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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 1d

Announcing our #BISA2026 conference keynote as leading scholar Professor Kimberly Hutchings @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social 🎉

The title will be 'Violence and the Meaning of Peace’ and we are very excited! 🌟

Find out more 👉 buff.ly/c46i8zp

@simonrushton.bsky.social @visitbrighton.bsky.social

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UCU Scotland @ucuscotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ucu-...

UCU members strike over Edinburgh University cuts

A FIVE-DAY strike is under way at the University of Edinburgh from today as University and College Union (UCU) members fight management plans to cut £140 million from its budget and axe up to 1,800 jo...

www.morningstaronline.co.uk

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Regan Burles @rmburles.bsky.social · Jul 30

Pleased to read this incisive report and look forward to discussing it with students in the coming year.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds

Exclusive: Investigation finds one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white supremacist theories

www.theguardian.com

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · Jul 27

An open letter has been launched today (27/7/25) for members of the UK academic community (academics and other university staff) to sign, to press the UK Home Office to facilitate safe passage out of Gaza for 40+ students with offers for UK universities.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open letter from UK university staff: Request for biometric deferral and safe evacuation of incoming Palestinian students and scholars from Gaza to UK Universities

More than 40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study. We, the academic community hoping to welcome these scholars, ca...

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University of Edinburgh - School of Social and Political Science @uoe-sps.bsky.social · Jul 28

Don’t miss our very own SPS academics taking part in this year’s Festival of Politics.

Nida Alahmad - Peace in the Middle East?
Leah McCabe - The rise of misogyny
Hayley Bennett - Holyrood 2026 the big issues
Benjamin Martill - How safe is Europe?

www.festivalofpolitics.scot

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Regan Burles @rmburles.bsky.social · Jul 16

Signs of Fringe peeking out on campus..

View of George Square with a giant purple inflatable stage with an eye peeking through the trees.

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · Jul 10

The ability to attract and retain global talent and international students is fundamental to the UK’s research and innovation excellence. We have today published our response to the Government’s Immigration White Paper. Read it here: buff.ly/0TEPdtz

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DoingIPS @doingips.bsky.social · Jul 9

🚨 Launch of the first MA in International Political Sociology at @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social, starting September 2025. Applications are now open for 2025-26. The programme adopts a problem-driven approach, bridging disciplines to address complex challenges in World Politics. More information here:

International Political Sociology - Queen Mary University of London

Explore the intersection of politics, sociology, and global issues with the MA in International Political Sociology at Queen Mary University of London. Study power, inequality, and global transformati...

www.qmul.ac.uk

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · Jul 7

New UN report reveals how occupation and genocide rely on complicit companies and institutions. Partnerships and investments at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social are clear examples.
Our branch restates our consistent call for immediate divestment:

www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/7nhe6nf...

UoE must act on UN report — UCU Edinburgh

UCU Edinburgh calls for immediate action to divest from companies and institutions involved in occupation and genocide in Palestine

www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk

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UCU Scotland @ucuscotland.bsky.social · Jun 20

Rally in the sun 😎 @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social hearing speakers on why £140m cuts unnecessary and demanding uni senior management rule out comp redundancies. We don't want to, but we'll be back out on strike in Sept unless @edinburghuni.bsky.social management see sense #StopTheCuts

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The Scotsman @scotsman.com · Jun 1

Renewed call for Edinburgh University bosses to be grilled by MSPs over £140m cuts plan
www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

Renewed call for Edinburgh University bosses to be grilled by MSPs on £140m cuts plan

A trade union letter cited the potentially ‘devastating’ impact of the cuts

www.scotsman.com

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Andy Hom @therealisthom.bsky.social · May 27

Are you short of a listen or interested in the links b/t IR theory & political ideology? @risjnl.bsky.social has just the thing for you - a new pod on our recent editor's selection, featuring our @sebkaempf.bsky.social interviewing (also our) Ben Martill:
www.buzzsprout.com/2395572/epis...

Editor's Selection: Theory/Ideology with Benjamin Martill - Review of International Studies – The podcast

Creating conversations across articles, identifying linkages, bringing together articles that speak to similar topics is the purpose of our editor's selections. In this episode, Dr Benjamin Martill, o...

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Millennium Journal @millennjournal.bsky.social · May 21

📣 Millennium is excited to announce the Vol. 54's Call for Abstracts for the 2025 Symposium! This year's theme is "After International Relations." We hope to engage with scholars from across the discipline and beyond. 🔗 Read the full call here ⤵️ millenniumjournal.org/call-for-abs...

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Regan Burles @rmburles.bsky.social · May 21

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2517974...

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Regan Burles @rmburles.bsky.social · May 3

Very sad to hear of the passing of Warren Magnusson. An inspiring and memorable teacher.

news.uvic.ca/2025/in-memo...

In memoriam: Warren Magnusson - UVic News

We regret to report that Professor Warren Magnusson passed away in Vancouver on April 2, 2025. Warren joined the Department of Political Science in 1979

news.uvic.ca

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Regan Burles @rmburles.bsky.social · Apr 28

American students turn to UK as Donald Trump takes aim at US universities - on.ft.com/4lQIZq3 via @FT

American students turn to UK as Donald Trump takes aim at US universities

Searches for British courses surge following US president’s assault on Ivy League institutions, data shows

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cpduncanson.bsky.social @cpduncanson.bsky.social · Apr 27

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Edinburgh University told staff it had bought valuable property amid funding crisis...then denied it

Unions have called for urgent clarity from Edinburgh university after it published an “incorrect” memo that said it had purchased an iconic A-listed office block while it was laying off staff.

theferret.scot

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Regan Burles @rmburles.bsky.social · Apr 23

Somehow only just discovered this great programme that grants access to university libraries all over the UK.

Regan Burles @rmburles.bsky.social · Apr 2

Registration now open for the CeSeR Futures of International Security Conference! Full programme and registration here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ceser-conf...

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Andy Hom @therealisthom.bsky.social · Apr 2

Interested or worried about the radical right? Join Rita Abrahamsen & Michael C. Williams, who are visiting the Centre for Security Research and @edinburghpir.bsky.social IR Research Group to talk about their new book, World of the Right. Registration required:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-of-t...

World of the Right

The global radical right is ascendant. How did it happen, and what can be done to understand and resist this world historical force?

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Regan Burles @rmburles.bsky.social · Mar 31

I'll be speaking about my book project this week at the Université Catholique de Lille:
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“Geopolitics of Geometry: Order and Orientation on a Changing Planet” - ESPOL

Conférence de Regan BURLES – Université d'Edimbourg, UK

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Alvina Hoffmann @alvinahoffmann.bsky.social · Mar 28

My latest article on my current research project on UN special rapporteurs is finally out with @risjnl.bsky.social!

I develop the notion of the plural professional, or actors who practice several professions at the same time & not necessarily harmoniously.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The plural professional: How UN human rights experts construct their independence | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core

The plural professional: How UN human rights experts construct their independence

www.cambridge.org

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Regan Burles @rmburles.bsky.social · Mar 25

I'll be speaking about 'Reanimating Geopolitics' at this exciting IPS Symposium in London next month:

DoingIPS @doingips.bsky.social · Mar 25

There's still time to register to the Spring Symposium 2025 on 'Haunting Histories' organised by the Research Group in IPS @qmpoliticsir.bsky.social. Incredible line up of speakers! Full details and registration link at:
www.doingips.org/symposium-2025

Symposium 2025 — DoingIPS

www.doingips.org

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Regan Burles @rmburles.bsky.social · Mar 24

Chairing this great event on Wednesday:

CRITIQUE @critiquecentre.bsky.social · Mar 20

Join us next week for the CRITIQUE Critical Exchange: Dialogue and Decolonization with James Tully, University of Victoria

Wed 26 March
4pm - 6pm
ONLINE via Zoom

Register here: edin.ac/4hwLsCY

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Ayşe Zarakol @aysezarakol.bsky.social · Feb 19

Our forum on Jens Bartelson's magisterial Becoming International is now out in Global Intellectual History (as organised by Kim Hutchings and Jaakko Heiskanen). Including pieces by Or Rosenboim, Quentin Bruneau, Regan Burles, me, and of course Jens himself...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Introduction: The International between History and Theory

Published in Global Intellectual History (Ahead of Print, 2025)

www.tandfonline.com

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