Annual Report 1 August 2011 – 31 July 2012 Department of Politics and International Relations University of Oxford, Manor Road, Oxford OX1 3UQ United Kingdom Tel: +44 1865 278700 Fax: +44 1865 278725 Email:
[email protected] www.politics.ox.ac.uk www.politics.ox.ac.uk annual_report_cover_2012.indd All Pages 18/10/2012 09:28 Annual Report 1 August 2011 – 31 July 2012 Annual_Report_12th_2012_12KCeditsv3.indd 1 18/10/2012 09:27 Table of Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………………………… 3 Teaching ……………………………………………………………………………… 4 Graduate Studentships and Bursaries ……………………………………………………… 7 Appointments, Prizes and Awards ………………………………………………………… 8 Research ……………………………………………………………………………… 9 Sta …………………………………………………………………………………… 23 Academic Visitors ……………………………………………………………………… 25 Finance ………………………………………………………………………………… 27 Oce Holders ………………………………………………………………………… 28 Acknowledgments ……………………………………………………………………… 28 Cover images courtesy of Susan Taylor:
[email protected] 2 Department of Politics and International Relations Annual Report Annual_Report_12th_2012_12KCeditsv3.indd 2 18/10/2012 09:27 Introduction Professor Stephen Whiteeld, Head of Department HE ACADEMIC YEAR just passed has been busy, against sti challenges from competitor departments Tchallenging and broadly successful. in the USA and in the UK/Europe. In part to that end, we Our academic standing remains outstanding in global have begun implementing the ‘size and shape’ review of terms. Politics and International Relations retained its the Department, which indicated that there was some position as World Number 2 in the annual QS World scope for a reduction in the total academic sta, through Rankings of universities and academic programmes. careful recruitment planning, without compromising With that, however, we are not complacent and have the excellent quality of our current academic provision. reviewed our activities internally and through the Savings are to be used where nancially possible to 5-year Divisional Review with an aim to ensure that our support graduate studentships.