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MPs who take comfort in the old adage that while people don't like politicians, they do like their own MP, may have to think again, according to new research from the British Election Study (BES).

A Cardiff-led research team is gearing up to deliver the UK's first conference on Creative Citizenship.

An international relations expert at Plymouth University has been invited to address a United Nations conference on security issues in Central Asia.

Book on 'political self-sacrifice' wins 2014 Sussex International Theory Prize A book on forms of 'political self-sacrifice' - from suicide bombings to civil disobedience - is this year's winner of an annual prize awarded by the University's Centre for Advanced International Theory (CAIT).

The motives, strategy and endgame of Russia’s involvement in the escalating crisis in Ukraine is set to be the focus of a professorial lecture at Plymouth University this month.

A play originally written for Lancaster University's 25th anniversary is being revived for the 50th.

Quality standards in the sciences have recently been heavily criticised in the academic community and the mass media.

The complex political and psychological barriers which often need to be overcome in peace negotiations are to be explored in a public debate at Plymouth University.

PA 345/13 During the 2013 Malaysian election campaign and in the days immediately afterwards, a team of experts at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) kept a close eye on the performance of the country's press.

Expert speakers debate war and peacebuilding in journalism A panel of expert speakers came together in London last night to discuss how the media depicts stories of war and peace, at an event organis

Anne Sebba: The Rise of the Woman Reporter 'For most of history, Anonymous was a woman', said one of King's College London's most revered alumnae, Virginia Woolf.

Sussex undergraduate shortlisted in national journalism competition An International Development student from the University of Sussex has made it through to the finals of a national journalism competition, organised by the Guardian .

The first degree in the UK to focus on inter-American and Latin/North American global relations has been launched by the UCL Institute of the Americas.

King's Russia Institute expands with three new research staff The King's Russia Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of three new senior lecturer Dr Marc Berenson, Dr Gulnaz Sharafutdin

PA 96/13 The University of Nottingham has joined forces with the Universities of Manchester and Oxford to form a consortium which will study long-term political change in British politics.

A new hub for community journalism in Wales will help steer the field towards a sustainable and innovative future, paving the way for the creation of jobs and informing the development of digital journalism.

Highlighting the deep interest in the politics, society and history of the Caucasus at the University of Birmingham and the strong links between the Centre for Russian and East European Studies (CREE

The University of Sheffield's Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM) and the BBC College of Journalism are today (22 November 2012) urging the United Nations (UN) to address the rising trend of violence against media workers and protect journalists' safety. Supported by more than 40 leading international editors and journalists, representing news organisations around the world, CFOM will present a statement urging the UN and its member states to take stronger action to stop the killing of journalists and other media workers and safeguard the future of free independent media.

Serendipity - a mysterious phenomenon often thought of as a 'happy accident' - is being investigated by a team of UCL researchers in order to design interactive systems that harness its power. By collecting and analysing people's 'serendipity stories', researchers at UCL Interaction Centre and their partners hope to design an interactive system that makes us more prepared for recognising serendipity when it happens and, crucially, supports us in acting on it.

The First World War is one of the most widely covered topics in further and higher education and schools, but according to a new JISC report, little is known about what aspects of the War are being t

A report shows that Germans still prefer a newspaper, while online news has overtaken print and TV news as the most frequently used medium in the UK and US for those using computers, mobile phones and tablets for news. One in five people in the UK now shares news stories every week through social networks or e-mail.

International recognition for expert on international relations A professor of international relations at the University of Sussex has won an award from the American Sociology Association (ASA).

European Journal for International Relations to be edited by Sussex IR department A team from the International Relations department has made a successful bid to take over the editorship of the European Journal of International Relations from 1 January 2013.

An academic collaboration with the Guardian newspaper has been awarded a data journalism award for its work on how Twitter was used during last summer's riots.

Thomas R. Pickering, former US Ambassador to the United Nations, spoke at King's last night about the challenges and opportunities of effective diplomacy with Iran, as part of the Fulbright Distinguished Lecture Series on International Relations.

A distinguished Canadian academic has been elected to the Smuts Visiting Research Fellowship in Commonwealth Studies at the University of Cambridge for the next academic year.

Innovative masters degree in multimedia journalism wins professional approval A University of Sussex masters degree in multimedia journalism taught by leading researchers and top newsmen from Sky TV and Heart Radio has just been accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists.

A Cardiff scientist will take part in a public debate at the Royal Institution in London about the reporting of science in the media.

In tonight's Reuters Institute/BBC David Butler lecture, President of YouGov Peter Kellner will warn that Britain's democratic system is 'in danger'.

A new book offering the first authoritative account of Wales' journey to full-law making powers will be officially revealed on St David's Day (Thursday 1 st March, 2012).

Politics and the media - A Fatal Embrace? Professor Tim Bale is one of the panelists who will be talking at the Sussex Salon event at Brighton Dome on Tuesday 6 December.

Should the journalist and the MP be friends? University hosts politics and the media debate Just how close has the relationship been between politicians and the media in recent times? Should former n

The University of Birmingham will host two African political leaders during a parliamentary visit to the UK on Tuesday 8 November 2011.

Two former members of Congress are visiting Birmingham next week to provide a rare insight into the US political system, as well as share their personal experiences with students.

Principal Professor Rick Trainor signed an agreement yesterday at the Brazilian Embassy, creating the Rio Branco Chair, a prestigious international position at the College.

20 years after the end of the Soviet Union what are the prospects for conflict resolution in the USSR successor states?