UofG School of Social & Political Sciences

AI skills are about more than a workplace technology We must get away from the exclusion, elitism, and corporate capture that has dominated AI development to date

With the promise of Google AI training for civil servants, Dr Mark Wong and Tim Davies @connectedbydata.org write for
@heraldscotland.bsky.social on why everyone should be included in AI conversations - especially under-served and marginalised communities.

www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2533...

YouTube video by University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences Charlotte Morris - External Relations

📢 Calling @uofgsocsci.bsky.social academics...

How can I help you to share your story with the world for the biggest possible impact?

A little intro to me and what I do 👋

Get in touch and let's get started!
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Congratulations to @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social who has been awarded a @royalsoced.bsky.social Personal Research Fellowship for her work on archiving tenants’ pasts and shaping housing futures 👏

Dr Emiline Smith with members of the Universitas Gadjah Mada team.

The repatriation of a collection of cultural artefacts to Indonesia's Warloka community was facilitated by @dremilinesmith.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

Find out more: bit.ly/4m5wB57

A soldier in camouflage military uniform and helmet stands on a hill at sunset, holding a waving Ukrainian flag.

Four years of war in Ukraine is transforming the country’s criminal landscape and causing social and economic damage, finds research led by Dr Taras Fedirko of @uofgsps.bsky.social for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

Read more: gla.ac/44ShuVt

@uofgsocsci.bsky.social

The Identities Newsletter - Summer 2025 Edition Welcome to the Summer 2025 edition of The Identities Newsletter, spotlighting the latest activities from the journal, Identities.

Have you browsed the latest #Identities Newsletter?

Spotlighting activities including one year of our podcast, our most read & trending articles, & our latest events and blog posts.

@nasarmeer.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social‬ @uofgsps.bsky.social‬

bit.ly/IdentitiesNew...

Well done to Satnam Virdee @uofgsociology.bsky.social on this prestigious Fellowship election!

Simon has been part of SPS since 2018 and was previously Head of Urban Studies between 2021-2024.

Read more: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci...

We're delighted to announce that Professor Simon Joss has been appointed as new Head of School for the School of Social & Political Sciences here at @uofglasgow.bsky.social and will be taking up his role in Aug.

🎧 NEW JUST HUMANS EPISODE OUT NOW!

Listen on Apple & Spotify - search 'Just Humans' - or on our website.

sccjr.ac.uk/podcast/a-se...

🔊 Wee clip below of @justrachelle.bsky.social Nicola Ceesay & @margueritesch.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

Last chance to take this survey - please share with anyone you think may have been affected.

Spectacular views over Rinca (= home of Komodo dragons). We are here in Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) to prepare the repatriation of 30+ objects and ancestral remains, happening in the next few days. Stay tuned for updates! #IPDF #UGM @thesccjr.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgsociology.bsky.social

There is an alternative to massive defence spending It's time to challenge the assumption that military spending is the engine of both security and economic wellbeing.

"Security cannot come at someone else’s expense."

As the Alternative Defence Review launches in the UK, Prof Karen Bell explains in @heraldscotland.bsky.social why taking an approach based on human security is in everyone's best interest.

www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

The latest issue of The #Identities Newsletter is now online!

Spotlighting activities including one year of our podcast, our most read articles, & our latest events & blogs.

@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social‬ @uofgsocsci.bsky.social‬

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We are pleased to invite you to our international symposium centred on the recent political developments of the crisis of the liberal order. Join us at #UofG for our Crisis, Global Policymaking and the North American Upheaval Symposium. Tickets available (incl. lunch): www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci...

Have you listened to the latest episode of The #Identities Podcast?

Episode 6: #Race and #Sport
With Anika Leslie-Walker, Viji Kuppan, Daniel Burdsey and Paul Ian Campbell

open.spotify.com/epi...

@nasarmeer.bsky.social @aaronwinter.bsky.social @drpauliancampbell.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

Read Katherine's blog and more from our series here: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci...

In this instalment from our SPS Student Academic Blog Series, Katherine MacLean (Politics student) explores 'The Dark Side of Avocados: What is the true price of our green obsession?' which draws from her work in our Latin American Politics course.

Ballymena violence fuelled by mainstreaming of far-right Elected representatives need to acknowledge their role in producing a toxic discourse in relation to immigration

'Politicians need to do much more than say "never again"'

Excellent comment by @pauljreilly.bsky.social in @heraldscotland.bsky.social on the role of social media in fuelling racist violence, following riots in Northern Ireland.

@uofgsocsci.bsky.social

www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

🗣️ Please share/take part in our survey on: Women musicians' experiences of sexual violence & harassment in the Scottish folk scene.

We've heard many conversations about ongoing challenges and hope to help develop better understanding and awareness, and pathways to change.

✍️ bit.ly/UofG-Survey

Read Jamie's blog and more from our series here: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci...

In this instalment from our SPS Student Academic Blog Series, Jamie Fitzpatrick (Economic & Social History student) explores 'The US is a hegemon in decline. Britain needs to de-couple from it' which draws from his work in our British Capitalism and its Discontents course.

The @cagrconference.bsky.social at the @uofgsps.bsky.social is over and I must say - it was brilliant in every aspect! 👏

Thank you to the organisers for a perfectly arranged event and to all participants for the inspiring discussions! ✅

Looking forward to next year already! 🇫🇮

Professor @moragtreanor.bsky.social was in Westminster to launch her joint research with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social and @opfs.org.uk revealing the devastating impact cuts to disability support could have for disabled households - especially amongst lone parents.

More: bit.ly/44i6JN7

The conference is in-person at our Gilmorehill Campus in the west-end of Glasgow however there is also an option to attend online. All the information about the workshop is on the Eventbrite.

Join us in Glasgow where Dr Adnan Hossain is hosting a two-day workshop - Transgender people in politics in the Global South: Political participation, activism and leadership - taking place 30th June - 1st July 2025.

Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/transgende...

We invite contributions that explore one of the following themes:
- what policy failures have led to this iteration of the crisis of the liberal order;
- what new policy ideas, configurations and processes have emerged from it;
- what potential policy solutions might exist to address is.

We are calling for proposals for the Crisis, Global Policymaking and the North American Upheaval Symposium, taking place on 8th July 2025. Abstract submissions of 200 words max. are due by 18 June 2025. More info and how to submit an abstract available here: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/soci...

I am excited to welcome two brilliant, fully-funded PhD researchers to @uofglasgow.bsky.social this autumn to work on different aspects of migration politics @uofglasgow.bsky.social.

Supporting early-career scholars is one of the best parts of academic life, I am thrilled to share more below! 🧵