Who feels Scottish? National identities and ethnicity in Scotland
New research on the Scottish Census data with information about the Scottish identity in Scotland.
Charity: increased food bank use linked to welfare cuts
Speech by Denis Curran at a Scottish Parliament Welfare Reform Committee about foodbank use.
Scotland’s improving poverty rate – worth one cheer?
After a century and more when Scotland has been one of the ‘poor relations’ within the UK, it now has a poverty rate which is lower than the national average.
Equalities and the Referendum debate
Videos from a public debate about equalities and the Scottish independence referendum debate.
Revolutions and civilians
The recent revolutions in the Middle East raise questions about the enforceability of human rights norms during times of transition between one type of regime and another.
Promoting Responsible Innovation in Synthetic Biology to Improve Global Water Quality
Introducing a project to meet one of the Global Challenges of our time – ensuring the world has a steady supply of safe drinking water.
Film and the struggle for LGBT rights
Ahead of the series of events about LGBT lives in Russia and Lithuania, Marc David Jacobs of Edinburgh Film Guild New Cinema, discusses the way in which Russian and Lithuanian filmmakers have explored the experiences and challenges LGBT communities in Russia and Lithuania. This month, in Edinburgh and Glasgow, there is to be a series entitled LGBT…
Call for Papers: Human rights in uncertain times: global essons for and from Scotland
call for papers for The Glasgow Human Rights Network presents: Human Rights in Uncertain Times: Global Lessons for and from Scotland.
Event series: LGBT lives in Russia and Lithuania, 11-23 February 2014
A programme of screenings and talks presents a close glimpse into the state of LGBT cinema and culture in Russia and Lithuania today.
EVENT: LGBT equality and the geopolitics of human rights: insights from Russia
The Gender and Sexualities Forum, in association with Central and East European Studies and the Glasgow Human Rights Network, has announced the event: ‘LGBT equality and the geopolitics of human rights: insights from Russia’.