Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory

How do images shape our understanding of history? Join French-Algerian artist Katia Kameli for a cinematic exploration of the images and stories that shape Algeria’s collective memory. Wed 28 Oct | 16:00 (UK) | Online Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join us in December at Exter for tag @jrosantos.bsky.social @joaols.bsky.social

Our new paper... It was so fun to write

Interested in pursuing a funded PhD in Arts and Humanities at the University of Stirling? Our AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award competition is now live. Come study with us! www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

Join FORTH20 at The University of Stirling for their 'Celebration of Water' Conference. 11 November 2026, 2 – 4pm Pathfoot Lecture Theatre & Crush Hall. 2-4pm Talks and panel discussion 4-6pm Drinks reception & mini exhibition. Find out more - https://ow.ly/Fir250ZUTUz

Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow, @jackieeales.bsky.social’s project @canterburyccuni.bsky.social examines the French-speaking immigrant community in Canterbury from 1640 to 1800, mapping how its members integrated into local society. www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...

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Explore how water connects our landscapes, communities and sense of place, with talks, exhibitions, creative projects and conversation at FORTH2O Celebration of Water 📅Wed 11 Nov 2026, 2–6pm 📍 Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling 🎟️ Open to all 👉 Register www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/forth2o-ce...

📢 Invitation to the MSA Online Assembly for Early Career Academics Are you a PhD researcher or postdoc? Join the MSA Online Assembly for Early Career Academics on 21 October 2026, from 16:00 to 17:30 UTC (18:00–19:30 CEST). 🔗 For the meeting link, please visit: lnkd.in/dGKCSUJe

📢 GOOD NEWS! The MSA 2027 CFP deadline has been extended! ⏳ More time to share your work! You now have until 31 October 2026 to submit your proposal for the Memory Studies Association’s 2027 Annual Conference in Lund, Sweden.

There is still time left to apply for the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. The scheme supports UK-based postdoctoral – or equivalent – researchers in pursuing primary research in the humanities and social sciences. Apply now: https://bit.ly/4iwQQtI

UCL Geography is calling for 2026/2027 applications for The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships. The department's internal deadline for applications is extended to Monday 16 November 2026. at 12pm. For more details: https://tinyurl.com/3e27xj3e #research #fellowships #academicfunding

Very happy to share our new work. Do our eye movements reveal how we structure information in working memory? We found that eye movements adapt to memory demands, shifting from sequential sampling during encoding to replay-like revisitation during maintenance. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

'Reimagining and Reframing Institutional Violence, Trauma and Social Memory' with Bree Carlton & Jacqueline Z. Wilson (University of Melbourne) events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7fc984...

Research on screen: CSPM PhD candidates Kialy Tihngang and Sam Wilson Fletcher join fellow Stirling researchers for Screen-Wise Stirling, an RSE-funded evening of films and discussion. 📅 11 Nov, 6–8pm 📍 Creative Stirling 🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screen-wis...

UCL Geography is calling for 2026/2027 applications for The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships. The department's internal deadline for applications is Friday 2 November 2026 at 12pm. For more details: https://tinyurl.com/3e27xj3e #research #fellowships #academicfunding

Applications are open for 4 DPhil projects in Demographic Science for 2027 entry Topics include demographic forecasting, conflict related mortality, multimorbidity and LLM safety in population health research. 📅 Deadline: 1 Dec 2026 @oxpop.bsky.social #Demography #PopulationHealth #DPhil

Just drawing this scheme to people's attention. Deadline Nov 4th. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

Funding opportunity: British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. Applications due November 4, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/british...

Job ID: GO51218 Extract: The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in trustworthy AI. The role involves developing methods for deploying machine learning systems in a trustworthy manner.

Memory, critique and democracy: Prof Mihaela Mihai (Edinburgh) opens the new Connecting Memories Podcast series with “Critique as Political Care: Democracy, Memory, Theory”. Out now: open.spotify.com/show/0aLeSSJ...

How do spaces become places for siting artworks? Artist & academic Robyn Backen explores how artworks respond to architecture, atmosphere, social activity & histories — & how a site becomes part of a work’s meaning. 📅 Tue 13 Oct, 15:00 UK 📍 Stirling + online Register: forms.gle/F13arkiQbPY3...

wonderful news that my friend and colleague @felipedebrigard.bsky.social is a new Macarthur 'genius' fellow. We've talked philosophy and neuroscience of memory for years; his brave new work is on memory & forgiveness among victims of political violence back in Colombia dailynous.com/2026/09/29/a...

Philip Leverhulme Prize winner, Professor Nivi Manchanda provides a critical exploration of how imperial discourse and representation shape our understanding of Afghanistan. 🎬️ media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/afghan... @expeditions.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social

Deadline is 5pm BST 18 October 2026 -Any aspect of historical war studies and slavery within the period 1791-1926 -Any aspect of slavery in an occupation context from 2022-present Full ad can be found at our website: slaveryinwar.org/doctoral-pro... #phd #opportunity #research

🔥How are transformations in rural life reshaping our relationship with fire? 5 Wildfires Centre researchers brought global perspectives to #RGSIBG2026 exploring the connections between agrarian change, fire use and wildfire. Read more 👇 centreforwildfires.org/news/rural-t...

Calling potential Leverhulme early-career fellows: the University of St Andrews still supports applications under this scheme, and the School of History would love to hear from you. Our internal deadline this year is 2 November. See www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/rese...

Leverhulme Research Fellowships 2027 — Application details and funding explained Structured award funding replacem…… Read full article for application process: https://daadscholarship.com/leverhulme-research-fellowships-2027-application-process-for-interested-applicants/ #research

The School of Classics welcomes applications for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship scheme 2027. Send preliminary applications to classicsdor@st-andrews.ac.uk by 31 October 2026 at 5pm. 🔗 View details and apply: buff.ly/G6POzp2 #Funding #ClassicsBluesky

Our wonderful @designinf.bsky.social @sgsah.bsky.social PhD student @erdorfman.bsky.social is working with the Traverse theatre for her work placement, and helping set up this new development programme for folks across Scotland wanting to write for digitally immersive theatre. A great opportunity!

A reminder that applications are open for our in person SGSAH-funded training programme, Methodologies for Place and Memory Loss! Open to PGR students at Scottish institutions. 📅 11 November | University of Stirling ⏰ Deadline: 11 October Full details: tockify.com/sgsah/detail...

For postgraduate researchers working on place, memory, heritage, anthropology & difficult histories Methodologies for Place and Memory Loss 📍 University of Stirling 📅 11 November ⏰ Apply now tockify.com/sgsah/detail... @uoe-sps.bsky.social @uofgges.bsky.social @standrewssgsd.bsky.social

Applications open: Methodologies for Place and Memory Loss Advanced postgraduate training for PhD and research MA students working on memory, place, loss, displacement and difficult histories. 📅 11 Nov | University of Stirling ⏰ Apply by 11 Oct tockify.com/sgsah/detail...

Jeff Malpas at Stirling, discussing why space and place matter. Conversations like this sit at the heart of the Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory. NEXT Seth Dias on Redfern, Aboriginal Black Power Wed 30 Sep | 11amUK | online Register: forms.gle/U88c9QQ1CJFf... youtube.com/shorts/NycQL...

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What happens when urban rivers disappear underground? Philip Hayward explores ghost rivers, river daylighting and the cultural life of buried waterways, including London’s Fleet River. Fri 2 Oct | 09:00–11:30 (UK) | Online Advance reading required Register: forms.gle/QizUrN2ACjuu...

How did Redfern become a centre of Aboriginal Black Power? Seth Dias examines the spatial politics of activism, community and land rights in Redfern, 1967–1972. Wed 30 Sep | 11:00 (UK) | Online Register: forms.gle/kVeKWwMH9jvT...

Centre researchers from around the world at work with Jeff Malpas today, exploring place and memory. Join us online tomorrow for Jeff’s keynote and Interdisciplinary approaches to space and place, 10.15am–6pm. Register: placememory.net/interdiscipl...

How do societies imagine a better future? How do the arts and humanities help make that future possible? Join the conversation! Register 👉️ luma.com/0qco7ph2 @christophersmith.bsky.social @henriettalmoore.bsky.social @annavignoles.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social @ukri.org @expeditions.bsky.social

In-person places for Interdisciplinary approaches to space and place — workshop with keynote from Jeff Malpas — are fully booked. Online registration remains open, so you can still register to join the workshop online. Wednesday 16 September, 10.15am–6pm Register: placememory.net/interdiscipl...

Leverhulme Major Research Fellow, Laura Stewart’s innovative project @york.ac.uk explores how Scottish practices of collecting and sharing historical materials after the Reformation shaped identities and what was remembered by future generations. www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...

📣 Open for applications Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship Apply to spend time at CRASSH as a salaried fellow from September 2027 to May 2028 ⬆️ Read the eligibility criteria and FAQs at https://bit.ly/44IBme6 ⏳ Apply by 16 October 2026

Applications are open for a fully funded PhD position with the "Decisions" Cluster of the Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life (CAL), working with Professor Nehal Bhuta at Edinburgh Law School. Deadline 30 Sept 2026. Read the full details: https://edin.ac/3SbBbW5

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Lots of great talks and exhbitions - 5-16 September - some hybrid talks!

Fantastic to hear and hope you make the wake-up call - we will try to record

What's lost when we treat place as just space? Philosopher Jeff Malpas opens a hybrid workshop on space, place & memory — interdisciplinary talks on perfume, Polaroids & more. Wed 16 Sept, Stirling + online. Register: placememory.net/interdiscipl...

Holding Place: Dundee, Otherwise, showing at Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, 17 Aug–20 Nov 2026. Output of the Misfiring Places project (Dr John Post & Dr Neil Crawford), seed funded by the Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory. Explores a changing city through Polaroid photography.

Centre researcher Morwenna Kearsley will be at Island Darkroom on the Isle of Lewis on 2 September. Morwenna will explore objects, darkness and the ways we access and share memories — followed by informal discussion and exchange. The event is currently waitlist only: islanddarkroom.com/whats-on