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POLIS includes ten Centres & 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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POLIS students are taught by members of a dynamic community of academics and researchers offering world class teaching and analysis of the world's most complex and pressing issues.

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Annual Public Policy Lecture Video Available Now

The video of our 2023 Annual Public Policy Lecture is now available on YouTube. We are sorry if you missed this inspiring lecture by Dani Rodrik , Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the Harvard Kennedy School, who joined us on 16 November 2023 to speak on the subject: Do we need a new paradigm...

Read more at: Professor Ayşe Zarakol is awarded the Rahmi M. Koç Medal of Science

Professor Ayşe Zarakol is awarded the Rahmi M. Koç Medal of Science

29 November 2023

On 28 November 2023, Professor Ayşe Zarakol was presented with the Koç University Rahmi M. Koç Medal of Science in the fields of ‘Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Law’ for her research at the intersection of historical sociology and international relations, focusing on East-West relations in the...

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Antcliffe Lecture

The 9th annual John Antcliffe Lecture on British Politics will be delivered by Lord Hague of Richmond on 6 February 2024. William Hague has been a leading Conservative politician for more than 25 years and will draw on his experience in reflecting on the state of contemporary British politics.

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2023 Winner of the Lisa Smirl PhD Prize

The Department of Politics and International Studies is delighted to announce that Dr Niyousha Bastani as the 2023 Lisa Smirl PhD Prize winner for her PhD dissertation, titled 'Subjects of Care: Ethics, Education, Extremism'.

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RA Butler Prize Winners

The R.A. Butler Prize 2023 Winners

The winners for the 2023 R.A. Butler Prize for essays in politics and international studies have been announced. The winners were welcomed to a celebratory event in September 2023. We'd like to extend huge congratulations to all of the winners and thank everyone who entered for an exciting group of entries.

Read more at: Professor Dennis C Grube is the 2023 winner of the Aaron Rapport Teaching Prize

Professor Dennis C Grube is the 2023 winner of the Aaron Rapport Teaching Prize

The Department of Politics and International Studies is delighted to announce the 2023 Aaron Rapport Teaching Prize for excellence in teaching has been awarded to Professor Dennis C Grube . Every year, the Department of Politics and International Studies awards a prize based on student feedback to the individual who has...

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POLIS Podcasts

POLIS Podcasts

POLIS's multidiscipinary ethos is reflected in the podcasts we create. Our podcasts discuss the difficult issues from perspectives as diverse as geopolitics, public policy, gender, and human rights. POLIS's professors, researchers and students have gathered experts from around the world to answer the questions that concern...

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The University of Cambridge named best UK university for politics in the 2023 Guardian league table

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: student to teacher ratio, spend per student, the percentage of first-year students continuing on to their second year, and careers 15 months after graduation.

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Professor Ayşe Zarakol is awarded the Rahmi M. Koç Medal of Science

29 November 2023

On 28 November 2023, Professor Ayşe Zarakol was presented with the Koç University Rahmi M. Koç Medal of Science in the fields of ‘Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Law’ for her research at the intersection of historical sociology and international relations, focusing on East-West relations in the...

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'This Week in POLIS' Newsletter

The POLIS Newsletter is distributed every Thursday evening (fortnightly during the summer months). It includes upcoming events, snippets of news and recently released podcasts from the Department and its Centres. If you would like to be on the newsletter distribution list please contact us at communications@polis.cam.ac.uk...

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