News
NSS 2024: PAIS No 1 again among Russell Group peers
The Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) is thrilled to announce that we are No 1 again among Russell Group Politics Departments, in the National Student Survey (NSS). *
Our average positivity score was top of the Russell Group and 7.84% above the Russell Group average.
Multiple prizes for PAIS in the British International Studies Association Awards
PAIS has secured a number of prizes from the British International Studies Association (BISA). At a ceremony held at the BISA conference in Birmingham on 6th July, the following prizes were awarded:
Early Career Excellence in Teaching International Studies Prize – Dr Akinyemi Oyawale
New Voices in Cultural Relations Prize (awarded by BISA and the British Council for best Masters dissertation in International Studies) – Louise Sherry, MA in International Relations 2022/3
Equality Diversity and Inclusion Prize – Prof. Vicki Squire
L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize– honourable mention to Seb Rumsby former PhD student/postdoctoral fellow in PAIS
PAIS awarded Athena Swan Silver
The Department of Politics and International Studies has achieved the Athena Swan Silver award, a prestigious UK charter mark that recognises the advancement of gender equality in higher education. This is an important acknowledgement of the ongoing dedication and progress of the department in promoting gender equality for staff and students.
Sadi Shanaah published a new article on the psychological impact of climate change threat
Sadi Shanaah (Research Fellow at PAIS), together with Immo Fritsche (Leipzig University) and Mathias Osmundsen (Aarhus University), has published an article on the psychological impact of climate change threat on intergroup relationsLink opens in a new window in the prestigious journal Group Processes & Intergroup Relations.
PAIS Policy Hackathon
2024 PAIS Policy Hackathon organised by Dr. Kerem Öge (PAIS) was a big success!