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The European Research Council has awarded five ERC Advanced Grants to The University of Warwick, the third most of any UK institution.

Congratulations to Gabrielle Lynch for being awarded a 5 year ERC Advanced Grant for a project entitled Judges’ Off-Bench Activities: Evidence and Theory on Judicial Politics from Africa.

For further information, visit university_of_warwick_announces_5_erc_advanced_grant_winners_for_2025_1

8bitNews Japan hosted a podcast with Professor Yuji Uesugi (Waseda University), Professor Allison McCulloch (Brandon University) and Professor Neophytos Loizides (PAIS, University of Warwick)

Watch on YouTube here the key debates and lessons from the InclusivePeace workshop in Tokyo in June 2015.

You can also watch it on the X post here.

Gender inequality in political institutions remains a major social and political issue, especially in the case of executive bodies. Against the background of a scholarly literature that recognises women confront barriers in their careers, we take a fresh look at gender and leadership. We look at the backgrounds and experience of the individuals who have occupied leadership positions in the European Commission under three Commission Presidencies between 2004 and 2019. In a first step, we attempt to determine whether there are distinct, well-trodden routes to the positions of Commissioner and of Director General – the top administrative stratum in the organisation. In the second, we compare the pathways taken by men and women.

Latest report of the Council of EuropeLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window included an overview based on the contribution of Professor Neophytos Loizides, entitled Reintegration of Returnees: Exploring Complexities and Human Right Considerations.

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Ambassador Peter Millet, Professor Neophytos Loizides, Dr Meltem Onurkan-Samani, Baroness Meral-Ece, Barrister Can Yeginsu, and Warwick alumnus Raouf Jundi.

Lucy Rebecca Cannon (Mooring) has been awarded the runner-up prize from The British International Studies Association (BISA) aimed at early career scholars, and awarded by their colonial, postcolonial and decolonial working group.

Find out more on Announcing the winners of the Colonial, Postcolonial, Decolonial Working Group Early-Career Researcher Paper Prize 2025- Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial (CPD) | BISA