Meet our outstanding graduates
Evan Hall: from Reading to a career in journalism

Undergraduate
Felix Johnston-Brunn: from Reading to Civil Service
Olivia Highwood: pursuing her interests and developing vital skills
Fiona Paterson: seizing exciting opportunities while studying
Peter Stockdale: placement experience in government
Veronique Hawksworth: writing her path to success
Master's
Mustafa Aryan: from Reading to a government official
Chloe Butcher: working towards a dream career
Chris Stylianou: opening doors with a degree in public policy
Meet our staff who work on innovative teaching and research
Dr Mark Shanahan: putting politics into practice through undergraduate modules
Dr Mark Shanahan, Head of Department, discusses the innovative modules that undergraduates can undertake as part of their degree.

Dr Daphne Halikiopoulou
Dr Daphne Halikiopoulou's research looks at the rise of populism and the far-right across Europe. She is on a mission to expose parties who hide their extremism behind a liberal narrative.
Professor Dominik Zaum
Professor Dominik Zaum's research on the political economy of state-building and the impact of state-building on economic and political structures has been applied to real-world policy work.
Dr Sarah von Billerbeck
Dr Robert Jubb
Dr Robert Jubb's areas of interest include methods in analytical political theory and philosophy and responsibility for and appropriate responses to structural injustice. His research feeds into undergraduate research-based modules.
Dr Joseph O'Mahoney
Dr Joseph O'Mahoney specialises in international norm dynamics, including norms surrounding war and the proliferation of nuclear weapons, in his research and teaching.
Dr Alice Baderin

Meet our experts
Our staff have exceptional knowledge in an impressive range of political topics and issues. Many of our academics are directly involved in international politics, sharing their expertise with governments and policymakers.

Our partnerships

Our research
97% of our research outputs are rated ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’, meaning that the University of Reading is 6th highest in the UK for research outputs (Times Higher Education analysis of the latest Research Excellence Framework 2021 – Politics and International Studies, when scoring by GPA Output). Many of our academics have attracted prestigious funded fellowships and grants for their work.