School of Politics and International Studies

When you join the School of Politics and International studies you'll be supported and inspired by the expertise of our academic staff. You'll also have access to a wide range of opportunities – all designed to expand your degree according to your interests and aspirations. 

Your learning will be enriched by our academics' range of experience. Because our programmes are directly informed by research developments, your course will cover the latest thinking and you will be taught by leaders in their field.

Our intellectual focus is on the politics of global challenges: the inherently political processes through which global challenges are created, understood, and mediated by the exercise and contestation of power in its various forms. It is through this lens that the School of Politics and International Studies and our six Research Centres pursue our respective research agendas. 

We promote rigorous social scientific inquiry at the heart of interdisciplinary engagements, coordinating closely with societal stakeholders at every stage of the research cycle. Our research environment thus acts as a hub to coordinate activities across the School, University and beyond.

A degree from the School of Politics and International Studies provides you with the knowledge and transferable skills for a successful career.

Graduates have gone on to have careers in politics, the Civil Service, the media, non-governmental organisations and international organisations such as the UN and World Bank, as well as roles in the private sector. Recent destinations have included roles in Parliament as well as public relations, teaching, management, and research and development positions.