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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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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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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...

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Europe in the Future World Order: Challenges of and Responses to Trump 2.0

This panel discussion, taking place on Monday June 9th will consider how the election of Donald Trump for a second term marks a turning point for the international order and places Europe at a strategic crossroads. In his first months in office, Trump has doubled down on his “America First” policy, putting the US on a...

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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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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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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

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2025 Antcliffe Lecture video is now available

A video of the 2025 Antcliffe Lecture with Baroness Catherine Ashton of Upholland is now available. Baroness Catherine Ashton delivered her lecture on challenges on UK Foreign Policy to a buzzing auditorium covering subjects as diverse as the UK's relationship with the United States, the war in Ukraine, unrest in the...

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Professor Ayşe Zarakol Honoured with Honorary Doctorate from University of Copenhagen

Professor Ayşe Zarakol Honoured with Honorary Doctorate from University of Copenhagen

Professor Ayşe Zarakol was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen on 8 November 2024. The prestigious honour was conferred during the Annual Commemoration ceremony, an event attended by Her Majesty Queen Mary of Denmark. Professor Zarakol was recognized for her career achievement and significant...

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The Department of POLIS has a new LinkedIn page. Connect with us on LinkedIn for job opportunities, news, open days and other events, and information for alumni, current students and students considering joining us in the Department of Politics and International Studies.

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POLIS Podcasts

POLIS's multidiscipinary ethos is reflected in the podcasts we create. Our podcasts discuss the difficult issues from perspectives as diverse as 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 us all and...

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Would you like to know more about what it's like to study at Cambridge? You can chat with a Cambridge student from your home country or even a current postgraduate student within the Department of Politics and International Studies.

  

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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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