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Work, Employment and Society journal is looking for its next team of Editors-in-Chief!
We seek a team of 2-3 scholars who demonstrate an understanding of WES and offer a range of sociological and methodological expertise matching the WES remit.
Details below, deadline 12 May
tinyurl.com/2ehvmke4
image text relates to a Workshop on the Sociology of Work and Wellbeing on 18 September
How can we revitalise sociological perspectives on work and wellbeing?
Take part in a @bsaecr.bsky.social Workshop on the Sociology of Work and Wellbeing on 18 September, Oxford.
Call for papers by 18 June tinyurl.com/3a8nnp7w
Today's event! Still time to register:
'Ceding Sovereignty to the More-Than-Human: A #Maori Perspective' with Prof Carl Mika
Chaired by Prof Ima Jackson, Glasgow Caledonian University
In person, 23 Apr, 2-3.30pm
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@nasarmeer.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social
'Renegotiating female transnational #identities after #Brexit: the importance of hybrid habitus'
From our #LatestIssue, by S.W. Haarbosch & C. Wallace
Read with #OpenAccess:
doi.org/10.1080/1070...
@nasarmeer.bsky.social Aaron Winter Taylor & Francis Research
#gender #belonging
British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. Deadline: 3 June 2026 Independent Scholars Deadline: 27 May 2026
Are you a researcher looking for funding to cover expenses arising from a defined research project? Apply the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants (supported by DSIT, @leverhulme.ac.uk and @wellcometrust.bsky.social). Learn more: https://bit.ly/4t0MDRl
illustration of electric car and charger. Text reads: Electric car-sharing scheme shows vehicle-to-grid technology is ready to scale A new policy report co-authored by University of Edinburgh researchers finds that Utrecht’s pioneering vehicle-to-grid car-sharing project demonstrates that EV batteries can deliver grid flexibility at scale - and offers a replicable model for cities around the world.
Electric car-sharing scheme shows vehicle-to-grid technology is ready to scale
A new policy report finds that Utrecht’s pioneering vehicle-to-grid car-sharing project shows that EV batteries can deliver grid flexibility at scale and is a highly replicable model.
edin.ac/4crWqKw
Inaugural lecture
Professor Daniel Clegg
Wednesday, May 6 • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
Not having a (proper) job, comparatively speaking
Why is it that two similar capitalist economies can treat the exact same unemployed worker in completely different ways?
Book your space:
edin.ac/4sBYUeP
Book Launch
The love of books. Attachment to a changing cultural object
29 April 2026 2pm - 3.30pm
Violet Laidlaw Room
The Love of Books, by María Angélica Thumala Olave, examines the affective bond between people and books in the UK.
edin.ac/4sJ6eok
SPS professor to deliver inaugural Trevor Pinch Memorial Lecture at Cornell
Professor Steven Yearley from Science, Technology and Innovation Studies at the School of Social and Political Science, will deliver his talk on Earth Day, 22 April 2026.
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What does it mean to speak of #sovereignty from outside the Global North?
Join us for our next event:
'Ceding Sovereignty to the More-Than-Human: A #Maori Perspective' with Prof Carl Mika
In person, 23 Apr, 2-3.30pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk...
@uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
Nominate by Mon 21 April!
The GENDER.ED-EUSA Undergraduate Feminist Trailblazers Awards seek to recognise extraordinary commitments to feminist scholarship and change on campus.
Nomination deadline 21 April.
Nominate yourself or others!
More info: edin.ac/3PJTmkb
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The MRC- @acmedsci.bsky.social policy internship scheme offers first-hand experience of the medical science policy and communications environment.
If you're interested in how policy is made, don't miss out!
⏰ Apply by the 27 April: apply.workable.com/academy-of-m...
One week to go: Linear Mixed Effects Modelling. Deepen your understanding of mixed effects structures, practical model fitting, and how to interpret nuanced results in R.
🗓️ 29/04 -> 13/05
🔗 https://edin.ac/3N3RUYe
Important listen (if I may) 👇 Thanks @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social & @kezdugdale.bsky.social for the invite and great questions! (Ping @edinburghpir.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social)
**CLOSING SOON**
1 Funded PhD Scholarship - Participative war, form and content
Supervisor-led
Closing date for applications: 20 April 2026
More information and application details:
edin.ac/4hVNTAL
“170 Years of Change in Living Arrangements”: @gfloridi.bsky.social & A. Esteve explore the role of mortality decline over time & encourage social scientists to consider how extended life spans can shape arrangements. @uoe-sps.bsky.social @cedemografia.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and University of Edinburgh
Scottish Elections 2026: Tax, spending and the economy
29 April, 6pm - 7.30pm
Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre
Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. Find out more:
edin.ac/4t6Vscv
Reminder!
Academic Writing for the Public Workshop, 29 April. Join us for a hands-on, interactive session geared towards preparing PhD researchers and postdocs from across the university and who work on gender and sexuality, to craft public-facing writing.
Info: edin.ac/4hkdFMX
Silent Disco: Getting Started with SQL and non-SQL Databases begins in two days. Join this hands-on session to explore databases and develop practical data management skills.
🗓️ 07/04
🔗 https://edin.ac/3KFdyl3
Fantastic co-sponsored (Gender Politics Research Group and GenderEd) event last week at Edinburgh - it was a pleasure to chair it! @uoe-sps.bsky.social
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❗ICYMI: we're holding a FREE hustings for young people ahead of the Scottish election next month.
📅 28 April, 6pm - 7:30pm
📍 St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh
🎟️ Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-h...
#UKYouthPoll2026 @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social
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Building the distributed economy: Sociotechnical shaping of DiFi and DOA by developers and regulators
Controversies in the Data Society Seminar Series
03 April
3:10pm - 5.30pm
Find out more and book your spot:
edin.ac/4rOleBu
@andrewwneal.bsky.social at @uoe-sps.bsky.social and his colleagues produced a new corpus and dataset of national security documents , with SCGA support (scga.scot/2024/12/11/p...), offering unprecedented insights into the landscape of international security.
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CONTROVERSIES in the DATA SOCIETY
Seminar Series
Between Law and Technology Explainable AI and AI Assurance
Friday, March 27
3.10pm - 5.30pm
Find out more and register your place:
edin.ac/4kZADwq
Don't miss out on this launch, happening online on 31st March! The Friendship Anthology is a powerful new collection of poetry, stories and more - come and celebrate friendship in all its forms 💛
@edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @stafscot.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @byleaveswelive.bsky.social
Join @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social @erinjenne.bsky.social and me for a book panel on Ryan's The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America, and Why They Won't Work. All details below 👇
@uoe-sps.bsky.social @edinburghpir.bsky.social
ICYMI!
Creative methods across disciplines: From peace building in Colombia to storytelling in Scotland. Co-badged with the Gender Politics Research Group.
24 March, 11am - 12.30pm, 1.12, Chrystal Macmillan
Register: edin.ac/4rMccoJ
A robot dog sits against a black background. Text reads: AI and the operationalisation of responsibility How do we responsibly domesticate new forms of computing? In this session we explore the options and challenges for building responsible AI. Alex Taylor explores the supply chains of labour and finance that deliver ‘AI’ to our screens, and Lara Dal Molin discusses her findings on how to align AI models to human values.
CONTROVERSIES in the DATA SOCIETY Seminar Series
AI and the operationalisation of responsibility
How do we responsibly domesticate new forms of computing? In this session we explore the options and challenges for building responsible AI.
Booking:
edin.ac/4qW4Yxi
Image text relates to call for papers by Thursday 12 March for ‘Sociology of Religion and Medical Sociology Joint Hybrid Event’, 17 April https://tinyurl.com/y5utkmwz
Issues covered by sociology of religion and medical sociology often overlap, but the disciplines rarely intersect – this event is a chance for shared learning.
Call for papers by Thursday 12 March for ‘Sociology of Religion and Medical Sociology Joint Hybrid Event’, 17 April tinyurl.com/y5utkmwz
text reads: Supervisor-led 3 Funded PhD Scholarships WARSHARE: The New War Front: Digital Participation in War. This project will produce new interdisciplinary understanding of how and why digital participation is transforming how individuals and societies (including militaries and states) fight, experience, and understand (perceive, explain, and de/legitimise) warfare.
3 Funded PhD Scholarships
Supervisor-led
Closing date for applications: 20 April 2026
WARSHARE: The New War Front: Digital Participation in War
Supervisor: Professor @Andrew Hoskins
PROFESSOR of AI, MEMORY & WAR
More information and application details:
edin.ac/4hVNTAL