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Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations tops The Guardian’s University 2026 Guide for Politics

DPIR maintains prime position for the subject from last year, fending off stiff competition from St Andrew’s and Cambridge

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Federica Genovese Joins Leading Scholars in the Leverhulme Trust’s “Living Library of Knowledge”

Federica Genovese

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DPIR hosts Advancing Research on Conflict (ARC) training workshop

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Samuel Ritholtz

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Oxford becomes first UK university to offer ChatGPT Edu to all staff and students

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Brexit realignment revisited – new paper featured in The Economist reveals shifting voter loyalties

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Alumnus Christopher Clapham (PPE Keble, 1960) awarded an OBE in the 2025 Birthday Honours

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Oxford tops Guardian league table for politics

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DPIR’S Patricia Thornton recognised in Recognition of Distinction Scheme 2025

Patricia M Thornton

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Radoslaw Zubek publishes new article on coalition politics in European democracies

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Patricia Owens appointed as new panel member for REF 2029

Patricia Owens

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DPIR’s Rachel Bernhard receives ERC research funding grant

Rachel Bernhard

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Ranjit Lall wins APSA award for paper on slave-raiding in Eastern Europe

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Alumnus Patrick Quinton-Brown wins top book award for tome on intervention/non-intervention

Patrick Quinton-Brown