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GENDER.ED Newsletter - Autumn 2025

In this December's newsletter, Dr Radhika Govinda asks what tools gender and sexuality studies may offer at a time of budget cuts within the institution and intensifying democratic erosion globally […]
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Who cares in the University? Re-imagining research cultures through research with and by disabled and chronically ill academics

To mark the recently passed International Day of People with Disabilities, this blog introduces a new Wellcome Trust-funded project ‘Who cares in the University?', asking whether care enabled by slow scholarship can transform the academic ecosystem for disabled and chronically ill academics.
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A “Gold Standard” for Who? The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 as a feminist model

Elle Thacker summarizes the findings of her postgraduate dissertation evaluating for whom the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 is a ‘gold standard’ of feminist-informed domestic abuse law.

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The Harmony Trap: How Chinese Cultural Values Undermine Domestic Violence Protection

Yingying Liu reports on her Masters dissertation findings, on domestic violence policy-making in China and the "harmony trap" undermining genuine protection. She reveals how strategic ambiguity, deep-rooted cultural biases, and fragmented enforcement result in key anti-violence measures being consistently underutilized.
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Using research on gender-based violence on campus: experts reflect

Earlier this year, GENDER.ED hosted a roundtable addressing the urgent issue of researching gender-based violence on campus. In this blog, the third in a three-part series, panellists Susan Lagdon, Anni Donaldson and Bill Flack share key learnings from their work.

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Motivations for researching gender-based violence on campus: experts reflect

Earlier this year, GENDER.ED hosted a roundtable addressing the urgent issue of researching gender-based violence on campus. In this blog, the first in a three-part series, panellists Susan Lagdon, Anni Donaldson and Bill Flack share why they undertake this research, and how delivering on these motivations requires cross-institutional collaboration.

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Methods and ethics of researching gender-based violence on campus: experts reflect

Earlier this year, GENDER.ED hosted a roundtable addressing the urgent issue of researching gender-based violence on campus. In this blog, the second in a three-part series, panellists Susan Lagdon, Anni Donaldson and Bill Flack share methodological and ethical dilemmas.

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The challenging forms of post-separation economic abuse experienced by South Asian Muslim women in the UK

As November 26 was economic abuse awareness day, Punita Chowbey and Kaveri Qureshi examine the forms of post-separation economic abuse experienced by South Asian Muslim women in the UK.
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Uncovering ACT UP: the Queer Community and the HIV/AIDS Crisis in Edinburgh

In this blog post, Poppy Watson discusses the HIV/AIDS crisis in Edinburgh in the 1980s-90s, detailing how the queer community experienced the state’s lack of response. Thinking about affect and queer histories, Poppy scrutinizes whose voices dominate the archival material.

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Intersectionality on the International Day of LGBTQIA+ People in STEM

Pride in STEM is a UK charity supporting LGBTQIA+ people in Science, Technology, Maths and Engineering (STEM). The charity is one of the leading supporters of International Day of LGBTQ+ People […]
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Book Forum: Aerin Lai on Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Knowledge Cultivation

Earlier this year, GENDER.ED, CRITIQUE and the Centre for South Asian Studies hosted a book forum on Radhika Govinda’s new book Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Knowledge Cultivation. At this book forum, Aerin Lai engaged with the book’s main arguments and related this to previous teaching experiences.

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Book Forum: Rukmini Sen on Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Knowledge Cultivation

Earlier this year, GENDER.ED, CRITIQUE and the Centre for South Asian Studies hosted a book forum on Radhika Govinda’s new book Feminist Politics, Intersectionality and Knowledge Cultivation. At this book forum, Prof. Rukmini Sen discussed how the book related to her own feminist research in India.

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