School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
The School of Politics and International Relations is in the Law and Social Sciences Building (pictured) on the University Campus of the University of Nottingham.
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| Type | Academic department |
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University of Nottingham |
| Head | Matthew Humphrey |
| Location | Nottingham, UK |
| Website | http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/politics/index.aspx |
Coordinates: 52°33′40″N 2°06′55″W / 52.561°N 2.1154°W
The School of Politics and International Relations is an academic department at the University of Nottingham, England housed in the Law and Social Sciences Building (LASS) together with Law and Sociology.
The school runs nine undergraduate programmes, nine postgraduate programmes and have a 40-strong PhD community. Research activity in the school is ranked around 7 Institutes.
As of 2015[update] the Head of School was Matthew Humphrey.
In 2013 the department was chosen along with the University of Oxford and the University of Manchester to host the 2015 British Election Study. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise the Department's research was ranked in the top 10 departments of Politics in the country and 85% of the research was considered of international standard. The department ranks 12th in The Guardian's 2013 league table of Politics departments. The Complete University Guide ranked Nottingham 10th for Politics in 2013 and 13th for Politics in 2014.
The School of Politics and International Relations at Nottingham was established in 1965 and was initially housed in the old Engineering Building. Richard Pear was the first Professor of Politics. Politics had previously been taught as early as 1959 as part of the Department of Social Science where Politics formed part of a joint degree in Politics and Economics.
In 1971 the Sir Francis Hill chair was established following an endowment from the Municipal Mutual Insurance Company and Frank Stacey, an expert in local government was appointed. In 1981 Dennis Kavanagh joined the school. Kavanagh is best known for his work on the Nuffield Election Studies. The School moved to the 'Orchards' Building during the 1980s. Several new degrees were introduced during the 1980s including an MA in Political Economy and Political Culture and a joint BA in Politics and History and an MA in International Relations.
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