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First all-Scotland international relations institute.
Hub for collaborative policy-relevant research & home for informed, non-partisan debate on foreign policy.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Women, Peace and Security in the Age of Fragmentation
LauraWise, Kasia Houghton, and Fiona Campbell discuss an SCGA Insight report following a workshop - with their colleague Salma Yusuf - supported by SCGA and PeaceRep, held at Edinburgh Law School on 02.10.2025

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Women, Peace and Security in the Age of Fragmentation
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December 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
In the latest episode of Spotlight, @uofgpolicy.bsky.social podcast, @jkaarbo.bsky.social SCGA’s executive director and @standrewsir.bsky.social, joins presenters @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social and Kezia Dugdale to reflect on a turbulent year in American politics and its global ripple effects 1/3
December 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Are you journalist, trade unionist, or educator worried about dis/misinformation in Scotland? Have you been affected by the spread of false information? Get in touch and join four scholars from Aberdeen’s PIR for workshops in collaboration with
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Four PIR Scholars Receive SCGA Funding for Workshops on Mis/Disinformation in Scotland
Dr Judith Sijstermans, Dr Philippe Beauregard, Dr Digdem Soyaltin Colella, and Dr Bennett Collins have received funding from the Scottish Council on Global Affairs for a new project on The State of Mi...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Misha Glenny to replace Bragg as In Our Time host
We will be listenin in, @mishaglenny.bsky.social
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Misha Glenny to replace Melvyn Bragg as In Our Time host on BBC Radio 4
Bragg stepped down in September after more than 27 years at the helm of the BBC Radio 4 show.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Successful, thoughtful, challenging and urgent day of serious thinking about #Ukraine, Europe, UK, Scotland & wider world with colleagues at @iwm.at

Changing grammar of modern warfare, globalised war economies, changing political order, & reconstruction, peace, European order & Mark Malloch Brown.
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
🆕Seasonal agricultural workers: co-creating resources to enhance rights’ awareness. Report on an event funded by an SCGA engagement award. @workersupportc.bsky.social scga.scot/2025/11/21/s...
November 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Scottish Advisory Forum on Europe: winner of #EmpowerEUawards for Inspiring European Connections.
A civil society coalition ensuring citizens’ voices are heard in EU-UK relations.
Members include @uofglasgow.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
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November 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
On the 80th anniversary of the #Nuremberg Trials, our podcast on the Genocide Convention that the trials preceded looks back the origins, definitions and progress since.
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Podcast: Never again? The Genocide Convention at 75
The Genocide Convention at 75 - in discussion with Professor Christian Tams of Glasgow University
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November 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Fue un placer estar presente en Murrayfield Stadium to mark Argentine-Scottish relations - the soft power of sport, diaspora, cultural links and trade; with @angusrobertson.bsky.social MSP, HE Mariana Plaza from Embassy of Argentina in the UK and Scottish Rugby

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November 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Fue un placer estar presente en Murrayfield Stadium to mark Argentine-Scottish relations - the soft power of sport, diaspora, cultural links and trade; with @angusrobertson.bsky.social MSP, HE Mariana Plaza from Embassy of Argentina in the UK and Scottish Rugby

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November 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Closes at midnight on Saturday - not too late yet... ⏰
🌍 Call for Proposals 2025–26 🌍The Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) invites Scotland-based researchers to take part in our new project: The State of the World. With the upcoming Scottish elections on the horizon, this initiative will take stock of global challenges shaping Scotland today.
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
How is #defence research in the UK structured and coordinated? What are the barriers to effective innovation and how can they be addressed?

POST, @ukparliament.parliament.uk is calling for researchers with expertise to share their research and knowledge.
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Approved work: Research and development (R&D) for UK Defence
How is defence research in the UK structured and coordinated? What are the barriers to effective innovation and how can they be addressed?
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November 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee of @houseofcommons.parliament.uk has launched a call for evidence in a new inquiry on UK climate policy and finance.
You can submit evidence until Wednesday 7 January 2026.

#COP30 #ClimatePolicy
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International climate policy - Committees - UK Parliament
Ahead of COP 30, where host country Brazil’s Presidency has set a strategic goal to transition from “negotiation to implementation”, the Committee is launching a cal...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Launch of new CEASEFIRE! peace game, developed at @uofglasgow.bsky.social (PI Rebecca Sutton) in collaboration with @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social, Education Evolved, the Floating Designer, ceasefire negotiation experts, & youth peacebuilders in Scotland.
Online:
uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/8949734951...
November 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
🌍 Call for Proposals 2025–26 🌍The Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) invites Scotland-based researchers to take part in our new project: The State of the World. With the upcoming Scottish elections on the horizon, this initiative will take stock of global challenges shaping Scotland today.
October 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🌍 Call for Proposals 2025–26 🌍The Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) invites Scotland-based researchers to take part in our new project: The State of the World. With the upcoming Scottish elections on the horizon, this initiative will take stock of global challenges shaping Scotland today.
October 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Are we taking #nuclearweapons seriously? How can we advance global peace and security? What can we learn from Scottish and Irish perspectives on peace and disarmament?
A collaborative roundtable hosted by UN House Scotland and Irish Consulate - support from SCGA.
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A Scottish and Irish perspective in an era of global tension
Are we taking nuclear weapons seriously? Join UN House Scotland and the Irish Consulate in Edinburgh for a collaborative roundtable event.
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October 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Scottish Parliament to access expertise for consideration of
next draft Climate Change Plan

Parliament keen for research expertise and insights relevant to industrial decarbonisation in Scotland - encourage responses from academics from all institutions.
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Microsoft Forms
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October 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Are we taking #nuclearweapons seriously? How can we advance global peace and security? What can we learn from Scottish and Irish perspectives on peace and disarmament?
A collaborative roundtable hosted by UN House Scotland and Irish Consulate - support from SCGA.
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-scottish...
A Scottish and Irish perspective in an era of global tension
Are we taking nuclear weapons seriously? Join UN House Scotland and the Irish Consulate in Edinburgh for a collaborative roundtable event.
www.eventbrite.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM