Congratulations @tomcaygill.bsky.social upon the upcoming publication of your book! Those interested in #ParliamentaryStudies can purchase it here: uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/uk... @ntunews.bsky.social
UK Parliament
An Introduction
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Social & Political Sciences at NTU
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Department of Social and Political Sciences at Nottingham Trent University | Research, practice, teaching | Undergraduate & Postgraduate degrees | PhD supervision | Sociology, Politics, International Relations, Public Policy, Security Studies
We are going to #BISA2026! Dr Lesley Masters, Dr Eszter Simon (@dresztersimon.bsky.social) and two PhD students, Ben Seymour and Mohamed Hafez will represent the Department in Brighton between 2-5 June. Check out the program here for details: indico.bisa.ac.uk/event/579/ti...
BISA 2026 Conference
Welcome to the event management area for #BISA2026. Here you can register for our conference in Brighton. We look forward to welcoming you at BISA 2026.
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Good work deserves good company. We enjoyed a wonderful staff lunch at a Persian restaurant today — a chance to connect, share stories, and enjoy time together as a team. #strongertogether #community
As voters head to the ballot box for today's UK local elections, politics expert Dr @tomcaygill.bsky.social explains the differences between the three main political parties and their values @spsatntu.bsky.social #LocalElections #Politics #Vote nottinghamtrentuniversity.wistia.com/medias/rznu1...
Political Parties
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Who would have though plan theft is a trend? Dr Jenni Cauvain explains it all.
NTU News@ntunews.bsky.social · 3mo agoPlant theft is becoming more common in UK public and private gardens. Plants are targeted, removed quickly, and sold on through untraceable markets. Dr Jenni Cauvain explains. @spsatntu.bsky.social #Theft #Gardening #Crime #Plants #PlantTheft #UndergroundCrime www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/new...
Dr Lesley Masters co-edited this very important special forum. Please, check it out 👉https://academic.oup.com/isagsq/article/6/2/ksag063/8659749?login=false&utm_source=authortollfreelink&utm_campaign=isagsq&utm_medium=email&guestAccessKey= #Africa #InternationalRelations
Publication Alert! Dr Antonio Cereall is a co-editor of this volume soon to be available at Blumsbury. Happy reading! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/political...
Political Theology
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Congratulation to Eva Zemandl, Richard Machin, and Charles Walker on this timely analysis of food bank use ➡️ doi.org/10.1332/1759...
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I’m excited to share my first peer-reviewed publication from the BELONG project, 'Student belonging and well-being in higher education: Insights from five European universities'. doi.org/10.1177/1478...
Student belonging and well-being in higher education: Insights from five European universities - Gabriela Pleschová, Michal Hajdúk, Eszter Simon, Jakub Januška, Eva Zemandl, Natalia Nyikes, Martina Ku...
A sense of belonging is crucial for student success. Yet, cross-national research on this topic is scarce. This study addresses this gap by examining the relati...
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Game-based learning is an integral part of our curricula. MA students recently played the Diplomacy board game; undergrads played the Game of Thrones board game. #GameBasedLearning #Politics #InternationalRelations #Diplomacy #ForeignPolicy #HigherEducation @ntunews.bsky.social
Publication Alert! Dr Marianna Poberezhskaya, Dr Imad El-Anis and Marwa Mustafa analyze the coverage of climate change in the Jordanian media. #climatechange #jordan #media www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Media coverage of climate change in Jordan: Reflections on politics, economics and climate science
Climate change communication is often impacted by political and economic actors. This phenomenon is magnified in politically restricted countries such as Jordan. The kingdom is highly vulnerable to...
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It was a great pleasure to welcome Mr Brandon Sousa, the Deputy UK Representative of the Government of Bermuda at NTU this week. Our students got a wonderful insight into #diplomacy and diplomatic careers, and learned a lot about British overseas territories, esp. #Bermuda. @ntunews.bsky.social
Why the next escalation in the Iran conflict could be between the US and Turkey, by PhD candidate Ben Seymour and @dresztersimon.bsky.social of @spsatntu.bsky.social for @uk.theconversation.com #Iran #Turkey #IranConflict #IranUSconflict theconversation.com/why-the-next...
Why the next escalation in the Iran conflict could be between the US and Turkey
Washington may see the Kurds as a useful tool for confronting the Iranian regime, but such a strategy could create new tensions elsewhere in the region.
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The Parliament trip remains a long-standing highlight of the Department’s opportunities for students. Congratulations, Dr Tom Caygill for yet another success trip to Westminster. #StudyTrip #StudyPolitics @ntunews.bsky.social
Dr Jenni Cauvain guest-edited this wonderfully engaging volume of Urban Planning about public spaces in cities. Go check it out at: www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplannin... #ubanplanning #publicspaces #cities @ntunews.bsky.social
Streets as Platforms of Public Life
Thematic Issue, Vol 11 (2026)
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Thank you, Tom Caygill (@tomcaygill.bsky.social) for organizing yet another successful coffee morning! #community #greatideas
Congratulations, @tomcaygill.bsky.social!
Tom Caygill@tomcaygill.bsky.social · 5mo agoI’m thrilled to share that my new book on the UK Parliament has officially gone into production, with publication planned for October. The book offers a “critical friend” perspective — recognising Parliament’s strengths while examining the challenges rooted in its historical development. More soon
Please, read Dr Matt Barr's thoughts on the UK-US special relationship and US action in #Iran. 👉 theconversation.com/iran-is-putt...
Iran is putting pressure on the US-UK ‘special relationship’ – but it has survived worse over the years
The US president has turned on Keir Starmer over the conflict in Iran.
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The Department hosted a fantastic event: the fourth International Security and Sustainability Lecture, delivered by Professor Claudia Aradau (King's College London). Many thanks, @cearadau.bsky.social, for visiting NTU and for a fascinating and thought-provoking talk.
Please, listen to our very own Dr Poberezhskaya discussing #Russia and #climatechange.
Land and Climate Review@landclimate.bsky.social · 6mo agoThis week on the Land and Climate Podcast, Alasdair MacEwen is joined by Associate Professor Marianna Poberezhskaya to discuss Russia’s complicated relationship with climate change. Listen below: www.landclimate.org/...
Congratulations to Eva Zemandl who is now serving on the ChallengeEU External Advisory Board following her work to establish the Nottingham City Sustainable Food Partnership and other multisector collaborations to tackle policy challenges in Nottingham.
We had a wonderful PhD seminar the past Wednesday, listening to great presentations by Clara Dunphy, Ben Seymour, Hala Al-Hamawi and seeing projects in all stages of development.
Have you considered the growing danger posed by space debris? Discover why it matters in this The Conversation article co-authored by Lesley Masters. theconversation.com/space-debris... #spacediplomacy
Space debris: will it take a catastrophe for nations to take the issue seriously?
A crack in the window of a Chinese space capsule is the latest incident involving debris.
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Happy 2026! Congratulations to Emeritus Professor Matt Henn's article 'Uninterested Youth? Young People's Attitudes towards Party Politics in Britain' is among the 75 most cited articles across the journals of the Political Studies Association. journals.sagepub.com/page/psx/col...
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Congratulations to Ricky Gee who has recently co-published a Critical Perspectives on Career and Career Guidance (COCAG). cocag.co.uk/2025/11/27/c....
COCAG Position Paper
We are pleased to announce our position paper which can be accessed online on Zenodo or in the pdf below. This position paper argues for the development of a coherent body of critical career theory…
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Congratulations to Ricky Gee for funding awarded for his collaborative project, 'Career Barriers and Enablers for Ethnically Minoritised Senior Professional Services Roles in UK Higher Education' www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/12/05/b...
Breaking barriers: advancing ethnic diversity in higher education professional services - HEPI
This blog was kindly authored by Dr Louise Oldridge, Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University (with research team Dr Maranda Ridgway, Dr David Dahill, Dr Ricky Gee, Dr Stefanos Nachmias, Dr Loyi...
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Publication Alert! Daisy Matthews has published her article, “You’re saying I don’t belong”: queer, non-mainstream religious and spiritual sex workers navigating stigma in the Journal of Gender Studies. doi.org/10.1080/0958... #genderstudies
“You’re saying I don’t belong”: queer, non-mainstream religious and spiritual sex workers navigating stigma
Dominant discourses frequently construct sex work and queer identities as fundamentally incompatible with religiosity. Consequently, queer religious and spiritual sex workers occupy an under explor...
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SPS staff will be at the Open Day on 6 December to meet you. You are also welcome at the Sociology, Politics & IR taster sessions. #ntu #openday #politics #internationalrelations #sociology See why it is worth attending: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDva...
Why do NTU students think you should visit an Open Day? 🙌 #nottinghamtrentuniversity #shorts
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The annual Christmas quiz—bringing together staff and students and hosted by our fabulous Quiz Master, Matthew Mokhefi-Ashton—was once again great fun.
