Faculty of Social Sciences events
The Future of Housing in the UK
5 Dec 2018
The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Research is a major investment by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation that was launched in 2017. In this seminar, hosted by the Public Services and Governance research group, centre director, Prof Ken Gibb will reflect on the centre’s achievements in its first period and future plans, within a context of ongoing challenges in the UK’s housing market and housing policy.
Postgraduate Open Day
28 Nov 2018
Explore our stunning campus, learn more about our diverse range of Masters and research degrees, Professional Doctorates and PhD courses and spend invaluable time with our staff and students to get a taste of what life at Stirling is really like.
Challenging the social work view of assessment
15 Nov 2018
Using attachment theory, this lecture will explore ways in which theoretical and clinical application must be considered through the lens of the client's world view.
Open Day
27 Oct 2018
By attending our Open Day, you’ll be able to explore our beautiful campus, check out our diverse range of courses and spend invaluable time with staff and students to get a taste of what life as a Stirling student is really like.
Open Day
9 Jun 2018
By attending one of our Open Days, you’ll be able to explore our beautiful campus, check out our diverse range of courses and spend invaluable time with staff and students to get a taste of what life as a Stirling student is really like.
International Women's Day: Equalities – making the implicit explicit within complex organisations
14 May 2018
With a current international focus on equalities issues, how do we begin to operationalise desired equalities outcomes within complex organisations? Do we have an equalities culture within our organisation in terms of the values it espouses? And what practical steps do we need to consider to make our equalities goals a reality?
Constrained articulations: accounts of violence, ‘victimhood’ and resistance
16 Apr 2018
This inaugural seminar will explore the complexities encountered when we try to articulate the inarticulable, and try to give voice to experiences that our culture does not have easy words for.
Democracy in Times of Dementia
28 Mar 2018
In his talk, Dr Jared Sonnicksen will reflect on how core democratic values, participation and representation, will be fundamentally challenged by dementia.
Sensuous Scholarship: The Senses and Politics in Social Justice Research with Vulnerable Populations
1 Mar 2018
Sensuous Scholarship: The Senses and Politics in Social Justice Research with Vulnerable Populations
David Blanchflower: Full employment in a free society
15 Feb 2018
Back by popular demand, the University of Stirling Management School's eminent economist, Professor David (Danny) Blanchflower will be sharing his analysis and observations on the topic: 'Full employment in a free society'.
