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Select individuals of our academic team, led by IGSD, will collaborate with Coventry City Council on a new initiative to revitalise the city’s green and blue spaces, following the success of a proposal that secured almost £100K for Warwick as part of a project worth nearly £1M in total funding for the next three years.

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An exciting new initiative facilitated by a SCFS academic is aiming to reshape how environmental science careers are imagined and pursued.

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The Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) Summer School on Brazilian Studies aims at providing students from around the globe with a solid background in Brazil and Brazilian studies, shedding light on crucial aspects of South America’s giant country and the region in itself. GSD student Kieran Hibbert attended the programme in 2025 - he shares his experiences in this blog.

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On 23-25 September in Brussels I participated in the final SHAPEDEM-EU project conference joined by a sister Embrace project. It is thrilling to see how much we have done over three years taking stock of local democracy perceptions in both neighbourhoods, and engagement from various stakeholders! I was also fortunate to have support from my two talented colleagues Asya Kudlenko & Aijan Sharshenova - indebted to them! I also thank the leadership team - Andrea Gawrich & Fabian Schöppner - for their unwavering determination in the face of so many challenges this project has had, and all my fellow researchers who made this project enjoyable and worthwhile!
As part of WP2 we are expecting a series of outputs, in addition to our reports. These among others, will include our article 'From the communities of practice' to the 'Community of Relations: lessons learned from Ukraine & Belarus' in Contemporary Politics SI, and a book chapter in a joint monograph. My own OUP book 'Complexity & Community in IR: nurturing resilience in Central Eurasia's (out on November 2025) will reference the project and our fieldwork too! Thank you all, especially the European Commission & University of Warwick for the financial & logistical support!!

Professor Korosteleva was invited to speak at the conference in Stockholm, organised by the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies, Sodertorn University. It focused on examining tendencies both in Russia, and its neighbours following its war of aggression against Ukraine. In addition to academic experts, the conference included representatives from Swedish SIDA, Swedish Defence Research Agency and various government representatives, and the Baltic states and Finland. In her presentation Elena focused on 'the Absent People NO MORE, of Central Eurasia', and how this may change the dynamics of Russian order-building in the short- and long-terms.

Professor Korosteleva also met with researchers from the Stockholm Resilience Centre to discuss options for collaborations.

Prof. Korosteleva is invited to join the World Bank's Advisory Board overseeing the design and implementation of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI). WGI describe broad patterns in perceptions of the quality of governance across counties and over time, and helps them increase their economic growth, build their human capital and strengthen their social cohesion, by examining over 200 economies worldwide.

Our Liberal Arts programme has been recognised as the leading Liberal Arts course in the UK by the Times and Sunday Times UK University Rankings 2026. The University of Warwick has also placed 8th overall for the Best UK University.

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On Monday, 21 July, we were proud to witness our 2025 Liberal Arts final-year students make their way onto the Butterworth Hall stage to receive their degree certificates and become graduates of University of Warwick!

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The third edition of the University of Warwick / Johns Hopkins University PhD Summer School took place at the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere, ed Arti and the Warwick Venice Centre from June 10th – 20th, 2025.

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