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, one of our PAIS GEM PhD students supervised by Professor , has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute of Global Law and Policy at to be taken up from autumn 2015.

This is a great achievement by Maja to win such a prestigious and competitive fellowship. It is also yet another endorsement of the quality of PAIS' PhD programme.

Many congratulations to Maja.

would like to explore how to engage the Bangladeshi diaspora in the UK in making financial donations or giving other assistance to the work of DAM. This opportunity involves developing skills in communication, research, teamwork, project management and developing insights into how an international NGO works. This is an excellent opportunity that enables student/s to gain invaluable experience to build skills and further their career.

Dr has written a briefing titled 'Egyptian universities on the frontline of protest' for . The briefing exposes the scale of the crackdown on Egyptian university campuses over the past academic year.

Dr Pratt documents an extensive catalogue of abuses by the security forces including shooting protesting students, arbitrary mass arrests and repeated assaults on university campuses with tear gas and birdshot. Yet student protests have continued for months, as activists challenge the military regime.

, a first year PhD student in PAIS, has been awarded a £600 Travel Grant from the Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS). Her thesis, supervised by Professor and Dr , investigates territorial conflicts in Chile, Peru, and Ecuador.

Professor Chris Hughes, Head of Department, was recently quoted in a 19 May Defense News article entitled 'Abe Sprints Toward Expanding Japan's Military Posture'. Below is an excerpt from the piece:

“[C]learly this ... really could be the final tipping point for Japan overturning its postwar security policy,” said Christopher Hughes, a Japan military expert and professor of international politics and Japanese studies at the 果冻传媒. “It would ... mean that Japan could do an awful lot more militarily in support of the US and other partners in the East Asia region and beyond, and it will set precedents and set Japan on the way to further expansion of military activities in the future."