It's launch day! My book, Resisting Olympic Evictions, is out now! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526156297/… Manchester University Press #olympics #socialmovements #righttothecity #sociology #geography #ethnography #acwri

I’m thrilled to received the People’s Choice Award for the 3MT competition. Thank you all for the support and congratulations for everyone that participated on the UWS Research Festival 2024. UWS School of Business & Creative Industries @UWSEvents1

Really enjoyable few days at UWS research festival, participating in the ShareFair and lightning talks with the Centre for Culture, Sport and Events, and presenting my PhD research (so far) at the poster showcase. Great to catch up with colleagues and form some new connections!

Just back from #Munich & fan behaviour was great but authorities unprepared for number of people attending fan zones to enjoy a bite to eat/drink & visit the toilet. These ancillary venues are great at managing visiting fans but also hyper-commodified money machines for UEFA.

Looking for an afternoon read? 👀 David McGillivray, Conor Wilson & Callum McCloskey have written for The Conversation, looking why travelling fans should have their rights protected when enjoying #EURO2024 Read it here: theconversation.com/euro-2024-why-…

Great to have this The Conversation piece published with UWS colleagues David McGillivray and Conor Wilson, as we get deeper into the knockout stages of Euro 2024. Have a read!

Following our The Conversation piece yesterday (Conor Wilson Callum McCloskey), interesting to read Sport & Rights Alliance Andrea Florence views on @EURO2024 human rights work msn.com/en-gb/news/wor…. Positive step forward but they lament lateness of action within the event lifecycle (1/2)

This concern over late action reinforces my research findings w/ Jason Bocarro Mike Edwards which indicated that leverage on human rights around major sport event is greatest early on in the planning and delivery cycle tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… (2/2) EventRights

Winding up #day1 or #LSA2024 with a civic reception in the wonderful Paisley Abbey

Fantastic few days at #LSA2024, hosted by us at UWS. A perfect blend of thought-provoking and fun! Glad to have played a small role in the team at Centre for Culture, Sport and Events in bringing it all together. Special shout out to Co-Chairs @sandrocf and Chloe Maclean👏

Have a read of David McGillivray and I’s blog surrounding recent experiences at UEFA Euro 2024 fan zones ⚽️👇

We’ve had a surge of activity on the EventRights website recently…🔋 Take a look at some of the latest blogs uploaded, ranging from fan zone experiences at UEFA Euro 2024, to research mobilities in the US, Canada, Brazil and Japan! 🇩🇪🇺🇸🇨🇦🇧🇷🇯🇵 📝⬇️ eventrights.net/blog/

New blog on our webpage! 📩 PhD researcher Naheed Akhtar (Centre for Culture, Sport and Events) details the experience of presenting her work on equality, diversity and inclusion at the inaugural Event Management conference at the University of Central Florida. Check it out 👇 eventrights.net/2024/08/15/exp…

Delighted to have hosted a workshop EASM - 2024 this morning on Sport Events, Human Rights & Advocacy: Partnerships for Research Impact. Privileged to have welcomed Haifa & Helene Basket Pour Toutes to share their experience along w/ Laura Misener Rui Biscaia & Holger Preuss EventRights

We’re coming to the end of our funding and will soon be reporting on our achievements over the last few years. Our website is up to date and we’ll soon be publishing our final project film which will include contributions from academic and non academic partners!

We're excited to launch our new Playbook for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, developed by Centre for Culture, Sport and Events, in partnership with @GlasgowLife and funded by Spirit of 2012, with contributions from VisitScotland. Read more: uws.ac.uk/news/new-resou… Download: ccse.uws.ac.uk/wp-content/upl…

Delighted to join Natsuko Sasaki, David McGillivray and the UWS to discuss the "Human Rights Impacts of the Olympic Games and the Necessity of Reform". Our session starts in 30-min online. Join us here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/human-rights…

Looking forward to this! 🌎🎬

Our CCSE Directors Prof Gayle McPherson & David McGillivray & members Callum McCloskey & Adam Talbot contributed to this film about sport events & human rights w/ Laura Misener Jason Bocarro Laura Misener Andrea Florence Joanna Maranhão.

As our project comes to a conclusion we’re delighted to release our final output - a film exploring the complex relationship between sport events and human rights eventrights.net/2024/12/11/meg….