“I was worried if something bad happened”: How language graduates made decisions around migration in the anxious times of the Covid pandemic.
Presentation / Conference
Ratz, S. (2023, December)
“I was worried if something bad happened”: How language graduates made decisions around migration in the anxious times of the Covid pandemic. Paper presented at International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication (IALIC) 2023, Nicosia, Cyprus
Mobilising more women into computing
Presentation / Conference
Taylor-Smith, E., Shankland, C., Smith, S., & Barr, M. (2022, December)
Mobilising more women into computing. Paper presented at Mobilities in Higher Education: SRHE International Conference 2022, Online
According to HESA data, UK universities' computing departments continue to suffer from a gender imbalance, where at present only 21% of students are female. This imbalance can...
Sacred Violence: W. B. Yeats, Patrick Pearse, and The Revival of Ireland
Presentation / Conference
Lyall, S. (2022, September)
Sacred Violence: W. B. Yeats, Patrick Pearse, and The Revival of Ireland. Presented at 'Crossing Borders', School of Humanities Seminar Series 2022/23, University of Strathclyde
This paper frames the Irish Revival as a meta-symbolical attempt to reinterpret and reimagine the cultural and political narrative of Irish history. It focuses on the manner i...
Seguranca e o Metaverso
Presentation / Conference
Haynes, D. (2022, September)
Seguranca e o Metaverso. Presented at Unesp and UFSC Universities, Sao Paulo State, Brazil [online]
Talk in Portuguese to colleagues at Unesp and UFSC Universities in Sao Paulo state, Brazil. The talk was delivered via an online connection and is available as a recording on ...
‘To “meddle wi’ the thistle”’: The Scottish Chapbook, Modernism, and Renaissance
Presentation / Conference
Lyall, S. (2022, August)
‘To “meddle wi’ the thistle”’: The Scottish Chapbook, Modernism, and Renaissance. Paper presented at MacDiarmid at 100, Online
The first number of The Scottish Chapbook was published in August 1922 and the journal ran until November/December 1923. The most important of MacDiarmid’s several journal pro...
The 'Cacophony' of life and death: the impact of the pandemic on persons with disabilities in Ukraine
Presentation / Conference
Sharapov, K. (2022, April)
The 'Cacophony' of life and death: the impact of the pandemic on persons with disabilities in Ukraine. Paper presented at BSA Virtual Annual Conference 2022: Building Equality and Justice Now, Online
As of January 2021, about 2.7 million persons in Ukraine were officially registered as having a disability. The Ukrainian Government policies in relation to the economic and s...
Restorative Justice: Another Way of Doing Justice in Scotland?
Presentation / Conference
Buchan, J. (2022, March)
Restorative Justice: Another Way of Doing Justice in Scotland?. Presented at Morningside Justice and Peace, Edinburgh [Online]
In this invited talk for Morningside Justice and Peace, I introduce the concept of restorative justice, discuss its history and some critical issues in the field and then repo...
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Persons with Disabilities in Ukraine: Perspectives of Organisations of People with Disabilities
Presentation / Conference
Sharapov, K. (2022, March)
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Persons with Disabilities in Ukraine: Perspectives of Organisations of People with Disabilities. Paper presented at 6th International Conference on Disability and Development: Disability and COVID-19, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Engaging local residents as stakeholders in World Heritage Sites
Presentation / Conference
Leask, A. (2022, March)
Engaging local residents as stakeholders in World Heritage Sites. Paper presented at New Lanark: A living legacy Anniversary Conference, New Lanark, UK
This paper explores how local residents engage in the management of World Heritage Sites, with specific examples from New Lanark and Edinburgh Old and New Towns World Heritag...
Collaborating with the Cities can B Movement: The case of Edinburgh can B
Presentation / Conference
Weaver, M., & Tan, H. (2021, December)
Collaborating with the Cities can B Movement: The case of Edinburgh can B. Presented at 2021 B Academics Global Community of Practice Conversations, Online
The 2021 B Academics Global Community of Practice Conversations was focused on collaborative experiences in research, teaching and practice. The event showcases how academics ...