
Professor Edward Simpson
@profesimpson
Executive Dean of the fabulous Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Lancaster University. Research explores how abstract ideas are made concrete realities.
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https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/sociology/people/edward-simpson 31-03-2016 17:07:34
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Scholarship applications are open! We have partnered with Cowrie Scholarship Foundation to offer scholarships to Black British students planning to study at SOAS this year.



Come work with us! We are hiring a lecturer to join our dynamic department. Details for this position of Lecturer in #Anthropology SOAS University of London University of London can be found here: vacancies.soas.ac.uk/job/285908


The latest Complete University Guide recognises the value of SOAS humanities subjects with SOAS Department Of Anthropology now ranking 5th in the UK: bit.ly/3n5bzak Philosophy and SOAS History have also climbed up the table to 11th and 12th! #CUG2023


📢 Inlaks-King's India Institute visiting PhD scholarship is now open for applications. Closing date September 2nd. Open to PhD students in Social Sciences and Humanities currently enrolled at an Indian university. Please spread the word. King's India Institute inlaksfoundation.org/irtg/kings-res…

One year on, the true historical value and global strategic significance of Afghanistan is that it is as much an end of the road for failed geopolitical experiments, as it is an incubator of new political struggles. My latest Hindustan Times column on the war(s) that never ended. 1/2


TEN DAYS to go! The deadline for the National Centre for Writing Saroj Lal Mentorship in translation from Hindi (one of 13 languages this year), mentored by the one and only @shreedaisy, is 31 August. Spread the word! Full details online: nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/emerging-trans…



Graduating in 2006 with an MA Medical Anthropology, Global Health PR and Communications Consultant Sarah Walton-Smith lets us know how her career has been helped by studying at SOAS. Read her SOAS Alumni story here⬇️ bit.ly/3CKJInV

Happy to say that the Indian edition of my book 'Terror Trials' is out with Orient BlackSwan and is available to order! amazon.in/dp/9354426018?…


We are so excited to welcome Mimi Sheller next Monday for her in-person and online lecture “Mobility Justice and Climate Reparations: Reflecting on Twenty Years of Mobilities Research” 💛 lancaster.ac.uk/news/centre-fo…


Together with PPR @ Lancaster and LancasterUniHistory, we are proud to host this talk by Spain's Ambassador to the UK on Monday 25th November. Free event, no registration required! Arts and Social Sciences at Lancaster



British Academy Post Doctoral Fellowships in Social Sciences and Humanities For early-career researchers, applicants are expected to have completed their viva voce during 1 April 2023 to 1 April 2026. Details at thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/postdo… Apply during 2nd July - 1st October 2025