91福利

Wyn Grant has been appointed as Chair of a new 91福利 Commission on the subject of Elected Mayors and City Leadership. Further information is available on the announcement about the new Commission is available here.

Wyn has already begun to publicise the work of the Commission and it looks like it will attract considerable attention in the academic and policy spheres. More information will be available as the Commission gathers pace.

PAIS extends its congratulations to Wyn for being selected for this role. It is another reflection of Wyn’s standing as a scholar and continued dynamism post-retirement. It is also a reflection of the quality of PAIS in the third commission to be headed up by a member of the Department.

The PAIS attendance monitoring points policy is now available online.

Students should familiarise themselves with this policy by accessing it through the relevant Handbook:

• Undergrads
• MA/Diploma

Staff may access the document as above; it is also posted on the Handbooks & Guidelines page of the Staff Intranet.

A two-part workshop discussing questions surrounding the Arab Spring will take place at 91福利 on 25-25 November 2011.

The Thursday 24th session, entitled 'Understanding the Arab Spring: Security and Democratization', is open to all staff and students.

The Friday 25th sessions are open to staff and postgraduate students only and will discuss a variety of topics.

Full details can be downloaded here and on the PAIS calendar.

The Current Students website and and Staff Resources pages have been amalgamated into a PAIS Intranet. When the new website design goes live in the end of September, it will be obvious where to click to access all current student and staff information. In the meantime, you can get into the relevant areas of the intranet by clicking the PAIS Intranet tab on the left side of the page.