How do we care about care homes, asks Niamh Woodier
Lloyd Rees, when discussing Australian modern art, argued that ‘the universal element in art, I feel, has often come from…
Community-led responses to COVID-19 are a matter of urgency in Syria, write Lisa Boden, Ann-Christin Wagner, Shaher Abdullateef and Anas Al Kaddour
People living in the Global North might argue that the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is the greatest existential threat to life…
Social science COVID-19 research at Edinburgh supported by Scottish Funding Council-Global Challenges Research Fund, writes Aphaluck Bhatiasevi
“It is our task to resist the biologicalisation of this disease and instead to insist on a social and political…
COVID-19 data must highlight intersectional marginalisation among BAME community, writes Ashlee Christoffersen
The disproportionate impacts of Covid-19 on Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people in the UK (both within and outwith…
Experiences from past animal outbreaks help University of Edinburgh veterinarians adjust to COVID-19 working conditions, by Aphaluck Bhatiasevi
Experiences of infectious disease outbreaks, such as Foot–and–Mouth disease in 2001, have prepared Edinburgh’s leading veterinary hospital to develop working…
Post COVID-19 solidarity challenges the danger of returning to normal, writes Callum McGregor
Introduction I would like to offer a sober yet optimistic speculation on the renewal of community and civic solidarity in…
What is a compassionate economy post-COVID-19, ask John Gillies, Liz Grant and Katherine Trebeck
Perhaps Adam Smith knew all along Compassion and economy are words which you rarely, if ever, see in the same…
COVID-19 and health systems: responding to unpredictable predictability, by Liz Grant, Yina Lizeth Gracia-Lopez and Christine Bell
Health systems across the world have been tested by this pandemic, and many have been found wanting, surprised by the…
Targets, trust and COVID-19 testing, by Christina Boswell
Political scrutiny of the UK’s management of COVID-19 has recently revolved around an ambitious target the government set for itself:…
As countries ramp-up COVID-19 tests, Edinburgh University researchers discuss the expectations and values of diagnostics, writes Aphaluck Bhatiasevi
“You cannot fight a fire blindfolded. And we cannot stop this pandemic if we don’t know who is infected. We…
Don’t touch your face! The triggers, isolation and social connections of body-focused repetitive behaviours during COVID-19, by Bridget Bradley
As an anthropologist who researches a mental health disorder that I also suffer from, I take this opportunity to reflect…
COVID-19 and gender-based violence in conflict: new challenges and persistent problems, writes Catherine O’Rourke
Peace is not just the absence of war. Many women under lockdown for #COVID19 face violence where they should be…
COVID-19, emergency legislation and sunset clauses, by Sean Molloy
The UK’s Coronavirus Act 2020 affords the UK government new powers in attempt to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19…
COVID-19 and violent conflict: responding to predictable unpredictability, by Christine Bell
The World Health Organization is working on the basis that death rates rise when COVID-19 casualties exceed domestic health service capacity. The response…
How COVID-19 is used to stop lone child refugees from joining families in the UK, writes Nasar Meer
The UK and other countries are using the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as an excuse to prevent even the most vulnerable…
What do abortion pills mean in a pandemic, asks Leah Eades
Like many doctoral students, my research is currently in limbo. I was meant to be moving to Ireland in September…
Smita Srinivas: fractured economics and considerations for the COVID-19 vaccine market, by Ritti Soncco
The Innogen Institute is a collaboration between the University of Edinburgh and the Open University to produce research and support…
Kindness has thrived during the lockdown, write the Directors of the Global Compassion Initiative
The pandemic has prompted countless acts of caring — and compassion will show the way forward after it has passed….
Liberalism is fiction and privilege depends on disadvantage, writes Rebecca Hewer
If, like me, you find a measure of solace in comprehension, today’s global pandemic will likely represent a particular kind…
Edinburgh students share personal concerns, threats and possibilities in American Ethnologist
Jonathan Spencer: Introduction The following texts were written by students with whom I have worked this year in a course…
