Loughborough International Relations, Politics and History
@irph.bsky.social
We are International Relations, Politics and History at Loughborough University, part of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities. We offer seven undergraduate programmes, an MA in International Security, and doctorates.
IRPH's Prakash Rote recently co-convened a panel at NorDev25 in Oslo, Norway, called Problematising Solidarity, Social Justice and Sustainability.
Prakash's paper was 'A vernacular understanding of terrorism from the global south'. A journal special issue is underway; watch this space!
Prakash's paper was 'A vernacular understanding of terrorism from the global south'. A journal special issue is underway; watch this space!
January 28, 2026 at 3:13 PM
IRPH's Prakash Rote recently co-convened a panel at NorDev25 in Oslo, Norway, called Problematising Solidarity, Social Justice and Sustainability.
Prakash's paper was 'A vernacular understanding of terrorism from the global south'. A journal special issue is underway; watch this space!
Prakash's paper was 'A vernacular understanding of terrorism from the global south'. A journal special issue is underway; watch this space!
Congratulations to Anouska Kecojevic, who recently graduated from our International Security MA programme and was awarded a School of Social Sciences and Humanities Community Prize for her contribution to the programme, the department, and the School.
Anouska: we wish you the best!
Anouska: we wish you the best!
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Congratulations to Anouska Kecojevic, who recently graduated from our International Security MA programme and was awarded a School of Social Sciences and Humanities Community Prize for her contribution to the programme, the department, and the School.
Anouska: we wish you the best!
Anouska: we wish you the best!
Huge congratulations to IRPH's Dr Dan Breeze (@danielbreeze.com), who this week passed his PhD viva with no corrections. His thesis, Creeds of Kinship: An Animal-Human History of the Lives and Ideas of Anna Kingsford and Henry Salt, was examined by @janehamlett.bsky.social and @msadams.bsky.social.
January 21, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Huge congratulations to IRPH's Dr Dan Breeze (@danielbreeze.com), who this week passed his PhD viva with no corrections. His thesis, Creeds of Kinship: An Animal-Human History of the Lives and Ideas of Anna Kingsford and Henry Salt, was examined by @janehamlett.bsky.social and @msadams.bsky.social.
Congratulations to Meghann Swann, who won our International Security Postgraduate Dissertation Prize for her project 'Knowing When to Duck: Situational Awareness and the Embodied Labours of Everyday Security'.
Meg recently graduated from IRPH's International Security MA programme.
Meg recently graduated from IRPH's International Security MA programme.
January 10, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Congratulations to Meghann Swann, who won our International Security Postgraduate Dissertation Prize for her project 'Knowing When to Duck: Situational Awareness and the Embodied Labours of Everyday Security'.
Meg recently graduated from IRPH's International Security MA programme.
Meg recently graduated from IRPH's International Security MA programme.
Huge congratulations to @peteryeandle.bsky.social and the IRPH admin team who won the two 'Going the Extra Mile' awards at yesterday's School of Social Sciences and Humanities awards.
Here in IRPH, we are proud of the support that our staff offer to students and to each other.
Here in IRPH, we are proud of the support that our staff offer to students and to each other.
December 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Huge congratulations to @peteryeandle.bsky.social and the IRPH admin team who won the two 'Going the Extra Mile' awards at yesterday's School of Social Sciences and Humanities awards.
Here in IRPH, we are proud of the support that our staff offer to students and to each other.
Here in IRPH, we are proud of the support that our staff offer to students and to each other.
IRPH's Thoralf Klein recently represented @lborouniversity.bsky.social at the 9th Annual Conference of the UK-China Humanities Alliance for Higher Education at Macau University of Science and Technology.
This year’s conference theme was Global Humanities Research and Education in the Age of AI.
This year’s conference theme was Global Humanities Research and Education in the Age of AI.
December 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
IRPH's Thoralf Klein recently represented @lborouniversity.bsky.social at the 9th Annual Conference of the UK-China Humanities Alliance for Higher Education at Macau University of Science and Technology.
This year’s conference theme was Global Humanities Research and Education in the Age of AI.
This year’s conference theme was Global Humanities Research and Education in the Age of AI.
This week, students from the Part B module Politics of Development (convened by @giuliapiccolino.bsky.social) displayed their work at the module's poster session. Keep your eyes open for some of these posters appearing around the department in the near future!
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This week, students from the Part B module Politics of Development (convened by @giuliapiccolino.bsky.social) displayed their work at the module's poster session. Keep your eyes open for some of these posters appearing around the department in the near future!
What have you been up to since graduation? If you graduated from IRPH at Loughborough between May and July 2024, we need you!
You’ll have received an email about the Graduate Outcomes Survey. Check your inbox and take part by 30th November: make your voice count!
You’ll have received an email about the Graduate Outcomes Survey. Check your inbox and take part by 30th November: make your voice count!
November 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
What have you been up to since graduation? If you graduated from IRPH at Loughborough between May and July 2024, we need you!
You’ll have received an email about the Graduate Outcomes Survey. Check your inbox and take part by 30th November: make your voice count!
You’ll have received an email about the Graduate Outcomes Survey. Check your inbox and take part by 30th November: make your voice count!
Yesterday, Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe told us about her 'island obsession' as part of the IRPH Research Seminars.
Svalbard (Norway) and Bornholm (Denmark) provide fascinating cases for war studies scholarship, and 2025 geopolitics potentially make them more important than ever.
Svalbard (Norway) and Bornholm (Denmark) provide fascinating cases for war studies scholarship, and 2025 geopolitics potentially make them more important than ever.
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Yesterday, Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe told us about her 'island obsession' as part of the IRPH Research Seminars.
Svalbard (Norway) and Bornholm (Denmark) provide fascinating cases for war studies scholarship, and 2025 geopolitics potentially make them more important than ever.
Svalbard (Norway) and Bornholm (Denmark) provide fascinating cases for war studies scholarship, and 2025 geopolitics potentially make them more important than ever.
Last week, we were very pelased to welcome @maryamaldossari.bsky.social to the department to speak to staff and students. Maryam presented her paper 'Why Palestine Is a Feminist Issue: Breaking the Silence on Genocide'.
October 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Last week, we were very pelased to welcome @maryamaldossari.bsky.social to the department to speak to staff and students. Maryam presented her paper 'Why Palestine Is a Feminist Issue: Breaking the Silence on Genocide'.
Not your typical research seminar...
Earlier this week, Orit Shimoni (@oritshimoni.bsky.social) and Dan Bern discussed the potential for music and art to foster cross-cultural solidarity with the Pacifism and Nonviolence Research Group, complete with live performances.
Earlier this week, Orit Shimoni (@oritshimoni.bsky.social) and Dan Bern discussed the potential for music and art to foster cross-cultural solidarity with the Pacifism and Nonviolence Research Group, complete with live performances.
October 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Not your typical research seminar...
Earlier this week, Orit Shimoni (@oritshimoni.bsky.social) and Dan Bern discussed the potential for music and art to foster cross-cultural solidarity with the Pacifism and Nonviolence Research Group, complete with live performances.
Earlier this week, Orit Shimoni (@oritshimoni.bsky.social) and Dan Bern discussed the potential for music and art to foster cross-cultural solidarity with the Pacifism and Nonviolence Research Group, complete with live performances.
Friday saw us welcome over 250 new undergraduate students across our seven programmes. Welcome to Team IRPH!
Pictured: one of the induction talks delivered by Guy Aitchison, and some of the winners of our 'IRPH Bingo', which was more fun than it sounds – honestly!
Pictured: one of the induction talks delivered by Guy Aitchison, and some of the winners of our 'IRPH Bingo', which was more fun than it sounds – honestly!
September 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Friday saw us welcome over 250 new undergraduate students across our seven programmes. Welcome to Team IRPH!
Pictured: one of the induction talks delivered by Guy Aitchison, and some of the winners of our 'IRPH Bingo', which was more fun than it sounds – honestly!
Pictured: one of the induction talks delivered by Guy Aitchison, and some of the winners of our 'IRPH Bingo', which was more fun than it sounds – honestly!