2015

Many successes for PIR Post-Graduate Researchers in 2014-15

With over 70 students, our PhD community was very active in delivering our undergraduate teaching and in presenting, participating at professional conferences and workshops, and publishing their research.

The 2014-2015 academic year was a fantastic one for our post-graduate researchers.  Kathy Dodworth, for example, published in Critical African Studies and Cera Murtagh in Nations and Nationalism.   Two new ESRC-funded students -- Alexandra Remond and Tom Charman -- began their doctoral studies with us this year. 

Our big news in 2014-15:  15 PhDs successfully completed their theses and their degrees.  Well done to all of them and to their supervisors.  Our PhD students are securing professional appointments. Recent appointments to research and teaching positions include ones at the University of Bath, the University of Cagliari, the University of Edinburgh, the German Institute of Global and Area Studies, and the Maastricht University.  

• Prof. Ailsa Henderson to speak at Holyrood Breakfast Briefing
• PIR Society hosts Shadow Secretary of State, Margaret Curran
• Nicola McEwen & the Future of the UK & Scotland
• Escobar discusses the future of politics at The Gathering
• Hardie co-editing Special Issue of Socio-Economic Review
• New Blogpost on Nigeria's 2015 Elections
• PhD Funding Available
• Peter Pomerantsev: The Role of the Media in Russia
• PIR & Clinton Global Initiative
• Oliver Escobar at CDAS Scotland
• The story of Edinburgh's first female Professor newly discovered
• A more deliberative society: what is it and how do we get one?
• General Election Coverage
• PIR student shortlisted for HART prize
• Kaarbo organises workshop on "Independence in an Interdependent and Multicultural World"
• Escobar to give keynote speech at Scottish Government's Participation Week
• Dorman organizes workshop at BISA's 40th anniversary meeting
• PhD Student Wins Best Tutor Award
• 4th edn of The EU: How Does it Work? has been published by OUP
• Edinburgh Politics PhD candidate wins inaugural BISA African Affairs Postgraduate Paper Prize
• Edinburgh PIR Professor Wins ESRC Impact Prize
• PIR Graduations 1 July 2015
• Sutton Summer School 2015
• Many successes for PIR Post-Graduate Researchers in 2014-15
• Andrew Neal on sell-out panel on security V. human rights.
• Edinburgh PIR lecturer wins prestigious Teaching Grant
• Politics PhD Candidate Wins 1st Prize!
• Calling all PIR students with innovative solutions to global problems
• PIR has taken over editorship of the leading journal for UK Politics
• PIR Staff Receive CHSS Recognition Awards 2015
• Model United Nations Conference Opened
• Meryl Kenny and Fiona Mackay to speak at Women5050 Conference
• Professor Juliet Kaarbo at the Guadalajara International Book Fair
• The UACES Student Forum is convening its next seminar on Teaching EU Studies in Edinburgh
• PIR Students Attend UN Climate Conference
• Tarak Barkawi to deliver lecture in Edinburgh, 20 Jan.
• PIR staff participate in the largest research programme led by disabled people