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Welcome to the Department of Politics and International Studies. PAIS is one of the largest and most highly-ranked Politics departments in the UK and internationally. We consistently appear in the top 10 of every ranking system produced by the UK government and media organisations for evaluating teaching and research.

Overall, PAIS is a diverse, successful, and dynamic community of students and researchers situated in one of the UK’s leading Universities.

Academic excellence

PAIS attracts the highest quality students from over 50 countries worldwide onto 3 core and several joint Undergraduate programmes, 10 Masters programmes, and a wide range of PhD topics. PAIS students graduate with very good career prospects in a variety of fields including government, law, business, international organisations, and the media.

Read more about Undergraduate, Masters, and PhD study.

Excellence in research

PAIS boasts over 40 academic staff, all of whom are research-active and represent a broad spectrum of specialisms within Politics and International Studies. We also have a growing community of postdoctoral research fellows at the cutting edge of research, and PAIS is the home of several major research projects and centres including CSGR and the European Commission-funded GR:EEN Project.

Read more about Research in PAIS and Staff research profiles.

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