News

Dr Cristina Leston-Bandeira wins 'Best Supervisor' at the Student Led Teaching Awards, Hull University Union
The awards are the first of their kind, allowing students to reward the members of staff that have ‘made a significantly positive impact on their student experience and their personal development’.
Launch of bursary and scholarship scheme for undergraduate applicants
Bursaries and scholarships will offer new students from low income backgrounds a generous helping hand with fees, accommodation, learning resources such as...
PhD Scholarships announced
The closing date for ALL applications is 2nd March 2012. Successful applicants will be informed by 8th May 2012.
Our graduates work with Lord Coe for 2012 Olympics
With six months to go until the start of the Olympic Games, two University of Hull graduates are working with Lord Coe at the London 2012...
Lord Norton delivers the Speaker's lecture on Enoch Powell
Organised by the Speaker, John Bercow, to mark the centenary of the passage of the 1911 Parliament Act. View the video here.
Our 50th Anniversary
It is one of the foremost political science departments in the UK, with high league table rankings and an impressive number of graduates going on to work in Westminster and Whitehall.
Professor Jack Hayward wins PSA prize for Lifetime Contribution to Political Studies
‘Jack Hayward demonstrates the characteristics of a great academic. Achieving excellence in the fields of comparative...'

Events

What next for the Arctic?
An inter-disciplinary conference on Maritime Governance in the Arctic hosted by the University of Hull, 13th & 14th September 2012
Looking West: How Beijing’s leadership sees today’s world, 30 April
Professor Li Wang, Nankai University
Irish Defence Forces: Your Closest Neighbour, Defence Reporter Wesley Bourke
Wednesday 25 April, 13:15 to 15:10, Lecture Room 26, Wilberforce Building
*50th Anniversary Event* 'Multiculturalism' Professor Lord Bhikhu Parekh, Thursday 22nd March 2012. Middleton Hall 6pm
This lecture explains why people take such divergent views, traces the history of multiculturalism in Britain, and offers a new way of understanding it.
'The Army Today' Army Engagement Team, Wednesday 7th March 3pm
The aim of the presentation is not to recruit, but to inform audiences, contributing to a greater external awareness and understand of the Army.
Applicant Days
The Department holds a number of Applicant Days in the months of February and March. Those who have applied will be invited to join us to meet members from the Department, current students and take campus tours.
*50th Anniversary Event* Watch the 'Reform and Parliament' lecture by Rt Hon John Bercow MP, February 2012
The Speaker of the House of Commons will set out a framework for the debate about parliamentary reform in this decade and encourage comments and questions from the audience.