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Salma Belaala featured in article in International Business Times
Salma Belaala, a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation (CSGR), was recently featured in a 16 January article in the International Business Times entitled 'Mali Conflict: Counter-Terrorism Local Policy Only Way to Win the War'. Below is an excerpt from the piece:
If France wants to win the war, it has to involve the population in the Malian state through a communitarian network. The support for the French intervention and counter-terrorism is linked to integration of the population in political agenda and state modernity.
The Guardian: PAIS #1 for employability
According to the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey of undergraduate alumni in The Guardian newspaper, Warwick's own Department of Politics and International Studies ranks first among comparable departments from competitor universities in the Russell Group for employability, alongside LSE and Edinburgh.
PAIS also has one of the highest percentages of undergraduate alumni from the Russell Group (90 per cent) who proceed to either graduate-level jobs or further education within 6 months of graduating, with a high proportion going into professional/managerial positions. The average salary is also one of the highest out of all universities surveyed at £22,675 per annum.
Chris Moran interviewed by British Forces News
Chris Moran, Assistant Professor in US National Security, was interviewed on 15 January by British Forces News regarding the ongoing conflict in Mali.
Warwick IAS and Leverhulme ECF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Applications for new postdoctoral funding opportunities in 2013, including the Institute of Advanced Study's Postdoctoral Fellowships and the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (ECF), are now being accepted.
IAS Fellowships: IAS will be inviting applications from outstanding researchers who are at the beginning of a promising academic career and, in keeping with the ethos of Warwick's IAS, interdisciplinary research applications are strongly encouraged. (5 posts, area unrestricted, based on a Fixed Term Contract for 2 Years tenable from 1 October 2013).
Deadline: 27 February 2013
Leverhulme: Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships (ECFs) aim to provide career development opportunities for those who are at a relatively early stage of their academic careers but with a proven record of research. To this end, the Leverhulme Trust contributes 50% of each Fellow's total salary costs up to a maximum of £23,000 per annum and the balance is to be paid by the host institution. The awards are normally tenable for three years on a full-time basis.
Deadline: 7 March 2013
Diane Stone elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences
Prof Diane Stone was elected as a fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences in November 2012. Her election was included in an announcement in The West Australian newspaper in December 2012.