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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?

Policy 07 Feb 11 The first of a new series of annual lectures to recognise Sir David Butler of Nuffield College, Oxford, will take place tonight.

PA37/11 Mobile phones are set to dramatically shake up the global news industry, as cellphones increasingly become a basic consumer essential and users upgrade their handsets with greater frequency.

Economic pressures and digital technology are undermining the role of the foreign correspondent, according to a new Oxford University study.

The amount of help given by Scotland to one of the world's poorest countries has been revealed by University research.

PA 329/10 An article written by a University of Nottingham graduate about the struggles of young disabled people in Sierra Leone and Leonard Cheshire Disability's Young Voices project won the amateur journalist category in this year's Guardian International Development Journalism Competition.

Business 22 Nov 10 The internet is often held up as the main reason for declining newspaper sales and dwindling revenues.

PA 256/10 What really happened when David Cameron and Nick Clegg formed the coalition government? New research by experts at The University of Nottingham will shed light on this and other after-effects from the 2010 general election.

Liverpool, UK - 28 September 2010: A new book by social scientists at the Universities of Liverpool, Manchester, and Leeds has praised the way UK newspapers and broadcasters report war and conflict.

However, the researchers - who focused mainly on the Iraq war - say more can be done to ensure critics of the Government line are given a voice in the mainstream news media.

A new book by social scientists at The Universities of Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds has praised the way UK newspapers and broadcasters report war and conflict.

An open forum examining whether society has become too obsessed with a "radio phone-in culture" in which the views of the public always come first will take place at the University of Cambridge this week.

PA 43/10 With the announcement of Britain's first Prime Ministerial debate between the three main parties, the focus on the general election is sharpening.

With the prospect of a hung Parliament increasing, Oxford Professor Iain McLean has co-authored a timely report which examines the pros and cons of changing the British electoral system for electing MPs and asks what system should be used for an elected second chamber.

Laura Valentini (UCL Legal and Political Theory) has won the prestigious Sir Ernest Barker Prize of the UK Political Studies Association for Best Dissertation in Political Theory.

UCL's Kate Mandeville went inside the newsroom during a hands-on placement with The Times to uncover the workings of science journalism.