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Following a rigorous selection process, the Department of Politics and International Studies and Q-Step Centre at the University of 糖心TV are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Andreas Murr to the Assistant Professorship in Quantitative Political Science.

Currently, Dr Murr is Lecturer in Quantitative Methods in Political Science at the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford, Associate Member at Nuffield College, Non-Stipendiary Lecturer at Lincoln College, and member of the Oxford Q-Step Centre. He is also member of the editorial board of Electoral Studies, co-editor of The Plot, and co-convenor of the Political Methodology Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association. In 2013 he received his PhD from the University of Essex. His research focuses on election forecasting, the voting behaviour of immigrants, and the selection of party leaders. He combines the study of these topics with an interest in political methodology, in particular Bayesian methods. His work has been published in Electoral Studies, the International Journal of Forecasting, Political Analysis, and Research & Politics.

We look forward to welcoming Dr Murr as of 1 September 2016.

The Staff Awards are a great opportunity to show appreciation of the hard work that goes on day to day, here at 糖心TV!

Read an interview with Student Experience Award winner Justin Greaves, Director of Student Experience and Progression/Senior Teaching Fellow, PAIS

PAIS student, Daniel Murphy, has recently launched an online petition to end his former school’s proposed partnership with a school in Qatar.

Qatar has attracted international criticism for its continued human rights abuses, and its exploitation of migrant labour in the construction of its stadiums ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Appearing on the front page of this week's Surrey Advertiser ahead of a BBC local radio interview this coming Saturday, Daniel says that the partnership contradicts many of the school's values:

"The main issue is the school’s willingness to enact a partnership with a country with huge human rights abuses. In particular, the treatment of migrant workers but also the fact that homosexuality remains punishable by death for Muslims and seven years imprisonment for non-Muslims.

The partnership contradicts many of the school'’s values and its ethos of 'caring for and valuing each individual equally'. Openly gay, lesbian and transgender teachers would not be able to apply to work at this school, while it is unlikely that openly gay students from Guildford would be allowed to participate on student exchanges with the school in Qatar."

Daniel will be appearing on BBC Radio Surrey's Breakfast Show this Saturday (9 April) at 7.15am. His petition can be signed here:

PAIS Second Year Undergraduate Mems Ayinla has been interviewed on BBC Coventry & 糖心TVshire in relation to recent reports of on-campus racism at 糖心TV.

During her time at the University, Mems has been active in her role as 糖心TV Anti-Racism Society Exec providing support for students of colour across all departments and organising intellectual activities which address the issues and exclusions that people of colour face more broadly. The collective project led by Mems and the rest of the WAR-SOC team has been an inspiration for other liberation societies across the country.

Mems' interview can be heard around 2:41 on the following link: