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Digital Transformation Event
06 December 2023
15:00 - 16:30
Centre of African Studies

How is digital transformation changing the future of work and skills?

In this public discussion event, leading experts in their field offer insights about current and potential future transformations of employment and education.
Three Short Talks
05 December 2023
15:00 - 17:00
Social Anthropology

3 short talks from Latin America on culture, environment, & policy

All welcome to this 2 hour seminar which brings together professors of social science at Latin American universities to present their current research, and explore overlapping themes of conflict and creation in Latin American environmentalism and community building.

Poster
05 December 2023
14:00 - 15:30
Centre of African Studies

Book Presentation: Christianity, Politics and the Afterlives of War in Uganda

Christianity, Politics and the Afterlives of War in Uganda with Dr Henni Alava (Tampere University, Finland)

Hosted by the Centre of African Studies and the Anthropology of Christianity working group, School of Social and Political Science
Consultancy and Beyond
05 December 2023
13:00 - 14:00
Centre of African Studies

Consultancy and Beyond: Working with Private and Third Sectors

Edinburgh Innovations is dedicated to "making ideas work for a better world". Whether you're interested in undertaking research work on a consultancy basis...
Talking Methods
05 December 2023
13:00 - 14:30
Centre of African Studies

RTC Talking Methods - Mixed Methods & Policy Analysis in Education Research

Reflecting on inclusion and belonging among migrant pupils in Sweden, Finland and Scotland, by Dr Nataša Pantić and Dr Cecilia Gialdini.
Centre of African Studies
01 December 2023
16:00 - 17:00
Centre of African Studies

Advocacy: Reflecting on Skills for a Career in International Development

The first event in the Professional Development Series for MSc Africa and International Development students.
Poster
29 November 2023
15:30 - 17:00
Centre of African Studies

"Le transport a le dos large": Bus stations, drivers and the state in Senegal (1968-2014)  (Book Launch)

This is CAS last Seminar for semester 1 in their seminar series 2023/2024.
Turkey's Healthcare Paradox
24 November 2023
14:00 - 16:00
Social Policy

Turkey's Healthcare Paradox

Debunking the Myth of Private Sector Engagement as a Universal Health Coverage Panacea

The Political Economy - Poster
22 November 2023
15:30 - 17:00
Centre of African Studies

The Political Economy of Extractivist Development in Ghana

This is CAS 9th seminar in their Seminar Series 2023/2024
Speakers
22 November 2023
13:00 - 14:30
Social Work

Questionnaire Design and Safeguarding Procedure Development for a nationally representative UK School-Based Violence Survey

This seminar will report on an ongoing project to develop a questionnaire and safeguarding procedure recommendation for the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to use in their piloting and launch of a nationally representative UK child abuse prevalence survey.
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20 November 2023
13:00 - 14:00

Measuring Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in the UK using latent trait theory

The fifth event in the Q-Step research seminar series
General Event
20 November 2023
12:00 - 13:30
Politics and International Relations

What We Miss When We Critique ‘Modernity’ Rather Than Capitalism

What We Miss When We Critique ‘Modernity’ Rather Than Capitalism: The Case For An Historical Materialist Approach To Multispecies Justice

Anna Sturman, University of Sydney

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