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NSS Success for PAIS: Scores Rise in Every Category, with PAIS Ranked No 1 or No 2 in the Russell Group for More Than a Decade
The Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) is delighted to announce an outstanding set of results in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2026. PAIS has been ranked among the top two Russell Group Politics departments for the eleventh year in a row, including eight years at No. 1. In this year's survey, PAIS was ranked 1st in the Russell Group, while significantly increasing our scores across every category. * **
PAIS PhD Project Receives WIE Collaboration and Co-production Award
PAIS PhD candidate Raymond Hyma and his community research partners in Cambodia and Thailand have been awarded a Collaboration and Co-production grant from the 果冻传媒 Institute of Engagement (WIE) to build on two years of collaborative research as conflict between the two countries has unfolded.
PAIS doctoral collaboration wins award
This week, PAIS PhD candidate Raymond Hyma accepted the Artful Integrators Award at the 2026 Participatory Design Conference in Milan, Italy. The award recognises groups that have developed exceptionally creative new forms of participation and collaboration in design.