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The 2023 R.A. Butler Prize winners have been announced

3 October 2023

The R.A. Butler Prize for essays in politics and international studies is an annual competition open to students in Year 12 or the Lower 6th. Established in memory of the former Master of Trinity College, Lord Butler, who most famously served as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, and who was responsible for...

Dr Niyousha Bastani is the 2023 winner of the Lisa Smirl PhD Prize

28 September 2023

The Department of Politics and International Studies is delighted to announce that Dr Niyousha Bastani as the 2023 Lisa Smirl PhD Prize winner. Every year, the Department of Politics and International Studies offers a prize of £200 for the best PhD completed in the previous academic year. The Prize is named in memory of...

2023 PhD Fieldwork Photography Competition Winners

19 September 2023

The Department of Politics and International Studies is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 PhD Fieldwork Photography Competition . These photographs showcase images taken by our PhD students whilst carrying out their fieldwork. We received some fantastic entries, but the judges decided on the following 3 winning...

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

18 May 2023

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...

Cambridge named best university for politics in the 2023 Guardian league table

17 May 2023

The University of Cambridge has been named the best UK university for politics in the 2023 Guardian league table . With a perfect score of 100, Cambridge scored the highest among universities ranked on a wide variety of criteria including student satisfaction, staff numbers, spending and career prospects. Here are the...

2023 Antcliffe Lecture Announced

30 March 2023

For our 2023 Antcliffe Lecture , we are thrilled to welcome The Rt. Hon. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, former Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary-General of NATO , who will be taking a look at the impact of the war in Ukraine and its possible legacies for European cooperation and defence in his lecture titled, '...

Public Policy Conference programme announced

15 February 2023

Conference line-up includes renowned speakers from across academia, research organisations, the media, and government. Is the time ripe for a rethink about how the public and private sectors manage the economy? How is and could data be used to help policy? What role does culture play in periods of economic crisis and...

Emma King wins Jonathan Nicholls Rising Star Award

2 February 2023

Congratulations to Emma King , the Department of Politics and International Studies Departmental Administrator, for winning the University of Cambridge's Jonathan Nicholls Rising Star Award . She is the inaugural winner of this new highly competitive award in recognition of outstanding professional service.

Dr Devon Curtis wins the 2022 Aaron Rapport Teaching Prize

30 January 2023

The Department of Politics and International Studies is delighted to announce the 2022 Aaron Rapport Prize for excellence in undergraduate teaching has been awarded to Dr Devon Curtis. Dr Curtis is a Fellow of Emmanuel College and an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies teaching '...

Alumni News: POLIS Alumnus, Dr Puli Fuwongcharoen appointed Dean of the Faculty of Political Science at Thammasat University

30 January 2023

POLIS Alumnus, Associate Professor Dr Puli Fuwongcharoen was recently appointed as the Dean of the Faculty of Political Science at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand. Dr Fuwongcharoen achieved both his PhD in Politics and International Studies and his MPhil in Politics here at Cambridge. Of his time at Cambridge, he...

The 2023 R.A. Butler Prize winners have been announced

Dr Niyousha Bastani is the 2023 winner of the Lisa Smirl PhD Prize

2023 PhD Fieldwork Photography Competition Winners

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

Cambridge named best university for politics in the 2023 Guardian league table

2023 Antcliffe Lecture Announced

Public Policy Conference programme announced

Emma King wins Jonathan Nicholls Rising Star Award

Dr Devon Curtis wins the 2022 Aaron Rapport Teaching Prize

Alumni News: POLIS Alumnus, Dr Puli Fuwongcharoen appointed Dean of the Faculty of Political Science at Thammasat University

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