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New British Academy Report on Politics and International Relations provision in UK Higher Education

Politics & IR remains popular as a degree with impressive employment outcomes for graduates, and punches above its weight in research A new British Academy report, produced in partnership with the Political Studies Association, on Politics and International Relations (PIR) provision in UK higher education shows a 20 per cent increase in first degree enrolments and a 41 per cent rise in postgraduate taught enrolments between 2011/12 and 2022/23, with PIR graduates earning a median salary up to £9000 more than the average graduate ten years after leaving university. The report was steered by an advisory group representing the PSA, BISA […]

PSA Annual Lecture 2022 – Back of the Net: How Sporting and Political Goals Coincide and Contradict

We were delighted to welcome Laura McAllister, Professor of Public Policy and the Governance of Wales at Cardiff University, as the presenter of the PSA’s 2022 Annual Lecture on 15 December. An expert in sports governance, and a former Wales international football captain, Professor McAllister’s lecture coincided with the 2022 Men’s Football World Cup. You may be aware of her speaking passionately about her experience in Qatar and challenges to freedom of expression, on TV news and on the radio. In her lecture, Laura drew upon her considerable experience in public policy and sport governance to reflect that sport and politics should be closely linked and […]