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The Adult Gaze: Looking Again at Children and Young People in Peace and Conflict

New research by Dr Patricia Nabuco Martuscelli and a team of researchers challenges the ‘Adult Gaze’, arguing that children’s expertise on war and peace is being ignored by a system that only views them as future leaders rather than current experts.
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Dr Susan Oman gives evidence on AI sovereignty to All Party Parliamentary Group

Susan Oman gave evidence to the All Party Parliamentary Group on AI about AI sovereignty and the importance of public literacy and engagement, at an event on 18 May.

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Professor Matt Flinders awarded Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize 2026

Congratulations to Professor Matt Flinders, who has been awarded the Political Studies Association’s Sir Isaiah Berlin Prize 2026 for outstanding professional contributions to political studies.

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Students Celebrate Success at BISA Model NATO 2026

Three students from the School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations attended the 2026 British International Studies Association (BISA) Model NATO.
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The Victorian sex abuse scandal that shocked Britain and changed the law – long before Epstein

Research by Dr Claire Cunnington exposes the Victorian sex abuse scandal that shocked Britain and changed the law – long before Epstein.

| The Conversation
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Pint of Science 2026

Join researchers from across the school to learn about stigma, authenticity and the gig economy in adult industries, and how acquired brain injury impacts survivors.
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Let’s Talk AI launches

A new AI awareness campaign, led by Dr. Susan Oman, Lead for AI and In/equality at CMI, is designed by the people, with the people, and for the people to address their experiences, questions, and concerns.
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Beyond blunders: British political studies and successful public policy

In a provocative new paper published in The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, Professor Matthew Flinders and his co-authors argue that the relentless focus on failure in British Politics is harming democracy.