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Scoping award for WEO researcher
Dr Daria Luchinskaya, Department of Work, Employment and Organisation, with co-investigator Dr Zihao Liu, University of Nottingham, has been awarded a small grant (£5K) from the Society for Research into Higher Education Scoping Award.
The small grant of £5k is for a scoping project called “Mind the Last Mile: Mapping the University–Industry Engagement Gap for UK University Graduate Employability (A Scoping Study).”
The Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) is an independent and self-supporting UK based international learned society concerned with advancing understanding of higher education, especially through the insights, perspectives and knowledge offered by systematic research and scholarship.
As part of the Society’s programme of strategic initiatives aimed at sustaining research into higher education, the Society offers a series of annual research awards. These awards are funded entirely by the Society, and intended to support new research into higher education.
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WEO team awarded funding from the Wise Group
A Department of Work, Employment and Organisation academic team comprising Dr Rob Stewart, Dr Anne-Marie Cullen, Professor Adam Whitworth and Dr Michael Vallely has been awarded funding of £25k-£32k for a project "Evaluation of Relational Mentoring Services" by the Wise Group.
The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise dedicated to transforming lives and lifting people out of poverty.
FHEA appointment for WEO academic
Dr Daria Luchinskaya, Department of Work, Employment and Organisation, has been appointed as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). This international recognition reflects Daria’s sustained commitment to excellence in learning and teaching.
Daria said, “I’m delighted to be appointed as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. The Fellowship reflects my ongoing commitment to research-informed teaching and to helping students think critically about work and organisations.”
Fellowship demonstrates a personal and institutional commitment to professionalism in learning and teaching in higher education. Across four categories, from Associate Fellow to Principal Fellow, Fellowship provides individuals with professional recognition of their practice, impact and leadership of teaching and learning.
Fellowships are awarded based on evidence of personal professional practice that meets the requirements of the Professional Standards Framework 2023 (PSF 2023), the teaching and learning standards framework for the higher education sector.
Fellowships are embedded in the UK and have been adopted by increasing numbers of higher education institutions globally, from the Americas to Australasia.
SISC seminar kicks off 2026
SISC is kicking off seminar plans for 2026 with a thought-provoking session featuring Bernard Harris, Professor of Social Policy.
Bernard’s research is concerned with various aspects of the social history of health and welfare since circa 1700, and his talk is entitled “Charity in National Health Service Hospitals in the UK, c. 1948-1970".
In 1946, Aneurin Bevan argued that it was ‘repugnant’ for hospitals to have to rely on the ‘caprice’ of private charity and promised to ‘leave it behind – entirely’. However, charity continued to play an important role within Britain’s National Health Service. This paper draws on a range of published and unpublished sources to investigate the development of this role during the formative years of the NHS between 1948 and early-1970s. It uses a framework which has been developed to examine the role of charity in the more recent past to explore the different ways in which charity not only supplemented statutory services but also substituted for them, as well supporting innovation, research and advocacy. It concludes by examining the strengths and limitations of this framework and by exploring the wider significance of charitable activity for our understanding of both the NHS and the welfare state more generally.
This event is the latest in SISC’s seminar series, which brings together researchers, practitioners, and community leaders to explore bold ideas for building more inclusive, resilient and sustainable communities
The seminar will take place from 12:30–1.30pm on February 18 on Level 8 of StrathUnion. The room will be open from 12-2pm to allow for attendees who would like to bring their own lunch / tea and coffee and for informal networking before and after the seminar (12-12.30 and 1:30-2pm).
Those who would prefer to attend remotely can do so and will receive a Teams link shortly before the start of the event.
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Solvias Executive Leadership Programme continues
Dr Aylin Ates, Reader in Strategy and Innovation at Strathclyde Business School and Phil Considine, Director of Executive Education, together with scenario planning strategist and SBS Global Practitioner Murray Cook were in Colmar, France to deliver a strategy session to the Solvias global management team.
This was the latest part of Solvias Executive Leadership Development Programme which Strathclyde Business School has been delivering since September. This third module included strategic management topics, and the Strathclyde trio delivered to Solvias’ management team who are located in Switzerland, USA, UK, France, Germany and the Netherlands.
Research seminar on liquid marketing
Dr Paul Hewer, Department of Marketing, was invited to do a research seminar at Lancaster University in December on the topic of Liquid Marketing. The title was “Zygmunt Bauman - Critical theorist of consumer culture: On Liquid Marketing”. Paul presented to the Consumption Insights group.
Track best paper award at EIBA for marketing academic
Dr Eleni (Lenia) Tsougkou, Department of Marketing, received a Track Best Paper Award at the European Academy of International Business (EIBA) 2025 Conference in Athens for the paper “Balancing innovation abroad: How intensity and novelty shape customer value in export markets”.
Co-authored with Dr A Lisboa (Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal), Professor J Cadogan (University of Leicester, UK), and Dr J Oliveira (ISEG, University of Lisbon, Portugal), the paper was recognised in the “International Marketing in Multicultural, Multilingual Environments track”.
Lenia’s participation in the conference was supported by the Stephen Young Institute for International Business, as part of a successful bid led by Professor Emma Macdonald to bring the EIBA Conference to Strathclyde in 2028.
Professor progresses the Royal Mile Heat Network
Led by Professor Iain Black, the Royal Mile Heat Network (RMHN) has been building momentum following the successful October 2025 workshop which he facilitated. That event brought together representatives from 25 organisations to co‑create a draft Vision and Values framework and to explore how social and human benefits can be fully integrated into heat‑network planning.
Since then, work has progressed across stakeholder engagement, feasibility refinement and consortium development. The expanding network now includes major institutions such as the Scottish Government, City of Edinburgh Council, Historic Environment Scotland, UNESCO, NHS Lothian, Scottish Water, Vattenfall, Star Refrigeration, SAV Systems and several national research and heat‑network alliances.
Iain said, “We are developing proposals for research focuses on understanding heating requirements, viable heat sources, technical constraints, and the sociocultural and governance factors that shape energy transitions in complex historic environments. Additional work examines policy and regulatory barriers, stakeholder power dynamics, and opportunities for circular heat economies and flexibility services across the network.
“Together with work by Lothian Heat and Bloomberg, these efforts position the RMHN as a pioneering national and international learning project seeking to demonstrate how inclusive, resilient and community‑rooted heat networks can be delivered in Scotland’s most iconic urban setting.”
Glasgow 850 Marketing Competition Presentation
The Department of Marketing has announced the winners of their annual competition for school pupils. The competition involved pupils choosing their favourite place in Glasgow to promote, presenting some background information, identifying the target audience and proposing creative promotional activities.
St Ninian’s High School, East Renfrewshire were the recipients of first and second prizes for their posters on Glasgow Buchanan Street and 850 Years at the Botanic Gardens.
Congratulations are extended to Mia McMillan and Grace McCargo for winning 1st Prize, for their poster on Buchanan Street, with the 2nd Prize, for their poster on 850 Years of Glasgow in the Botanic Gardens, awarded to Hannah Daly Brady and Patrick Fraser.
Third prize was won by Mearns Castle High School pupils, Carson Tsang, Yusuf Aslam and Unays Pa, with their submission on The Riverside Museum (the Transport Museum).
Competition organiser Elizabeth McKee from the Department of Marketing said, “It was wonderful to see the breadth of places chosen by the school pupils reflecting the variety of attractions in Glasgow. We were very impressed with the marketing knowledge and creativity shown from all entrants with the use of campaign slogans, merchandise proposed, seasonal campaigns, humour, images, campaign mascots, themed nights etc. The enthusiasm for both iconic sites, as well as local personal favourites came across in the posters.”
The judging panel was made up of all staff in The Marketing Department who all commented on the high standard from all entries.
Dr Jane Johnstone, competition organiser from the Department of Marketing commented, “We were delighted with the response this year, with our biggest number of entries yet. The competition was very difficult to judge due to the high quality of all entries. We would like to congratulate all pupils who participated as well as our winners”.
Community Benefit Fund keynote
Professor Matthew Hannon, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation, gave a keynote speech at the 9CC Group’s inaugural conference in Cumnock on January 20.
The 9CC Group connect nine different Community Councils, to coordinate their Community Benefit Fund investment so that it can unlock larger-scale, regional, strategic investments across the Cumnock and Doon Valley in Ayrshire.
The conference included a speech from UK Minister for Energy Michael Shanks MP and panel sessions involving major windfarm developers.
Academic gives evidence to parliament committee on renewable energy
Professor Matthew Hannon, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation, gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on January 27, regarding their Draft Climate Change Plan, with a focus on the proposals relating to renewable energy deployment.