Category Archives: Events

Event: The Economics of New Borders: Implications for Scotland

The Economics of New Borders: Implications for Scotland Thursday, 26 June 2014 at 18:00 St. Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, Cowgate, EH1 1NQ As the Scottish independence referendum approaches, economic questions have come to dominate the public debate on Scotland’s future. … Continue reading

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Event Series: The Politicians and the Professionals

The David Hume Institute and the RSE Young Academy of Scotland are particularly pleased to be able to announce this new series of seminars in which senior politicians from each of the five parties represented at the Scottish Parliament will speak … Continue reading

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Event: First Minister of Wales at Edinburgh University

The First Minister of Wales, Rt Hon Carwyn Jones, will give a lecture on ‘Wales, Scotland and the United Kingdom’ at 6.30-7.30pm on Wednesday 20 November in the Raeburn Room. You can register to attend at http://firstministerofwales.eventbrite.co.uk

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Upcoming Events: Fiscal Implications of Independence and Exploring Independence

Upcoming events which may be of interest for blog readers The Fiscal Implications of an Independent Scotland Institute for Fiscal Studies Edinburgh, UK 18 November 2013 If you would like to book a place for this event, please contact the … Continue reading

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Event: Welfare in a New Scotland

A 5 Million Questions event will seek to examine the issue of what will, and should, become of welfare provision in Scotland in the event of a ‘Yes’ vote in the independence referendum in autumn 2014. And, just as importantly, … Continue reading

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Event: The Welfare State & Employee Rights

The Welfare State & Employee Rights: Defining the Scottish Approach 21 November, 7:00pm – 8:30pm University of Edinburgh Seminar rooms 1 & 2, Chrystal MacMillan building The Academy of Government, in Association with the Fabian Society, is hosting a Scottish … Continue reading

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Event: The Case for Left Wing Nationalism by Stephen Maxwell

Luath Press and the Institute of Governance are pleased to invite you to the launch of The Case for Left Wing Nationalism by Stephen Maxwell, edited by Jamie Maxwell, with a foreword by Tom Nairn. New College, 1 Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LU on Wednesday … Continue reading

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Event: Challenges to Campaigning

Challenges to Campaigning: Examining the Challenges Election Campaigning Faces Today Friday, October 18, 2013 – 10:30 to 17:00 Informatics Forum, University of Edinburgh One-day mini conference bringing together a range of PhD and early career researchers, established academics, and practitioners to examine the … Continue reading

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Event: What does Scotland think about independence?

Event: What does Scotland think about independence? The AQMeN network will host an event as part of the Festival of Social Science. What does Scotland think about independence? What do people in Scotland think about the issues surrounding the referendum … Continue reading

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ESRC Seminar Series: Call for postgraduate participation

Security in Scotland, with or without constitutional change The ESRC is offering funding for three UK postgraduate students to attend all six security seminars, which run from September 2013 to September 2015. This seminar series will explore the implications of … Continue reading

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