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Exploring data and knowledge sharing in response to welfare reform and benefit sanctioning

This research project sought to better understand and improve public services in order to reduce inequalities.

Centre of African Studies

Fighting high-level corruption in Africa: Learning from effective law enforcement (2019-20)

The research project is the first systematic and comparative study of law enforcement efforts targeting high-level corruption in Africa.

Food Researchers in Edinburgh (FRIED)

Food Researchers in Edinburgh (FRIED) is a group that brings together academics, students and others at and around the University of Edinburgh who are interested in food-related research.

Politics and International Relations

Foundations and Methods of Moral Analysis in Education

We are an international network of researchers exploring the foundtions and methods of moral analysis in education. The network meets regularly for discussions of work-in-progress and recent published research. We include researchers working on themes such as social ontology, conceptual engineering, reflective equilibrium, ideal/non-ideal theorising, and much more. The network is open to all researchers with interests in this area.

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From Paris to PISA: Governing Education by Comparison 1867-2015

From Paris to PISA is a research project about the history of governing education with international comparisons, from the late 19th century world fairs to present international large scale assessments.

Centre of African Studies

Fuming Cities: African Network for Ideas on Cities and Energy (Africa-NICE)

Africa‑NICE brings together researchers and practitioners to examine how energy systems shape daily life, politics, and technology in African cities. The network explores the ideas and practices driving urban energy transitions and their associated risks, producing research, policy insights, and practical interventions through collaborative workshops across the continent.

GLIMER – Governance and the local integration of migrants and Europe’s refugees

GLIMER works towards solutions that transform the 'refugee crisis' into an opportunity for European cities.

Politics and International Relations

Good Evidence? Findings from a Parliamentary Academic Fellowship

In this project, Marc Geddes examines the role and use of evidence by MPs and officials in supporting select committees, based on a 12-month fellowship with the UK Parliament between August 2021 and July 2022. This project examined how evidence is gathered and used; implications for understanding ‘good’ evidence; and challenges for evidence use.

Heat and the city

A multi-disciplinary research project addressing a major need in European energy and climate policy: how do we reduce the energy used for heating and hot water in buildings and create a low carbon heat supply?

Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

Historicising Dolly

An Edinburgh-centred case study of the Emergence of Animal Biotechnology

Impact Evaluation of Scottish Book Trust’s Bookbug Programme

Sociology: The two-year evaluation examines how, and to what extent, Bookbug impacts on the lives of families in Scotland, and on the knowledge, attitudes and practices of early-years professionals.

Science, Technology and Innovation Studies

Implantable Microsystems for Personalised Anti-Cancer Therapy

IMPACT is a five-year research project to develop new approaches to cancer treatment using implanted smart sensors on silicon, fabricated in the University of Edinburgh's Scottish Microelectronics Centre.