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University of Warwick announces new Double Masters degree with University of Waterloo
The University of Warwick has today announced it will be offering students a new double degree in global politics in association with the University of Waterloo, Canada. The degree programme will combine Waterloo’s Master of Arts in Global Governance (MAGG) programme, based at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, with the choice of one of ten Masters programmes offered by the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at the University of Warwick.
Orwell Prize once again lists University of Warwick Human Rights Centre
It has just been announced that Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi from the Centre for Human Rights in Practice at the University of Warwick has been long-listed for her work by the prestigious George Orwell Prize for Journalism. If Rebecca wins, it will be the second Orwell Prize for the University of Warwick’s Centre for Human Rights in Practice in three years.
Study suggests coalition alliances should be declared before general election
Political leaders should be forced into declaring which coalitions their parties are willing to form in the event of a hung parliament before the general election takes place, according to an economist from the University of Warwick.
Five devices politicians use for the killer soundbite
Kevin Morrell, Associate Professor of Governance at Warwick Business School, lists the five rhetorical devices that politicians will attempt to combine for the soundbite that could win them the election.
Shale gas in doubt in UK's low-carbon transition
Academics from Warwick Business School and University College London have published an opinion piece based on research funded by the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) advising policymakers that, because of continuing economic, social and environmental uncertainties, the UK’s gas strategy should be developed on the assumption that there will be no domestically produced shale gas.
Crude conspiracy theories could be right
Researchers have for the first time provided strong evidence for what conspiracy theorists have long thought – oil is often the reason for interfering in another country’s war.