Happy to be again attending the wonderful #CRS2025 conference in Kent

We are thrilled to have been ranked in the top 50 in the latest @theguardian.com University Guide 🎉

This recognition reflects not just our academic quality but also our commitment to student satisfaction, career outcomes, and social impact.

Read more ➡️ www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Special thanks to @brianjphillips.bsky.social and @m-jauch.bsky.social for their support and feedback. I am also grateful to the extremely supportive editorial team of @coco-journal.bsky.social.

I am thrilled to share 'Foreign Aid for Peace and Civilian Victimisation,' recently published in @coco-journal.bsky.social. This study examines the impact of European Union aid on civilian victimisation in Colombia’s post-conflict context.
🔗 Read the full article: lnkd.in/dQUFTq_v

Huge congratulations 🥳🥳🥳🥳! I’m looking forward to reading it!

The UK plans to ban a local “direct action” group, Palestine Action, under counter-terrorism law, putting it in the same category as al Qa’ida. I wrote about why, and what it implies

theconversation.com/palestine-ac...

Honorary Researcher, @amayoap.bsky.social, with others from UCL & Essex, have undertaken a community mural project with refugees. Led by a renowned Colombian artist, a community of Venezuelan refugees & Colombian citizens created a large ‘climate displacement’ mural.

youtu.be/Y5TimF34Xjc

It was wonderful to share the floor with @oliverkaplan.bsky.social and Gladys de Zubiria at #NEPS2025 in Barcelona! wonderful panel on DDR, trust andeconomic sanctions. Looking forward for next year!

Will longer working hours boost Germany’s economy? @m-jauch.bsky.social explains why extended hours often lead to reduced productivity. Calls to "work harder" overlook structural issues, such as the gender gap in unpaid work and the ageing population. theconversation.com/germanys-cha...

Thank you @brianjphillips.bsky.social for sharing our paper and for your generous support over the years. Grateful to the brilliant @universityofessex.bsky.social community of scholars, and to @peacerep.bsky.social, @uoelawschool.bsky.social, @uclamericas.bsky.social,
and @flacsoecuador.bsky.social

During #BrainAwarenessWeek, we're highlighting UCL's transformative research.

Today, we spotlight Grand Challenges project led by Prof Roiser & Dr Bernardi on how politics-based stressors impact mental health. #UCLBrainSciences #BAW2025

Read more 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

I am happy to announce that I have been awarded a scholarship to join the International Policy Summer Institute (IPSI) workshop this year. Thanks to @bridgingthegap.bsky.social for leading this fantastic activity to bridge research and policy impact!

Malte Jauch and I examine the intersection of governability and the humanitarian crisis in Colombia in our latest piece for the Inter-American Dialogue.

🔎 Read our take here: thedialogue.org/analysis/wha...

🌎Just a few days left to register for Love Your Planet!

We've curated an exciting lineup of talks & thought-provoking panel discussions that you won't want to miss!

Find out more & register 👇
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I’m thrilled to announce that I was awarded the
@britishacademy.bsky.social Talent Development Grant as part of my postdoctoral research project on International Networks and Peace Inclusivity to research on NI! #newproject @edinburghuni.bsky.social

We are excited to share the great news that my colleagues Malte Jauch @universityofessex.bsky.social , Rebecca Irons @uclofficial.bsky.social , and I have been awarded the Participatory Research England @ukri.org UK Research and Innovation Grant! @edinburghuni.bsky.social

Timely joining bsky on the date "Bringing War Back In" was published worldwide with Cambridge UP. Check it out if you are interested in how war makes states also in its aftermath, and how the wars of a distant past explain the variation of state capacity within Latin America until today.

It's that time of year again... The call for our UCL Conflict & Change PhD Workshop is out! We invite ECRs working on IR, conflict and contentious politics to apply by 8 December. We look forward to having you in London 24-25 February, 2025. Apply here: conflictandchange.org/phdworkshop2025