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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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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

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Oxford tops league table for Politics in UK

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Hussam Hussein publishes letter in Science on Jordan–Syria Water Treaty

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DPIR’s Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos wins APSA Best Article award

Ezequiel González Ocantos

Ezequiel González Ocantos

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DPIR’s Katerina Tertytchnaya scoops two APSA Awards for book and paper

Katerina Tertytchnaya

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DPIR's Neil Ketchley wins two APSA awards

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Miles Tendi co-authors new report on state of democracy in Zimbabwe and factors shaping its evolution

Miles Tendi

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Help shape a new MSc programme in Politics, Law and AI