Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
School of Social and Political Science (SPS) researchers are tackling some of the biggest challenges facing society today, working to understand a world that’s changing more rapidly than ever. Our experts are exploring how technology, politics and social structures are transforming each other and transforming our lives.
Social scientists are needed to help make sense of and improve the world around us. At SPS all research and teaching is seamlessly connected to produce the talent and creativity needed to influence the changes our societies need.
Our research and education are diverse but connected by a commitment to achieving societal benefits, and to understanding and addressing social inequalities.
Our graduates have taken up posts in all continents, using the skills and knowledge they’ve gained to create a better world.
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Profiles
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Lucy Abbott
- School of Social and Political Science - Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Person: Academic: Research Active
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Sudeepa Abeysinghe
- School of Social and Political Science - Senior Lecturer
Person: Academic: Research Active
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Cat Acheson
- School of Social and Political Science - Research Fellow (After the Single Use)
Person: Academic: Research Active
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Influence of ewe metabolic status on failure of passive transfer of immunity and lamb production in a UK lowland flock.
Kelly, R., Jennings, A., Burrough, E., Russell, G., Adam, K., Gascoigne, E., Davies , P. L., Duncan, J. S., Hopker, A., Hyde, R., Lovatt, F., Bruce, A. & Corbishley, A., 13 Dec 2025, In: Veterinary Record. 197, 12, p. e297-e310 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Home, work and music: Towards a domestic turn in popular music studies
Prior, N., Barna, E., Harkins, P., Reitsamer, R. & Tolstad, I., 12 Dec 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Popular Music and Society. 48, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Repetition in action: Søren Kierkegaard and the problem of human agency in the Anthropocene
Thaler, M., 12 Dec 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Political Theory. p. 1-27 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Left, Right, and Centre: Visualising the Legitimation of the Nation (provisional)
Hearn, J. (Keynote speaker)
21 Apr 2026Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Invited presentation on BRAID findings at special event for public media practitioners and researchers
Wright, K. (Speaker)
29 Jan 2026Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Caught in a Rainbow Trap! Queer Lives and the Politics of Categories
Guyan, K. (Invited speaker)
28 Jan 2026Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
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(Runner up) Honourable Mention for Best Book in Journalism Studies, awarded by International Communication Association
Wright, K. (Recipient), Scott, M. (Recipient) & Bunce, M. (Recipient), 15 Jun 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2022-23 Social Responsibility and Sustainability Changemaker Award
Turner, J. (Recipient), Davidson, E. (Recipient), Roesch-Marsh, A. (Recipient), De Andrade, M. (Recipient), Bull, R. (Recipient) & Berry, H. (Recipient), 5 Oct 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2024 Andrew Webster PhD Prize
Catanzariti, B. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Scottish Election Study 2026-2031
Henderson, A. (Principal Investigator), Eichhorn, J. (Co-investigator) & McMillan, F. (Co-investigator)
Economic and Social Research Council
1/11/25 → 31/10/30
Project: Research
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Diagnostic Discard: exploration of material values in the point-of-care diagnostic sector
Street, A. (Co-investigator), Kersaudy-Kerhoas, M. (Principal Investigator) & Lindsay, C. (Co-Investigator (External))
1/11/25 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
Datasets
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Understanding Water Resources, Governance, and Meanings in Rural Belize, 2017-2018
Haines, S. (Creator), UK Data Service, 2021
Dataset
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Scottish Election Study, 2016
Henderson, A. (Creator), Johns, R. A. (Creator), Mitchell, J. (Creator) & Carman, C. (Creator), UK Data Service, 21 Jan 2021
Dataset
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Social Dynamics of Public Engagement in Stem Cell Research, 2005-2007
Parry, S. (Creator), Cunningham-Burley, S. (Creator), Faulkner, W. (Creator) & Smith, A. (Creator), UK Data Archive (Colchester, Essex), 11 May 2010
DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-6401-1, https://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/?sn=6401&type=Data%20catalogue
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