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We are delighted to announce that this academic year’s Students’ Question Time will be held on Monday 22 January 2018 at 6.30pm and will be all about current affairs.

Did you enjoy this year's Question Time event but wish you could have been more involved in the debate? Now it’s your chance to share your views on the issues affecting the world today.

The panel will be made up entirely of students, with the Department of Economics' Claudia Rei acting as Chair. The event is a collabertation with PPE and Economics, giving you the chance to debate not only with your own classmates but also students from other departments who will no doubt have differing views to your own.

We are currently looking for students to be on the panel and you can submit your one-minute application video online. Taking part in this event will give you the chance to practice your public speaking skills, as well as preparing a reasoned argument and improving your confidence.

If being on the panel doesn’t appeal to you then you can come along and see how the debate unfolds from the audience. Book your place now.

Keith Hyams has been awarded a Leverhulme Research Project grant for his project ‘Anthropogenic Global Catastrophic Risk: The Challenge of Governance’. The project looks at long term threats to humanity arising from advances in emerging technology, aiming to identify the political obstacles that stand in the way of progress on governing these risks, and ethical guidelines within which new governance solutions for specific risks will be advanced. The project focusses on three case studies, in nanotechnology, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence, and will be undertaken in collaboration with Co-Investigators in the departments of biology, chemistry and computer science.

Applications are invited for the post of Teaching Fellow in Political Theory in the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at the University of ÌÇÐÄTV. Applications from women candidates and those from a minority ethnic background are particularly welcome as these groups are currently underrepresented within the Department.

For more information, and to apply, please visit:

On 23 November Her Excellency Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, The President of Malta and Honorary Professor in PAIS, gave a lecture entitled ‘Ensuring Equity: The Importance of Wealth Distribution in a Globalised World’.

Introduced by Nick Vaughan-Williams, Head of PAIS, Her Excellency spoke of the escalation in inequality, discrimination, and poverty globally, and argued for sustainable investment in human rights and dignity. She called for students to be activists in support of the transformations required for more equitable patterns of wealth distribution. Before becoming the 9th President of the Republic of Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca served as an MP in the Maltese National Parliament and is former Minister of State for the Family and Social Solidarity. In 2016 Her Excellency received the ‘Agent of Change’ award, conferred by the United Nations, in recognition of her work as a champion of gender equality and women’s empowerment in the Mediterranean region.

Photos from the event can be found on Her Excellency's and the President's features commentary of her lecture.

The full text of Her Excellency’s lecture at The Shard can be found in the following press release:

The Department of Politics and International Studies seeks to appoint a full-time Executive Officer. This is an exciting opportunity to support the effective running of the department and provide comprehensive executive support to the Head of Department (HoD), Deputy HoDs and the Senior Management team.

For more information, and to apply, please visit: