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POLIS includes eight Centres and Institutes which embody the intellectual diversity of the Department through their academic programmes and inspirational research across a broad range of subjects.

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Dr Ilias Alami Winner of the 2025 Aaron Rapport Teaching Prize

Dr Ilias Alami is the 2025 Aaron Rapport Teaching Prize Winner

The Department of Politics and International Studies is delighted to announce the 2025 Aaron Rapport Teaching Prize for excellence in teaching has been awarded to Dr Ilias Alami . Each year, the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) awards a prize based on student feedback to the individual who has best...

Read more at: Dr Farhana Afrin Rahman Honoured with L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize
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Dr Farhana Afrin Rahman Honoured with L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize

We are thrilled to announce that Dr Farhana Afrin Rahman has been awarded the prestigious L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize at the 2025 BISA Awards for her ground-breaking work, After the Exodus: Gender and Belonging in Bangladesh's Rohingya Refugee Camps. After the Exodus offers a compelling and nuanced examination...

Read more at: The 2025 Questions are now available
2025 RA Butler Prize Questions Now Available

The 2025 Questions are now available

The Questions for the 2025 R.A. Butler Prize for essays in Politics and International Studies are now available. This competition can be entered by students in Year 12 or the Lower 6th. Candidates are invited to submit an essay on a topic to be chosen from a list of general questions and to be submitted by 1 August.

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We're Hiring

We're hiring

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to join the team as a Postgraduate Course Administrator, with a special emphasis on the MPhil in Politics and International Studies.

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We're Hiring

We're hiring

The Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR), housed within POLIS, is seeking to appoint a part-time fixed-term Centre Coordinator for 18.25 hours per week. This is a great opportunity for an individual with comprehensive administrative experience.

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Applications are invited for a 12-month research position at the Centre of Latin American Studies (0.5) and the Centre of Development Studies (0.5). The Centres are eager to receive applications from candidates with a deep engagement with Latin America and Development Studies, and who have the research skills to carry out...

Read more at: The University of Cambridge named best university for politics in the 2025 Complete University Guide
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The University of Cambridge named best university for politics in the 2025 Complete University Guide

With a perfect score of 100, Cambridge scored the highest in the subject of politics among universities ranked on a wide variety of criteria including: entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality and graduate prospects

Read more at: New book alert! "Political Responsibility and Tech Governance"
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New book alert! "Political Responsibility and Tech Governance"

Professor Jude Browne's new book " Political Responsibility and Tech Governance: AI, Repro-tech and Structural Injustice " was officially launched at Cambridge University Press Bookshop on Friday 14 March 2025. The book focusses on the rise of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), and the impact of new reproductive...

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Farhana Afrin Rahman Honoured with L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize for "After the Exodus"

24 June 2025

We are thrilled to announce that Dr Farhana Afrin Rahman has been awarded the prestigious L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize at the 2025 BISA Awards for her ground-breaking work, After the Exodus: Gender and Belonging in Bangladesh's Rohingya Refugee Camps (Cambridge University Press). The L.H.M. Ling Outstanding...

Dr Ilias Alami is the 2025 Aaron Rapport Teaching Prize Winner

2 June 2025

The Department of Politics and International Studies is delighted to announce the 2025 Aaron Rapport Teaching Prize for excellence in teaching has been awarded to Dr Ilias Alami . Each year, the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) awards a prize based on student feedback to the individual who has best...

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