The latest news from the Department of Politics and International Relations
Go back to the Department of Politics and International Relations homepage.
Displaying 41 to 50 of 52
Launch of new second year module: Politics Outside the West
21 Sept 2018This course will bridge our first year general provision and our third year courses on the politics of Africa, the Middle East, China, South Asia, and Latin America.
PIR researchers organise international conference on elections
18 Sept 2018International attendees discussed elections and voting behaviour in a British and international context.
Grant success to investigate personal data usage in the digital age
12 Sept 2018Dr Will Jones is part of new consortium awarded a major grant by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to investigate use and exploitation of personal data.
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship success for Politics and International Relations
16 Aug 2018Dr Licia Cianetti was awarded a three-year Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship starting September 2018 for the project “What happened to the multicultural city? Effects of nativism and austerity”.
Visa restrictions can lead to increase in illegal migration
07 Aug 2018Government-imposed restrictions on immigration push more would-be migrants into unauthorised channels, Dr Cassilde Schwartz finds.
The future of 'fracking' requires a social licence
20 Apr 2018Deciding on whether the UK will go ahead with extracting shale gas ‘fracking,’ will depend as much on the industry securing a social licence as making a strong economic case, says Prof. Goldthau.
Triple success for Politics and International Relations staff and students
28 Mar 2018Staff and students from the Department of Politics and International Relations win prizes at this year’s Political Studies Association Annual International conference.
Survation and Royal Holloway announce three year partnership
23 Feb 2018Survation and the Department of Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, today announced a three-year partnership to improve methods for gauging public opinion.
Dr Benedetto gives keynote speech at European Commission High Level Conference
09 Jan 2018Dr Giacomo Benedetto gives keynote speech at a European Commission High Level Conference attended by Finance Ministers and diplomats
Youthquake declared 'word of the year'
19 Dec 2017Oxford Dictionaries has announced "youthquake" as 2017's word of the year.
