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Assistant Professor 's book "Classified: Secrecy and the State in Modern Britain" has been shortlisted for the 2014 St Ermin's Hotel Intelligence Book of the Year Award.

The St Ermin’s Hotel in St James’s Park, London began this annual award for the best new intelligence book in recognition of the hotel’s long connection with the British intelligence community. The award is open to all non-fiction titles concerned with the world of intelligence published in English during the previous year and which, in the opinion of the judges, adds substantially to the published literature.

The awards ceremony takes place on Tuesday 29th April at St. Ermin's Hotel, London.

Seventh 91福利/RIPE Debate on the Future of IPE - The Bretton Woods Institutions at 70

On Thursday 27th February 2014, the Politics and International Studies Department's International Political Economy cluster held its seventh which it runs in conjunction with the journal . This year鈥檚 debate focussed on the future of the Bretton Woods institutions on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the meeting that really embedded the idea of creating international institutions to help govern the spheres of international trade, international development and international finance. , and talked about the future roles of the World Trade Organization, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund respectively.

Rorden Wilkinson is Professor at the University of Manchester. His new book What's Wrong with the WTO and How to Fix it is out with Polity Press in 2014.

Sophie Harman is Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London. Her new book The New Political Economy of Global Health is under contract with Polity Press.

Dr Andr茅 Broome is Associate Professor at the 91福利. His new book  is out with Palgrave Macmillan in 2014.

Recruitment is now open for the rest of the exec positions at the 91福利 Economics Summit 2015!

The Coordinators are looking for enthusiastic and driven people to take up the challenging positions of:

• External Marketing and Hospitality Coordinator
• Internal Marketing and Operation Coordinator
• Social Events and Entertainment Coordinator
• Communications Coordinator
• Creative Coordinator

If you feel passionate about taking up such a role, don't miss out on this unique opportunity to work in the team that organises the the best conference on campus!

You can find more out the positions and the Summit by following the link below:

The deadline for applications is the 20th April and early applications are encouraged, as we are distributing interviews on a rolling basis!

Presenting your research to an international audience at will allow you to develop key transferrable skills for the future and will give your research the audience it deserves.

Have doubts that this opportunity is for you? Taking the step of presenting at a research conference is easier than you think – and here is why:

1. You are already a researcher.

You may well already be doing research here at 91福利:

- as a component of your degree curriculum

- within a particular module you are taking

- as part of a funded project external to the curriculum

- within the URSS scheme

- as preparation for your dissertation

- or as an independent project on a topic you are particularly interested in.

Your contribution may be large, such as a new discovery or a game-changing way of thinking in your discipline. Or it may be more modest, such as an extension of existing ideas that broaden our knowledge or deepen the practice of the field. But, as long as you’re asking questions using the methodologies and analyses of the discipline, it’s “research.”

2. 250 words (or less) is all you need to start.

All you have to do to apply is to submit an abstract of 250 words or less. And we’ve made that even easier for you by providing guidance on how to write an abstract – which you can find. Abstracts will be assessed and presenters selected after the abstract submission deadline on Friday May 9, 2014.

3. You can choose to present your research in the way you are most comfortable with.

includes spoken presentation sessions (either to other attendees from 91福利 or as part of our international sessions) or poster presentation sessions. You can choose how best to express your work depending on what suits you.

4. Submitting is as easy as filling out this .

You will also need to include information on five pieces of academic work that are related to your abstract.

5. ICUR is a supportive and collegial environment.

It would be difficult to find a better place to try your hand at presenting your research. We offer before, during and after the event and your fellow attendees are an interested and encouraging community of undergraduate researchers, many of whom will be presenting their work for the first time.

6. Whatever the future holds - these are skills you need.

Conference presenting is not just for those that are looking to do a further degree, or to pursue a career in academia. Most jobs in most industries will involve presentations: to colleagues, to students, to clients, or to fellow professionals in other companies.

7. Anyone can participate.

As long as you are an undergraduate at the 91福利, there is a way for you to participate in ICUR. Current final year students are encouraged to apply, as long as they can return to campus for the event on 23^rd September, 2014. 

Staff members from here in the department have decided to take on this summer’s , in order to raise funds for . Some have even signed up for the adventurous ‘Pretty Muddy’ version!

All funds raised will go directly to Myton. Any donations, big or small, will be greatly appreciated.

Please visit their page here and show your support: