This dissertation examines how the rights of children from Armed Forces families in Scotland are protected, fulfilled, and promoted during periods of parental separation caused by military service. Guided by the UNCRC (1989), Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, and the sociology of childhood, it adopts a child rights-based qualitative approach to explore how family, school, and community collectively shape children’s emotional well-being and rights realisation within the structural and cyclical nature of armed forces life.

The Centre for Research on Environment, Society & Health (CRESH) at the University of Edinburgh are looking to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher in the field of ‘Environment and Health for a period of 4 years to contribute a UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) Consortium – SPECTRUM (Shaping Public hEalth poliCies To Reduce ineqUalities and harm) […]

In this two-part Spotlight on LOUISA post, Data and Equality Officer, Katie Grieve, explores how learning technology decisions can impact attainment gaps. This post builds on Katie’s Post 1: Exploring the impact of dropbox practice on attainment gaps, which introduces the intricate relationship between learning technology choices, anonymity, and attainment gaps, laying the groundwork for more […]

For medical students like Robyn Adams and Maria-Ariadna Ghiuta, gaining international healthcare experience can be life-changing, but financial considerations often stand in the way. Thanks to the Go Abroad Fund, both students turned ambition into action, gaining skills and perspectives that will shape their future careers.  In 2025, Robyn was able to go on a trip of a lifetime, […]

Open Education Talks 2026 A series of lightning talks focused on open education in post-secondary institutions co-hosted by the University of Calgary, Thompson Rivers University, Mount Royal University, University of British Columbia and University of Alberta, Canada. Open Education Talks is a series of 15-minute lightning talks and digital posters about facets of open education. […]

Oct 6, 2021