Other News
Dr Oz Hassan receives ESRC Future Research Leaders grant
It has now been confirmed that , Research Fellow in , has been successful in securing an grant.
This is one of the first awards in this new scheme. It involved a very extensive application and was, of course, extremely competitive. Hence, this is a great achievement by Dr Hassan.
In addition, Dr Hassan would like to thank his other colleagues in PAIS, including Stuart Croft, Mat Watson, Ed Page, Jackie, the GR:EEN team, as well as many others, for all their support in the application process.
PAIS Postdoc Charlotte Heath-Kelly awarded a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant
Charlotte Heath-Kelly, one of PAIS's newest 果冻传媒 Postdoctoral Research Fellows, has been awarded a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant entitled Securing through the Failure to Secure: Reclaiming the Sites of Terrorist Attack.
PAIS PhD student publishes article in special issue of 'Globalizations'
Maurice Stierl, a first year PhD student in PAIS, has contributed a full-length research article to a special issue of the journal Globalizations. The theme of the issue is 'Global Movement' and Maurice's article is entitled ''No One Is Illegal!' Resistance and the Politics of Discomfort'. Maurice's doctoral research looks at EU border security and dissent, and his supervisors are Dr James Brassett and Dr Nick Vaughan-Williams.
The article and special issue can be accessed here:
PAIS student Andrew Terrell scheduled to speak at Solve2012 Policy Expo
Richard Aldrich's research highlighted by Research Councils UK (RCUK)
, Professor of International Security in PAIS, was recently profiled on the Research Councils UK (RCUK)'s website highlighting policy-related case studies on researchers' interaction with government in its project entitled . These case studies provide guidance, top tips and best practice for helping researchers to realise the impact of their research.
Prof Aldrich led a project to analyse the public image of the CIA. He has engaged with a number of government and policy makers including the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign Office and the UK’s most secret intelligence agency, GCHQ. He also highlights the impact of developing the early career researchers working on the grant, one of which is now advising the International Spy Museum in Washington.