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Two significant grants have been awarded to faculty members.

Dr Cassie Schwartz has been awarded an ESRC Research Methods Development Grant (£120,000) to work on her project "The diffusion of development: Extending RCTs with agent-based modelling to understand spillovers of development interventions".

Also, Dr Tom Dyson has been awarded an ESRC Standard Grant (£462,775) titled "A Revolution in Military Learning: Uncovering the Potential of Lessons-Learned Processes".

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Launch of the Gender Institute

Founded in 2020 with funding from the British Academy, the Gender Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London looks to become a hub for study, teaching, learning, and activism about gender.

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Feminist Democratic Representation

Sarah Childs, Professor of Politics and Gender, has launched her latest book: "Feminist Democratic Representation"

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    3 years full time

    BA LF50

    Politics and International Relations
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    BA L200

    Politics and International Relations
  • Politics and International Relations

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    BA L290

    Politics and International Relations
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    BA LV25

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    Politics and International Relations
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    Politics and International Relations
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    4 years full time

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    Politics and International Relations
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    Languages, Literatures and Cultures
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    Politics and International Relations
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    Politics and International Relations
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    Politics and International Relations
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    Politics and International Relations
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    Politics and International Relations
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    Politics and International Relations
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    Politics and International Relations
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    Geography
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    Geography
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    1 year full time

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    Geography
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    Philosophy
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    Philosophy
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    Philosophy
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