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18 May 2023

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 best informed student's educa…

8 Aug 2022

2022 PhD Fieldwork Photography Competition Winners

The Department of Politics and International Studies is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 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 images (please click on the …

Tessa Laing, PhD candidate, The Centre for Development Studies

14 Oct 2021

Dr Evaleila Pesaran is the 2021 Aaron Rapport Prize Winner

The Department of Politics and International Studies is delighted to announce the award of the 2021 Aaron Rapport Prize for excellent undergraduate teaching to Dr Evaleila Pesaran of Murray Edwards College.

Evaleila Pesaran
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