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Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
15 June 2023
17:00 - 18:00
Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

Large Language Muddles? How Social Data Scientists can make the Generative AI Revolution work for everyone

In this Keynote, Arthur Spirling will be providing an expert perspective on what Large Language Models LLMs are and what they could do for social science.

Social Data Science Hub logo
15 June 2023
09:00 - 18:00
Sociology

Social Data Science (SDS) Hub Launch

This is an event that will bring together early-career researchers alongside other scholars working in the rapidly growing field of social data science across Scotland. The launch aims to provide: 1) networking opportunities ; 2) promote collaboration; and 3) encourage future participation in the activities of the SDS Hub.
Social Work
14 June 2023
12:30 - 13:30
Social Work

Workshop: Creativity in Social Work Practice Learning

Drawing on practical tools from the book “Creative Approaches to Social Work Practice Learning”, Aisha will deliver a one-hour workshop demonstrating how creativity can enrich learning within a social worker-student relationship.
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09 June 2023
14:00 - 16:00

Cambridge Chinese Migration Studies Group Seminar 29

Negotiating diasporic identities in glocal heritage discourses: The case of Chinese New Year Celebrations

Internal Educational Migrants: How the Dual-track School System Shaped Rural-urban Migration in Contemporary China?
Text reads: Joint Graduate Conference in Political Theory. Conference themes: Justice, Oppression, Resistance
05 - 06 June 2023
09:00 - 17:30
Politics and International Relations

Joint Graduate Conference in Political Theory

Join us for this Joint Graduate Conference in Political Theory organised by PhD researchers from University of Edinburgh and St. Andrews!
Sociology
01 June 2023
14:30 - 16:45
Sociology

Public screening: Living Histories of Sugar

Public Screening of Living Histories of Sugar, followed by a Q&A with director and cast.
The Plastic Pandemic
01 June 2023
13:00 - 18:00
Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

The Plastic Pandemic

This joint University of Edinburgh and Heriot Watt University event brings together researchers from the history of medicine, medical anthropology, engineering, advocacy and NHS Scotland to explore the contingent histories and possible futures of single-use medical devices.

Centre of African Studies
31 May 2023
16:35 - 17:30
Centre of African Studies

Transnational Social Protection: Social Welfare Across National Borders

Professor Peggy Levitt (Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College) will speak about her recent book Transnational Social Protection: Social Welfare Across National Borders.
Insubmissive Dialogues of Black Women
31 May 2023
16:00 - 17:30
Sociology

Insubmissive Dialogues of Black Women

This seminar presents an analysis of the experience of Diálogos Insubmissos de Mulheres Negras (DIMN, Insubmissive Dialogues of Black Women), a platform promoting artistic and literary activities in Salvador, Brazil.
The book cover of The Doctor Who Wasn't There by Jeremy Greene, SPS, EdCMA and CBSS. beside logos for
30 May 2023
15:00 - 17:00

Jeremy Greene: The Doctor Who Wasn't There

Jeremy Greene (John Hopkins University) will discuss his latest book, The Doctor Who Wasn't There, which traces the long arc of enthusiasm for - and skepticism of - electronic media in health and medicine.
General Event
30 - 31 May 2023
12:00 - 14:00

South Asian Anthropocenes & Singhvi Lecture

This workshop brings together academics & practitioners in Scotland who work on nature-society issues in South Asia
Workshop on Health in South Asia
25 May 2023
09:30 - 11:00
Social Anthropology

The ‘Rogue’ Doctor: Runaway Temporality in Assisted Conception in India

In rural Haryana, India, the in-vitro fertilization (IVF) specialist, Dr Rajeshi, is identified as the ‘rogue doctor’ in providing, and facilitating, assisted conception to elderly infertile couples who are otherwise refused IVF by other doctors and fertility specialists.
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