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Humanities and Social Science: making a difference

A group of male football fans standing in a football stadium; one fan is taking a photograph.
Football Fans in Training: walking towards increased physical activity
Gun and cap with a communist badge laid on a flag of the Second Spanish Republic
Helping modern Spain understand the meaning and legacy of its Civil War
Graffiti on a ruined wall in Nairobi, Kenya
Making human rights meaningful: documenting and protecting survivors of everyday torture and ill-treatment in low income countries
Young woman looking upwards with text 'Student finances: A guide for higher education in Scotland'
Higher education in Scotland, the devolution settlement and the referendum on independence
A child playing with the skoog surrounded by adults
Building a new musical instrument for disabled users
Group of young people outdoors standing close together to consult a map
Outdoor learning and policy development in Scotland
Tillmann Vierkant worked with the Church of Scotland.
Neuroscience and the Church of Scotland
Logo for the Writing the North project.
Shedding new light on Northern Scottish islands literature
Heather Wilkinson co-founded the Scottish Dementia Working Group.
Influencing dementia philosophy, policy and practice
Professor Andy Clark
The extended mind in science and society
Group of female high school students at work in classroom.
Informing the debate on educational reform and socio-economic inequality
Catherine Ward Thompson is Professor of Landscape Architecture.
Adding quality years to later life: outdoor access, health and wellbeing

 

 

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