Ideas that shape the world

DPIR is one of the largest departments working in Politics and International Relations in the world.

With around 90 academic staff, it is world class in international and national research and teaching. The Guardian UK ranked us the Number One University in the UK for Politics in 2024. We are home to major research projects, a vibrant community of academic visitors, and a strong group of postdoctoral researchers, supported by highly competitive research fellowships, working across a broad range of disciplinary fields.

We are responsible for the Philosophy, Politics and Economics curriculum as well as training one of the largest groups of political scientists in the world.

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Innovation and impact

We are a nexus for big questions and big ideas. We develop innovative new ways for gathering, processing and analysing data; we create new theoretical frameworks; and our research projects tackle some of the most-pressing challenges around the globe.

Our diverse research community bridges International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Political Theory.

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Please consider donating towards our graduate scholarship or teaching fund, so that we may continue to attract and develop talented new political scientists and provide unparalleled teaching to both our graduate and undergraduate students.

If you would like to support a more specific project or philanthropic partnership within the Department, please email our Research Facilitation Team.

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