DPIR's Prof of Political Science and British Politics  @profjanegreen.bsky.social discusses the way politics over-emphasises the electoral significance of political leaders on David Runciman's Past Present Future podcast (A History of Bad Ideas episode). More: https://f.mtr.cool/wwqjafqsyt

Senior leaders joined DPIR’s 2nd Geopolitical Risk Executive Education programme this July, combining world-class academic expertise with practical tools to navigate today’s geopolitical challenges. Find out more: https://f.mtr.cool/wdvizxjpam

New paper in the European Journal of Political Research, co-authored by DPIR’s @profjanegreen.bsky.social:  politicians rarely change people’s views on immigration, but they can shape how important the issue feels—and whether those views affect voting and behaviour: https://f.mtr.cool/myfmjwimmj

DPIR's @benansell.bsky.social argues in @prospectmagazine.co.uk Labour spent years trying to win over voters it could never keep—and alienated ones it already had. The real battle isn’t left vs right. It’s understanding what the electorate actually wants: https://f.mtr.cool/pgcjiqcony

Introducing Oxford’s MSc in the Politics of Global Challenges—a new one-year interdisciplinary master's degree. Prepare for careers in public policy, international organisations, NGOs, or further research. Applications open in September - register your interest: https://f.mtr.cool/nxnzruebms

👏 Congratulations to @whitproject.bsky.social, elected as a Fellow of @britishacademy.bsky.social, in recognition of her scholarship in international relations and the history of international thought! 🥳 https://f.mtr.cool/otnqkmdaqw

👏 Congratulations to @politicsoxford.bsky.social alumnus Dr Daniel Barker Flores - awarded the American Political Science Association's Gabriel A Almond Award for the best dissertation in the field of comparative politics! Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/jhfslvkxuv

DPIR is proud to announce a new one-year interdisciplinary masters course for the next generation of global thinkers. MSc in Politics of Global Challenges. Applications open in September – register your interest to find out more: https://f.mtr.cool/tmxvvcmajc

Reflecting on Oxford Spring School 2026, we caught up with Spring School Director and Data Analysis tutor Spyros Kosmidis about the online experience for students.

Following her 2026 Teaching Excellence Award success, we caught up with Dr Meera Sabaratnam to ask what constitutes excellence in teaching for her.

Dr Meera Sabaratnam, Associate Professor in International Relations, comments on being awarded an Oxford University’s 2026 Individual Teaching Excellence Award, and what it means to her.

Leaving DPIR? Stay connected! 🎓 Congrats to MSc graduate Meng-Ping Hsu, who now hopes to go on to do a DPhil. Her advice to future DPIR students?: "make the most of the libraries!" Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/mwiejoumli Keep us updated on your next chapter!: https://f.mtr.cool/vauykcqger

DPIR’s proud to announce a new kind of politics degree for a changing world - the MSc in Politics of Global Challenges. A new one- year interdisciplinary masters course.  Applications open in September – register your interest to find out more: https://f.mtr.cool/tzugjfxrkf

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix delivered a thought-provoking lecture at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, marking the culmination of our inaugural UN Peace & Security Fellowship Programme. Missed it? Watch now: https://f.mtr.cool/uaiehkxdsp

Reflecting on Oxford Spring School 2026, we asked Large Language Models tutor Maksim Zubok about his experience interacting with students.

👏 Congratulations to DPIR Associate Professor of International Relations Dr Meera Sabaratnam, who has won a Social Sciences Division Teaching Excellence Award! 👉 Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/gvtxgthckj

Leaving DPIR? Stay connected! 🎓 Congrats to MSc graduate Meng-Ping Hsu, who now hopes to go on to do a DPhil. Her advice?: says yes to all the talks, seminars and conferences!. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/nwozipczvn Keep us updated on your next chapter!: https://f.mtr.cool/hjkulpzzic

Leaving DPIR? Stay connected! 🎓 Congrats to DPhil graduate Alejandro Posada-Tellez, now working on peacebuilding in Colombia and beyond. His advice: trust yourself and stay curious. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/vuikinvwam And keep us updated on your next chapter!: https://f.mtr.cool/aveigszruq

Warmest wishes to all our leavers! 🎓 MSc graduate Meng-Ping Hsu shares how she hopes to keep building bridges between academia and policymaking through a DPhil: https://f.mtr.cool/adxwhvklwj Stay connected and share your next chapter with us: https://f.mtr.cool/jfqhdxqszw

After eight weeks of research, reflection and exchange at Oxford, how does David Haeri, Director of the UN's Policy, Evaluation and Training Division, hope the UN will benefit from the UNDPO-DPIR Fellowship?  Find out more about the Fellowship: https://f.mtr.cool/mesnlwhuru

DPIR proudly supports the Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods, bringing Oxford’s expertise in AI, new data sources and computational analysis together to power ambitious, cross-disciplinary social science research: https://f.mtr.cool/jfaiqobpvx

👏 Congratulations to DPIR DPhil student @sophiecardin.bsky.social,  who has won a top @apsa.bsky.social award for her paper on the history of Yiddish political thought!: https://f.mtr.cool/uqnfzwjrun

Warmest wishes to all our leavers!🎓We spotlight DPhil graduate Alejandro Posada-Tellez, now advancing peacebuilding work in Colombia and beyond: https://f.mtr.cool/khkufyrrlc Stay connected & share your next chapter with us—we’d love to celebrate your achievements too: https://f.mtr.cool/nabhyruiuj

Ahead of receiving an honorary degree from Oxford, Nobel Prize-winning MIT economist @dacemoglumit.bsky.social joined a Q&A hosted by DPIR & the Dept. of Economics. He shared his thoughts on AI, including its impact on education, universities & the future of learning: https://f.mtr.cool/uzdxflayfn

We caught up with James Tilley about the lessons learned in his new co-authored book Tribal Politics: How Brexit Divided Britain, marking 10 years since the Brexit vote. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/nrckpzttfo

📢TWO DAY REMINDER!: DPIR seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work with PI Prof Petra Schleiter to conduct research for an ESRC funded project on the effects of voter ID in the UK. 📆CLOSES: Noon (BST), 26 June: https://tinyurl.com/35mrevsh

👏 A huge congratulations to DPIR Professors @whitproject.bsky.social and Robin Harding, who have both won awards from the American Political Science Association for their research!: https://f.mtr.cool/weijxgumul

DPIR’s @aipsmith.bsky.socialargues in The Times that America’s 250th anniversary may deepen divisions over whether the Revolution is a completed triumph or an unfinished project.Unlike the unifying 1976 bicentennial, today’s polarization could turn it into a flashpoint: https://f.mtr.cool/tcjestvxno

Professor of Political Science and British Politics  @profjanegreen.bsky.social joined @itvnews.bsky.social to discuss the state of British politics following the PM's resignation and what is happening to make things so volatile: https://f.mtr.cool/ypujrxaigh

“Energetic leaders of the centre-left [around the world] all have very different politics, but you have to be able to communicate a vision and why you’re doing it. Starmer could not do that.” DPIR'S @benansell.bsky.social comments on the PM's resignation in the FT: https://f.mtr.cool/jwlhcohans