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Photo of Dr Alice Hovorka talking at the lecture. She is wearing a dress with a pattern and has her hand out while talking. There is a screen behind her that reads 'visioning healthy more than human cities'. There are two chairs in front of her and a window behind the screen.

Visioning Healthy More-than-Human Cities

Earlier this month, Dr Alice Hovorka from York University in Canada gave a lecture on visioning healthy more-than-human cities. Feminist posthumanist conceptual frames help to articulate these possibilities. GENDER.ED’s intern, […]
Photo of Radhika Govinda, director of GENDER.ED, speaking in front of rows of people at the Annual Research Showcase. She is holding a microphone. To her right, there is a screen that with a slide that reads 'GENDER.ED'.

GENDER.ED Annual Research Showcase 2025

Kaveri Qureshi, Associate Director of GENDER.ED, reflects on this week’s Annual Research Showcase - the highlight of the yearly calendar for GENDER.ED's community – and the different levels at which we see that the work of GENDER.ED matters.
7 members of Black Women* at Edinburgh's Committee on a stage at the Magazine Launch Event. Above them are some strings of fairy lights. Behind and to the left of them, there is a cross and some posters. One of the committee members, Maryam Yusuf, is speaking into a microphone. There is an audience across the stage.

Looking back: Nurtured Magazine Launch Event

Mouna Chatt, GENDER.ED's Undergraduate Intern, reflects on Black Women* at Edinburgh’s Nurtured Magazine Launch Event that took place in March 2025.

Black Women at Edinburgh's logo. The logo is a circle that features a graphic of three black women. The logo also reads 'Black Women at Edinburgh'. The text is written in a cursive-like font.

Across Country Lines: Connection in Times of War

Hanaa Yousuf reflects on receiving the news that there is war in Sudan and what it means to be separated from your country, not knowing when you can see it again.

Black Women at Edinburgh's logo. The logo is a circle that features a graphic of three black women. The logo also reads 'Black Women at Edinburgh'. The text is written in a cursive-like font.

The rise of Black femicide in the United Kingdom

Ruweyda Ahmed discusses the rise of Black femicide in the United Kingdom, emphasizing the urgent need for increased media coverage, culture-specific policies, and the validation of Black women and girls’ vulnerability.

Photo of co-presidents Wardah and Kaashvi at the Student Awards. Wardah is holding an award made of glass and Kaashvi is holding a certificate that reads 'Student Awards: Winner: Brown Girl Society'. They are both smiling and wearing beautiful, ball-like dresses.

A Year in Gatherings: Brown Girl* Society’s First Year of Community

Avani Tilekar reflects on Brown Girl* Society's (BG*S) very first full year as an official society at the University of Edinburgh.

Portrait of Maria Tsuma smiling. She is wearing a sparkly turtleneck jumper and has her arm crossed.

International Women’s Day 2025 “Beyond Numbers: Reimagining True Systemic Change for Gender Equality.”

Maria Tsuma, MSc student in Africa and International Development at the University of Edinburgh, reflects on International Women's Day, systemic change vs. individual responsibility, and what a feminist future would look like.

On the left, there is a status of Elsie Inglish and on the right, there is a plaque marking the centenary year of Dr Elsie Inglis death. At the top of the plaque, there is a University of Edinburgh logo, beneath that, the plaque reads: 'The Dr Elsie Inglis Quadrangle: 1864-1917: Founder, Scottish Women's Suffrage Federation and Scottish Women's Hospitals, philanhtropist, and graduate of the University.

The Elsie Inglis statue ‘controversy’: gender and empire in Edinburgh’s built environment

The erection of new statues is often as contentious as the removal or recontextualisation of old ones. Edinburgh City Council is under fire for plans for a statue on Edinburgh’s […]
Poster of the boundary crossing seminar listing all the speakers. It reads Boundary Crossing: The Transnational Travels of Social Reproduction at the top.

Boundary Crossings: The Reproductive Work of Thinking Together

Our day-long seminar provided a unique opportunity to engage with state-of-the-art discussions on different aspects of the social reproduction debate.
On the left side of the photo, a woman is standing with her arms crossed. On the right side, a woman is standing and smiling. In each of her hands, she is holding the hand of a child. All people in the photo are covered by shadows, so it is difficult to tell their exact facial expressions.

Care Inc. Testimonies of care home and nursery workers

Sara Farris, one of the participants in our conference, shares her hard-hitting film on social reproduction and racialized migrant life: Care Inc. Testimonies of care home and nursery workers
informal conversations before the seminar on social reproduction

Climate Change in the Indian Subcontinent: Crises of Social Reproduction under Capitalism

In 2015, the city of Chennai, with a population of population of 12 million suffered one of the worst floods that affected the Coromandel coast of South India. More than […]
Display of art works at the Old College of the University of Edinburgh. The display is located below a staircase and consists of a variety of vibrant and colourful pieces. There is a plant across the artwork.

Curating collections in the Old College campus

Claire Walsh revisits her presentation at the Boundary Crossing Seminar in May 2024, reflecting on how curatorial practice can engage with social reproduction themes. She focuses on a display of artworks installed at the Old College last year and how this navigates institutional power and heritage spaces.

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