Maria is a doctoral candidate in International Relations at the University of Oxford. Her current thesis explores the impact of international climate governance on Russian environmental and energy policy. Maria’s broader research interests include Russian foreign policy and militarisation as well as the global politics of climate and energy. 

I manage the Operations and Office Management team, which exists to ensure a conducive working environment for all members of the DPIR community, and represent DPIR on issues related to our Manor Road Building. My responsibilities include:

• Departmental Safety Officer: Risk assessment, policy and safety point of contact for staff and students.

• Travel Manager: Guidance for travel and fieldwork, travel insurance approvals and incident response.

Taylor is a DPhil Candidate in International Relations at St Hilda's College, Oxford. Her research is funded by the ESRC Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership.

Her research focuses on the emergence, institutionalisation, and development of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) as an international issue. She explores why the international community was inclined to place CRSV on the international agenda and to take action, with a particular emphasis on the inclusion of CRSV in international criminal justice mechanisms of the 1990s and in United Nations forums in the 2000s.

I am a second-year MPhil in Politics (European Politics & Society) student and C. Douglas Dillon Scholar at Worcester College. I am broadly interested in Eastern European party politics, with my current research analysing the role of family ideas within Polish party competition.