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Regan Burles

@rmburles.bsky.social

Lecturer in International Relations, University of Edinburgh. I study international/geopolitical thought.

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UCU Edinburgh@ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 2w ago

Amazing turn out from students and staff at the University of Edinburgh, in protest at senior management's greed and manufactured cuts. This is what solidarity looks like - as our campaign of industrial action begins this coming week in protest at the cuts. www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/student...

900+ at inaugural Student & Staff Assembly! — UCU Edinburgh

More than 900 students and staff gathered for the inaugural Student-Staff Assembly on Thursday 24 September.

ucuedinburgh.org.uk

University and College Union (UCU)@ucu.org.uk · 3w ago

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class institution and our members are determined to protect it. With an estimated 1,800 jobs at risk, staff are ready to strike for 25 days to defend jobs and the future of the university. Management can end this dispute: rule out compulsory redundancies.

University and College Union (UCU)@ucu.org.uk · 6mo ago

No money for jobs. Plenty of money for spying. Many of the 12 universities who paid private intelligence to spy on pro-Palestine activists are forcing through major job cuts. @drjogrady.bsky.social it's "shameful", universities have "wasted hundreds of thousands spying on their own students"

British universities paid security firm to ‘spy’ on pro-Palestine students

Investigation reveals how Horus, a company led by ex-military intelligence officials, was hired during protest movement.

aljazeera.com

Felix Rösch@felixroesch.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🏆 The Centre for Advanced International Theory (CAIT) invites submissions for the 2026 Sussex International Theory Prize. @sussexfss.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk Further information below 👇 Please circulate widely!

Centre for Advanced International Theory (CAIT)@sussexcait.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🚨 2026 Sussex International Theory Prize 🚨 📚 All monographs that advance the discipline of International Relations theoretically (broadly conceived) or engage with international political thought and have been published in 2025 are eligible. 📌 Deadline: 4th May 2026. Please circulate widely!

Edinburgh's International Relations Research Group@edinburghir.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Join us March 19 for a talk and discussion of Professor Patricia Owens’ new book, ‘Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men' Co-sponsored by the Gender & Politics Research Groups and Critique: Centre for Ethics and Critical Thought Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/erased-a-h...

Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men

Join us for a talk and discussion of Professor Owens’ new book, ‘Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men'

eventbrite.co.uk

Tom O'Shea@tomoshea.org · 8mo ago

The University of Edinburgh has £3.1bn in assets and made a surplus of £43m last year. But the senior management team is still threatening huge staffing cuts while implementing a massively destructive austerity drive.

Alison Phipps አሊሰን@alisonphipps.bsky.social · last yr.

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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DoingIPS@doingips.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 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...

qmul.ac.uk

UCU Edinburgh@ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · last yr.

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

ucuedinburgh.org.uk

Andy Hom@therealisthom.bsky.social · last yr.

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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