Research Strategy (October 2023)

This session gives an overview of things to consider when undertaking a search, where to look for material, advanced search techniques and where to find help. This is a recording of a live session…

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How to use the Library: A beginner's guide

This session is a beginner's guide to the library resources, services and facilities. This is a recording of a live session on 19 September 2023 for students in the School of Social and…

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Inaugural lecture: Professor Laura Jeffery - Anthropology, advocacy and action

Professor Laura Jeffery, Chair of Anthropology of Migration, from the School of Social and Political Science, presents her inaugural lecture entitled Anthropology, advocacy and action: reclaiming…

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PhD student story: “I never considered a PhD was within my realm of possibilities”

Emily is from the North East of Scotland, she was the first in her family to go to University and manages a chronic illness. Her PhD is jointly supervised by the School of Social and Political…

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Going Beyond Your Reading List (Oct 2022)

This session gives an overview of things you can do to go beyond your reading list and start doing your own independent research - it covers basic steps using items from your reading list or…

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Welcome to the University of Edinburgh Library - for new postgraduates students in Social and Political Science

This session is for new postgraduate students in the School of Social and Political Science (SPS) for Welcome Week, September 2021. It introduces students to the huge range of library resources,…

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History of Science

History of Science is a semester 2 pre-honours elective for every student in the university! It was nominated for Outstanding Course in the 2020, 2021, and 2022 EUSA Teaching Awards and received an…

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Understanding Gender - Course Options 2020

This is an introduction to the course SSPS08012 Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World in the School of Social and Political Science, a 20 credit optional course open to all Year 1 and Year 2…

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Social Policy and Society SCPL08004 - Richard Brodie Course Organiser

An introduction to Social Policy and Society, By Richard Brodie This course runs in Semester One It is worth 20 credits for first and second year undergraduates who are interested in social issues…

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Keith Forum on Commonwealth Constitutionalism

Academic perspectives from the inaugural Keith Forum on Commonwealth Constitutionalism held at the University of Edinburgh in November 2018.

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27 Feb 2019 — Steven Erlanger (New York Times)

Montague Burton Lecture The World According to Trump & does it Matter?

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8 February 2019 — Luke March and Mathias Thaler (University of Edinburgh)

Teaching Populism

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18 Jan 2019 — Steve Goldstein (US State Department [former])

‘Would You Like to be Undersecretary of State?’ 100 Days in the Trump Administration

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Chicago 1950 — Another Look

27 Nov 2014 — Howard Becker (author of Outsiders, Art Worlds and other sociological works)

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25 Jan 2019 — Ethics Forum: Paul McKeigue (Edinburgh Usher Institute)

Fake News? Weighing Evidence in an Information War

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