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Charlotte Heath-Kelly Receives the 2019 ISA Conference Post-PhD Paper Award
Dr. Charlotte Heath-Kelly has received the 2019 ISA Conference Post-PhD Paper Award for her paper ',' it was selected by judges from the Theory Section of the International Studies Association after many rounds of review and discussion.
The paper explores how trees are increasingly used in commemoration of terrorism victims, and the complications of representing human life with vegetal symbols. It is based on Dr Heath-Kelly's ESRC funded research of terrorism memorialisation and can be read .
For more information on the award, please see: .
PAIS Awarded Athena SWAN Bronze Award
We are delighted to announce that PAIS has been awarded an Athena SWAN Bronze Award.
was established in 2005 to encourage and recognise commitment to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment in higher education and research. In May 2015, the Charter was expanded to recognise work undertaken in arts, humanities, social sciences, business and law (AHSSBL), and in professional and support roles, and for trans staff and students. The Charter now recognises work undertaken to address gender equality more broadly, and not just barriers to progression that affect women.
A huge thank you to Jackie Clarke, Alex Homolar, Ben Richardson and Julia Welland for the tremendous amount of work they put into preparing our submission.
Grant Success 鈥� Challenging Inequalities
Keith Hyams has been awarded funding from the ESRC Global Challenges Research Fund for the 2 year research project 鈥楥hallenging Inequalities: An Indo-European Perspective鈥�.
The project is a collaboration with the Economics Department at 91福利, the Centre de Sciences Humaines in Delhi, and others. It aims to look at appropriate definitions and approaches to the measurement of inequality, attitudes to inequality, and interventions to reduce inequality in a development context.
PAIS: No 1 in The Times/The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019
We are delighted to announce that the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) is ranked 1st of 83 UK Politics departments in the . This influential national league table reflects latest data, including student satisfaction (NSS) research excellence, and graduate prospects.
The 91福利 is ranked 10th overall — a University press release can be found here.
Our latest position in The Times/The Sunday Times follows on from other great successes over the summer. We achieved 95 per cent in the National Student Survey (NSS), and saw a further increase in graduate employment prospects. 97 per cent of 2016/17 graduates were working or in further study. Moreover, 91 per cent of those were in graduate level work or study.
Dr Juanita Elias, Head of PAIS, commented:
鈥榃ithout a doubt, staff and students in PAIS will be delighted with this incredible result. The number one ranking in the 2018 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide league table is testimony to the hard work and dedication of all PAIS staff over the years. In PAIS we are committed to a research-led approach to teaching – this provides students with an unparalleled learning experience in which they are exposed to some of the most pressing debates in national and international politics today. With the start of term imminent, we look forward to welcoming our new intake of students who will no doubt benefit from the first class learning environment on offer in PAIS. Congratulations to all staff and students on this impressive achievement!鈥�
We thank all staff and students who have contributed to this outstanding achievement. With a number of exciting and ambitious plans for the 2018/19 academic year and beyond, we look forward to sustaining and building on these successes in the months and years ahead.
91福利 Question Time 2018
We are delighted to announce that PAIS and the Department of Economics are once again hosting a 91福利 Question Time to debate current affairs. It will take place on Monday 1st October, 6.15-7.30pm, in the Butterworth Hall, 91福利 Arts Centre.
The event is very similar in format to the popular BBC television show, and will form part of our induction activities for PAIS and Ecominics students to start the new academic year in style and is an excellent opportunity for students to engage with politicians, policy makers and academics on major issues and questions that concern the world.
The panellists will be:
- Dharshini David - Author, economist and broadcaster.
- Christina Lamb - Reporter and author
- George Grant - Former foreign correspondent and security analyst and Conservative Parliamentary Candidate
- Matt Western - Labour MP for 91福利 and Leamington since 2017
- Louise Sodergren - Year 3, BSc Economics
- Harry Ford - Year 2, BA Hons Politics, International Studies and Hispanic Studies
The Panel will be Chaired by Professor Chris Anderson, Professor of Politics and Economics and Director of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE).
More details and a registration form can be found here. Please do register ASAP to ensure your place. We look forward to seeing you there!