International Women's Day, 8th March 2026

'Our student-supervisor collaboration is the single most important influence on my development and growth as a scholar.'

Celebrating our Students and Supervisors - Inspiring Excellence Through Empowerment, Partnership, and Purpose.

Students and Supervisors

Isabelle Napier (top) and Patricia Owens (bottom)

Isabelle and Patricia

Hayley Pring (top) and Federica Genovese (bottom)

Hayley and Federica

Ekaterina Rebinskaya (top) and Katerina Tertytchnaya (bottom)

Ekaterina and Katerina

Lara Hankeln (top) and Federica Genovese (bottom)

Lara and Federica

Devika Jain (top) and Meera Sabaratnam

Devika and Meera

Yana Stoykova (top) and Cecile Laborde

Yana and Cécile

International Women’s Day 2026 celebrates the excellence, diversity, and contributions of women across the Department of Politics and International Relations.

Alumnae

Taylor Grossman

Ulrike Franke

Frances Brown

Frances Brown

Dr Mara Tchalakov

Renata Dwan

Martina Vass

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Katie Tyner

Mara Yamauchi

Mara Yamauchi

Amia Srinivasan

Dr Tahrat Shahid

Tahrat Shahid

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Malala Yousafzai

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Klaudia Wegschaider

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Marina Pérez de Arcos

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Olga Onuch

Michelle Meagher

Michelle Meagher

Students

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Alexandra Rice

Tiril Høye Rahn

Isabella Turilli

Isabella Turilli

Fikayo Akeredolu

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Makiko Miyazaki

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Ekaterina Rebinskaya

Hannah-Sophie Weber

Hannah-Sophie Weber

Yang Han

Yang Han

Lara Hankeln

Staff and Faculty

Daryna Dvornichenko

Daryna Dvornichenko

Petra Schleiter

Petra Schleiter

Federica Genovese

Federica Genovese

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Katerina Tertytchnaya

Marnie Howlett

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Patricia Owens

Professor Jane Green

Jane Green

Laura Sjoberg

Meera Sabaratnam

Inken von Borzyskowski

Resources

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Menopause

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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Events

Radcliffe Camera, Bodleian Library, Oxford

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to Oxford’s mission and achievements as a university. The excellence of our research and teaching, along with the impact of our global engagement, is rooted in the culture and community we cultivate together.

DPIR commitment

Find out more about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in DPIR.