As the final teaching week of this academic year draws to a close, it has certainly been one to remember. Following Laura’s blog about teaching ‘from a distance’ last week, […]
Teaching from a distance
Dr Laura Cashman reflects on our first month of online delivery Exactly a month ago, on 17 March, the Politics and IR team met for one last hurried lunch-meeting in […]
Some reading suggestions from the Politics team
Dear Students Following discussions with Student Representatives, we have put together a list of some of our favourite books, journal articles, novels, films or podcasts for you to try while […]
Federalism and Decentralisation in the Age of Coronavirus
The current coronavirus crisis has affected most countries in the world. Many of them have reacted with strict social distancing measures, including curfews, stricter police controls and more executive decision-making.
Global Goals Week: #SDGTeachIn
This week the Pol IR team joined more than 300 educators around the UK who pledged to teach about the Sustainable Development Goals as part of the third annual #SDGTeachIN. […]
Semester 1 In Review
The academic year 2019/20 has been incredibly busy thus far. As Semester 2 begins we are taking a moment to take stock of the highlights of semester 1. At the […]
MOVEMENT² ESRC Festival of Social Science
People craned out of windows and gathered on corners to watch as nearly a hundred young people chanted, danced and demanded their right to freedom from fear. On Tuesday 6th of […]
Careers Conference 2019
Our Careers Conference, held jointly with the sociology programme, on 4 December had extremely positive feedback from students once again. Using a ‘speed dating’ format, students moved between tables hosted […]
Professor Sir John Curtice visits Parliamentary Studies class
One of the highlights of semester one was the visit of Professor Sir John Curtice to our Level 6 Parliamentary Studies module. As Professor of Politics at the University of […]