Nicola McEwen

New report by the Constitution [etc] Committee of the Scottish Parliament: digitalpublications.parliament.scot/Committees/R...

Both the report and evidence base (see www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...) are valuable resources in the debate about democratic pathways to an independence referendum.

Join us on Mon 26 Feb for an online discussion on exclusive new polling in Scotland & Wales & what it might mean.

@profnicolamcewen.bsky.social
Charlie Buckley @moreincommonuk.bsky.social
Dewi Knight @policywise.bsky.social @chrisdeerin.bsky.social

www.enlighten.scot/event/online...

We're a Gathering event host...BOOK NOW! SCVO the Gathering 2026. SCVO.scot/the-gathering. 10 and 11 February, EICC, Edinburgh

We're heading to @scvo.scot #SCVOTheGathering tomorrow, hosting an event on the upcoming Scottish Election:

Election 2026: What it means for the future of Scotland and your work 🗳️📣

Speakers:
@profnicolamcewen.bsky.social
@kezdugdale.bsky.social
@markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social

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Alan Renwick gives oral evidence on a legal independence referendum to the Scottish Parliament The Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit told the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee that a mechanism to call an independence referendum should be put in place.

Last Thursday @alanrenwick.bsky.social gave oral evidence to @parliament.scot's Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee's inquiry into legally triggering an independence referendum alongside Andrew Blick, Elisenda Casanas Adam and @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social.

Find out more 👇

Episode artwork with Nicola McEwen, Graeme Roy, David Waite and Ruth Patrick

New #UofGSpotlight episode on the UK Government's Budget!

What does it mean for Scotland, taxes, child poverty, and economic growth?

@profnicolamcewen.bsky.social is joined by:
@graemeroy.bsky.social, @davidwglasgow.bsky.social and @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social.

🎧 Listen now: uofgspotlight.com

Important work here by @profjanegreen.bsky.social and colleagues

Launch of new CEASEFIRE! peace game, developed at @uofglasgow.bsky.social (PI Rebecca Sutton) in collaboration with @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social, Education Evolved, the Floating Designer, ceasefire negotiation experts, & youth peacebuilders in Scotland.
Online:
uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/8949734951...

This is going to be an excellent event with speakers including @maireadenright.bsky.social @conorkelly.bsky.social
@dkennytcd.bsky.social @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social @aileenmcharg.bsky.social @danielwincott.bsky.social @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social 📢

Beyond Doubt: The Case against ‘Not Proven’ — University of Glasgow School of Law Blog By Professors James Chalmers and Fiona Leverick (University of Glasgow) and Professor Vanessa Munro (University of Warwick) Our paper “Beyond Doubt: The Case against ‘Not Proven’” has been publish...

Anyway, if you’d like to know why abolishing not proven is the right thing to do, see here: www.uofgschooloflaw.co.uk/blog/2021/12...

📢 Senior staff vacancies at the new Anti-Racism Observatory for Scotland, hosted by the University of Strathclyde in partnership with CRER, are now open for applications. Links in thread ⤵️

Very good piece of analysis here, by @ailsahenderson.bsky.social.

I'm looking forward to the teased follow-up on persuasion across the constitutional divide...

Home - UK in a changing Europe

⏰ TOMORROW ⏰

📖 We teamed up with @resfoundation.bsky.social to produce the Policy Landscape 2025 report

🔍 The report is a comprehensive guide to the main policy challenges the UK is facing written by leading experts in their fields

👀 Keep an eye out for it here - ukandeu.ac.uk

PhD Research Fellowship in Political Science (4 years) (282479) | University of Oslo Job title: PhD Research Fellowship in Political Science (4 years) (282479), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, September 1, 2025

PhD Research Fellowship in Political Science #ECPRMemberJobs
📅 4 years
🏫 @statsvitenskap.bsky.social
⌛ Monday 1 September
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#PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky

A photo of the panel seated, as listed in the Bluesky text, at the Festival of Politics

Kicking things off at @parliament.scot #FoP2025, for Holyrood 2026: The Big Issues🎙️

A full room and an important conversation ahead with
@profnicolamcewen.bsky.social
@graemeroy.bsky.social @shannonvallor.bsky.social @haylesben.bsky.social

Missed tickets? Look out for the recording coming soon

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#WednesdayFocus CPP is back at @parliament.scot Festival of Politics!

🔹 Holyrood 2026: The Big Issues

22 Aug, 10.30am

With speakers @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social @graemeroy.bsky.social @shannonvallor.bsky.social @haylesben.bsky.social

🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

📣 Article alert!

Excellent new piece on *lived experience* as a form of evidence from our very own @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social & a colleague @haylesben.bsky.social 👏

#OpenAccess in Policy & Politics now 👉 bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

Trump in Scotland: The US President’s support in a cold climate The Scottish Election Study's own expert on US politics, Prof. Christopher Carman (christopher.carman@glasgow.ac.uk), takes a closer look at Donald Trump's support in Scotland using SES data.With the ...

🇺🇸 New blog! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@cjcarman.bsky.social takes a closer look at our data on Trump support in Scotland ahead of the US President's visit.

How popular is DJT? Are Reform UK supporters MAGA? And does the support of young men travel across the pond? Find out below!

scottishelections.ac.uk/2025/07/18/t...

Holyrood 2026: the big issues [with BSL] - Buy tickets With the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2026, join the academics who will set out the demographic, fiscal, technological and social policy challenges that lie ahead for Scotland.

We're back at @parliament.scot Festival of Politics this year! Join us👇

🗳️ Holyrood 2026: The big issues
📅 Fri 22 Aug, 10:30am

@profnicolamcewen.bsky.social, @graemeroy.bsky.social, @shannonvallor.bsky.social, @haylesben.bsky.social

Tickets 🎟️ festivalofpolitics.citizenticket.co.uk/events/festi...

Research Assistant at University of Glasgow Searching for an academic job? Explore this Research Assistant opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

🔥Not one, not two, not three, but FOUR job vacancies now live working at @uofglasgow.bsky.social on @safety-nets.bsky.social @changingrealities.bsky.social with some amazing colleagues

first: a research assistant post on Changing Realities

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNQ284/r...

🧵for links to vacancies

Congratulations Dominic!

Congratulations Devi!

Report Launch: The State of Intergovernmental Relations in England The state of Intergovernmental Relations in England: towards a new era of partnership?

On Thursday, @tjarnold.bsky.social and @paulanderson88.bsky.social are launching their new report:

📘 The State of Intergovernmental Relations in England

Sign up to the launch event here (Thu 19th June, 1.30pm):

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-lau...

That was fun

Immigration on FM’s agenda for today’s meeting with PM. Fantastic insight on why from @nasarmeer.bsky.social & @sergipardos.bsky.social well worth a listen!

You’re home! Let us know if you’re passing by Glasgow Uni

If elections are your thing, we've got some bumper analysis for you with a stellar academic cast 👇

Spotlight episode graphic: Parallel Politics: 2025 Elections in England, Canada and Australia

New📣#UofGSpotlight: ‘Parallel Politics: 2025 Elections in England, Canada, and Australia’

Co-hosts @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social @kezdugdale.bsky.social bring together:

On England: @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social
On Canada: Andre Lecours
On Australia: @ariadnevromen.bsky.social

🎧 uofgspotlight.com

There is still time to register for the @ballioloxford.bsky.social and @politicsoxford.bsky.social Bingham Lecture in Constitutional Studies.

@profnicolamcewen.bsky.social will speak about 'Resetting relationships in the Family of Nations: A New Era in Intergovernmental Relations?'

Only in 2015, 17 & 19 GEs. Mostly SNP has not done well from FPTP, including last year

Looking forward to speaking at this event on why offshore wind isn't making Scotland a more prosperous country and how it could do.