Summer School 2025: Archives for Justice

Online via Teams
Attendance: 23 / 30

The session examines how archives are used and assembled to promote social and criminal justice. Starting with a theoretical discussion of non-representational and collaborative methodologies and their temporalities, the session challenges the privileged status of the archive in creating truth-claims about the past or now.

Summer School 2025: GenAI and Academic Publishing

Online via Teams
Attendance: 109 / 150

The session will commence by exploring the advantages offered by AI tools, such as aiding non-native English speakers in manuscript preparation, delivering instantaneous feedback, and automating the initial screening of manuscripts. The ability of AI to democratize access to scientific knowledge is contrasted with urgent ethical considerations like the question of authorship, concerns of plagiarism, and preserving the integrity of scientific communication, intellectual property rights, as well as the potential for ingrained biases.

Summer School 2025: Working with the Scottish Government as an Academic

Online via Teams
Attendance: 107 / 150

Do you want your research to have policy impact but don't quite know how? Are you keen to learn more about how best to engage with the Scottish Government when conducting your research? In this online session, hear from officials from the Office of the Chief Researcher about a range of opportunities for engaging with the Scottish Government and creating the conditions for enhancing the policy relevance of your academic work.