❓Anyone know the best historical book to read on Scotland's health - the health of the population: not as a metaphor for politics - particularly during the first half of the twentieth century? And, what's the best book on John Boyd Orr? Thanks.

In 2020 I led a study on gendered abuse and disinfo against women political candidates. We found 336k pieces of abuse & disinfo targeting 13 candidates; 78% of that targeted Kamala Harris. After Biden’s endorsement, here are some narratives and tropes we should look out for: (1/)

There’s a movement

The show starts a week tomorrow at the Fringe. Feels like there's an appetite for this kind of discussion. Fancy coming along? Get your tickets today: thestand.co.uk/fringe/2036/da…

Childless cat lady. Saves universe from aliens.

From an original score composed by stuart braithwaite & narration by Louise Welsh to a pop-up choir & app that transforms the streets of Edinburgh into an interactive story, JUSTIFIED SINNER 200 is a series of events taking place as part of Edinburgh International Book Festival 2024 whatsoninedinburgh.co.uk/news/2024/07/1…

Moving & uplifting piece about a Turkish refugee Maths teacher in NL. Still grafting to master the language & the *very* different education culture with supportive colleagues, including learning the pupils' names with the janitor's help 🫶🏼

🆕#OpenAccess #research #TeacherEd Agency in negotiating partnerships in #ITE through qualitative research, involving focus groups with 47 teacher educators from a university and 15 schools focusing on shifts in professional roles and responsibilities tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

After a short hiatus, we are back for our monthly reading club 📖 Join us on the 21st of Aug! 1. ‘How to Write a Better Thesis’ Evans et al (2014) 2. ‘A proactive approach to learning doctoral writing’ Guccione (2020) Keep a look out for our newsletter with more info📰

Registration now open for the next SCRCM webinar on Monday 2 Sept (4-5.30) - Saying the Unsayable: Asking the Big Questions of Curriculum for Excellence Expert speakers from professional backgrounds - schools, local authority and HMIe tickettailor.com/events/faculty…

ASL Schools Conference 2024 5 Oct University of Glasgow FREE CPD in language & literature for teachers of English at Secondary, for BGE, National 5, Higher, & Advanced Higher, on 🗺️Place-names 🕵️John Buchan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scots & Gaelic 📚Poetry 🎭Drama ✍️Writing Book now!👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/asl-schools-…

Less than 3 weeks until our #EstelleBrisard prize for early career researchers closes! Open to all SERA Early Career Researchers Network in Scotland. Submit by 5pm on 30 August 2024: go, go, go!! Send to [email protected] See here for more details: sera.ac.uk/estelle-brisar…

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Very much looking forward to seeing The Outrun and, with my teacher hat on, am wondering if colleagues in Scotland have studied the text with senior classes in English?

“Had I not been able to imagine another life, had I not been able to imagine that the people who raised me were wrong in the messages they gave me about who I was, I would not be alive.” —Jenni Fagan on OOTLIN, the story of her childhood in the care system scotsman.com/arts-and-cultu…

Exciting news!!!! The Estelle Brisard Memorial Prize deadline has been extended to 27th September SERA SERA Early Career Researchers Network Dr Angela Jaap Stephen Day Aileen Kennedy PLEASE RETWEET

EPISTEM Educational Review School of Education how is education the midwife of democracy? Looking forward to presenting our paper with Silvia Edling on Democracy & Education EERA - European Educational Research Association 2024 at the University of Cyprus Nicosia later today Wed at 5.30pm Room B229 Floor -2.

Authoritarianism and Alternatives is a 1 day conference at Glasgow University on 13 Sep I organised with Dave Featherstone and Jenny Morrison for Soundings Journal. We're exploring the current situation, how we got there and alternatives. Sign up free🔽 eventbrite.co.uk/e/authoritaria…

It's #backtoschool! In #Paris, cars are now banished from 218 streets (up from 185) in front of and around schools. City no longer calls them « Rues aux écoles ». Now they're just « Rue aux enfants » — Children's Streets. Plan is to have 300 by 2026. 🧵 paris.fr/pages/57-nouve…

Project hopes to encourage the growth of the game. westcoasttoday.co.uk/news/uhi-train…