A digital publication, launched today, will bring together pieces from social scientists worldwide on global migrations – exploring past and present migrations in different regions, their drivers and implications, and reactions and responses to them. Current global migration flows have become a matter of concern across all continents, and affect the welfare of millions of […]

The Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) is pleased to announce the fourth cycle of its Small Grants Program on the themes of “Youth” and “Urban Spatial Inequalities”. The ACSS Small Grants Program (SGP) is a funding opportunity that aims to support scholars and professionals in the Arab region undertaking five kinds of activities: […]

The deadline for the call for session proposals for the 2018 World Social Science Forum has been extended to 30 September 2017. The Forum will take place from 25-28 September 2018, in Fukuoka, Japan, on the theme of ‘Security and Equality for Sustainable Futures’. Life in the Anthropocene requires inclusive and coordinated actions to ensure equality and security […]

The ISSC’s Transformations to Sustainability (T2S) programme has launched a new website to provide an online platform for the latest research news, views and announcements from the programme. The website includes downloadable resources, papers, podcasts and videos, as well as a growing list of network researchers, representing the diversity of research interests and geographic locations that […]

Thirty-three early career scientists will participate in a transdisciplinary research training workshop that begins today at Makarere University, Kampala, Uganda. The 33 early career scientists involved come from different communities of practice and different African universities and research units, and have been selected to participate in the training through the Leading Integrated Research for Agenda […]