Listen to our own @cvoyvodic.bsky.social talk about nostalgia, memory, and conflict in Colombia, Northern Ireland, and Lebanon in conversation with other experts on peace and conflict at Kings College London.

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What role does nostalgia play in driving conflict? New podcast with @cvoyvodic.bsky.social, Nafees Hamid Craig Larkin, and Maria El Sammak for XCEPT. Listen now 👇 🎧 bit.ly/4wnNeyy @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

A very insightful talk at PSID by Paul Mount, Deputy Agent for the Bank of England! With a background that spans the civil service, the National Health Service, management consultancy, and investment banking, Paul was the perfect speaker to present on current trends in UK monetary policy.

Our very own Dr Becky Alexis-Martin contributed to a report with Norwegian People's Aid on the effects of nuclear testing and required responses, exposing the harms of UK and US nuclear testing in Kiribati and the need for a localised support framework. Read the report here: lnkd.in/dvj8a7Mu

Coming soon (14th February 2026) to all good Amazon bookstores, Simon Whitby (2026) Peace Studies: The Bradford Way, on the founding of Peace Studies, aspects of early academic thinking about peace, including the evolution of the latter, as well as Peace Studies' applied orientation.

Call for Papers for Special Issue: "AI, Educational Technology, and Peace Education," Special Issue of the Journal of Peace Education Guest Editors: Dr Rhys Kelly and Dr Maria Ambrozy (PSID, University of Bradford, UK) Deadline for paper proposals: 30 January 2026 Get in touch! Call details below:

With 25 years of pioneering research and policy leadership, PSID is a global centre of excellence on preventing the misuse of emerging bio-chemical technologies, shaping arms-control efforts from the CWC and BWC to major research institutions worldwide. www.bradford.ac.uk/news/archive...

Bradford experts warn of rising neuro-weapon threat  - 2025 - News - University of Bradford

A new book by University of Bradford academics urges urgent global action to prevent the weaponisation of neuroscience, as advances in AI and pharmacology create unprecedented risks to human cognition...

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We were proud to host the Human Development and Capability Association 2025 Conference: Culture, Peace and Capabilities in Bradford with @hdca.bsky.social! #HDCA2025 brings together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from around the world to explore human development and social justice.

🎭 Join our own @sudhirselvaraj.bsky.social as he leads an interactive reading of his documental play on the Bhopal Gas Disaster. The play takes us through a journey from ground zero of the gas leak to corporate board rooms and university campuses where campaigns for justice took place.

Congratulations to our very own @sudhirselvaraj.bsky.social for his new grant on designing board games with sanctuary seekers and refugees. At PSID we value collaborative and participatory research with creative applications!

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We’re thrilled to announce that Dr. Sudhir Selvaraj, Assistant Professor in the Department of Peace Studies and International Development, and his collaborators have been awarded a grant from the Being Human Festival to deliver Unboxed: Co-designing Board Games with Sanctuary Seekers.

Excited to share my blogpost for @civilwarpaths.bsky.social Fellowship on the complex entanglements between business, conflict, and human rights! I discuss how corporations integrate the 'cost' of conflict into their ventures, despite dangerous consequences for civilians on the ground.

The Cost of Doing Business - Civil War Paths

Dr Clara Voyvodic is Lecturer in Peace Studies and International Development at the University of Bradford, focusing on the intersections of armed conflict, development, and local order

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Very pleased to welcome one of our esteemed alumna, Bridget Sojourner to PSID! She shared her stories and a treasure-trove documenting the trailblazing institutional history of Peace Studies as well as her life's dedication to being a peacemaker, a change-maker, and - most of all - a troublemaker.

Next Wednesday (11 June) our very own Professor Christoph Bluth is presenting the Freedom Speakers International at the Light Church in Bradford. The three speakers, Yuna Jung, Riha Kim, and Sujin Kim, will share their stories about escaping from North Korea and their journey since.

Our brilliant Peace Studies students came from all over the world to spend a very thought-provoking week speaking with experts and peacebuilders working across Northern Ireland. Thank you to the Quakers Peace Studies Trust (QPST) for making our Annual Peace Studies Visit possible!

Applications are open for the 2025-26 Aziz Foundation Masters Scholarships. 📣 Full-fee scholarships for British Muslims to advance in their careers and bring positive change to their communities and beyond. Please share with your networks! Find out more and apply before 20 June: bit.ly/41iNb8w

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Apply for Aziz Foundation Scholarship (2025/26). Available to postgraduate taught students.

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Yesterday, the department's Global Security Research Group held an informal workshop to discuss a number of fascinating research projects spanning rich archival work, deep ethnographies and quantitative modelling. Particularly great to see our PhD students showcasing the evolution of their projects!

Dr Rashmi Arora gave a talk this week at Manchester Metropolitan University for the Women in Economics Mentoring Scheme, exemplifying PSID's bridge between research and practice!

📰 New Publication Alert 📖 Our colleague @sudhirselvaraj.bsky.social and Kenneth Bo Nielsen explore the rise of anti-conversion laws in India in their latest piece for the Centre for South Asian Democracy at the University of Oslo. Read the full article here🔗 shorturl.at/3EtsR

India’s new anti-conversion laws - Department of Social Anthropology

Kenneth Bo Nielsen and M. Sudhir Selvaraj analyse how and why India’s Hindu nationalists seek to criminalise religious conversions.

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At the University of Bradford, different is what we do. We see things differently, we think differently, and we work together to drive sustainable social, cultural and economic development. Find out how we're using our different to make a difference: www.bradford.ac.uk/different/

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At the University of Bradford, different is what we do.

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We're transforming lives as the number one university for social mobility. From support for students considering university, to helping ideas become reality with support for entrepreneurs, find out more about how we make the unachievable achievable. www.bradford.ac.uk/different/ac...

Excited to share new research from one of our colleagues! Dr Clara Voyvodic @cvoyvodic.bsky.social has two papers out on armed groups and rebel authority in Colombia. Clara’s work explores the intersections of conflict, development, and non-state governance. www.bradford.ac.uk/staff/cvoyvo...

Yesterday, our students had the pleasure of attending two insightful talks by distinguished speakers Ian Bolton (Head of Learning Programmes, TechSkills.org) and Dr Muhammad Meki (University of Oxford) on ‘Skills for the Fintech Sector’ and ‘Microfinance & Mutuality.’

Honoured to welcome Stephanie Urchick, President of Rotary International, all the way from Chicago! Bradford is proudly home to one of six Rotary Peace Centres worldwide. Every year we welcome an inspiring cohort of Peace Fellows as part of a global network of changemakers! #rotaryinternational

🔉 “Hot off the press” 🔉 The Global Security Research Group at PSID launches a series of thought-provoking conversations with leading experts on security issues. In our first episode, Prof. Christoph Bluth sits down with Prof Paul Rogers, for a deep dive into Trump and the liberal world order.

Trump and the Liberal World Order: A Conversation with Prof Paul Rogers

In this wide ranging conversation, host Prof. Christoph Bluth sits down with Paul Rogers, Professor Emeriti of the Department Peace Studies and International Development at the University of Bradford.

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An excellent start to #ISA2025 with @alexwaterman.bsky.social and the @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social organising a well-attended workshop on Rebel Financing and Rebels’ Use of Economic Instruments for Rebel Governance in Chicago!

To promote peace effectively, you need strong, soft skills, which we often teach through extra-curricular training. This week, we offered students a special session on facilitation skills. Students learned about preparation, key facilitator tools, active listening, energisers and checkin exercises.

We are thrilled to share that Dr Becky Alexis-Martin, a valued member of our department, will be delivering a keynote address at the 8th Young Pugwash Conference on 15 March 2025!

To promote peace effectively, you need strong, soft skills, which we often teach through extra-curricular training. This week, we offered students a special session on facilitation skills. Students learned about preparation, key facilitator tools, active listening, energisers and checkin exercises.

Join us at the 28th University of Bradford Annual Development Lecture, where we explore contemporary development challenges and opportunities. This year we're delighted to welcome Prof. Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of Global Political Economy (Harvard University).

PSID is proud to host the Human Development and Capability Association Conference this September with the them of Culture, Peace and Capabilities! CfP closes tomorrow: hd-ca.org/conferences/.... Please do consider applying and we look forward to welcoming you.

2025 HDCA Conference – Bradford, UK

The HDCA is a global community of academics and practitioners that seeks to build an intellectual community around the ideas of human development and the capability approach, and relate these ideas to...

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Join us at the 28th University of Bradford Annual Development Lecture, where we explore contemporary development challenges and opportunities. This year we're delighted to welcome Prof. Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of Global Political Economy (Harvard University).