Madeleine Le Bourdon

Reminder - this call for papers is now open!

We are really excited for this joint CPP (@uclcpp.bsky.social) & ASPIRE event and hope to see you there!

Close-up view of Germany on a colorful world map showing major cities.

Alexander Borum February IR career starters is out & almost 200 opportunities this month are internships! 🎉

inc: Council on Foreign Relations CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies, DCAF , SEED Madagascar Justice in Motion & more! 🌟

Get applying! 👉 https://ow.ly/ZnXh50YebPY

Call for Papers: CPP x ASPIRE Conference. 12 June 2026.

'Onwards, Upwards: The Education Track and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Politics and International Relations'

Find out more here:

www.aspirenetwork.uk/cpp-aspire-c...

On June 12th @aspirenetwork.bsky.social & @uclcpp.bsky.social a joint conference on all things #SoTL work and careers. www.aspirenetwork.uk/cpp-aspire-c...

🔊 Final Ep of S3 of Politics and Pedagogy we speak to the leads of 'Pedagogical Research Centres and Communities' across Politics and IR departments in the UK. Available across all platforms rss.com/podcasts/pol...

Our latest SoTL Circle, our frequent event series where ASPIRE members discuss a key piece of SoTL reading, was held this Wednesday.

Dr. Jillian Terry, who hosted the session, has blogged about it for @alpsblog.bsky.social:

activelearningps.com/2026/02/06/a...

📢 Ep2, S4 of Politics and Pedagogy is out: 'Communities disrupting hierarchies: @globalhigheredj.bsky.social '. We speak to co-founding editors of this brilliant new journal actively disrupting traditional, hierarchical models of journal publication and management. rss.com/podcasts/pol...

A slide that reads “a slacker’s guide to the teaching track”

We were already massively looking forward to @profcathyelliott.bsky.social’s “Meet the T&S Prof” ASPIRE event tomorrow.

That excitement has been taken to a whole new level now she has shared her opening slide.

As all ways - all ASPIRE members are invited. See you tomorrow at 1pm!

Have you listened yet? Such a brilliant start to our season!

Delighted to be part of this podcast. Thank you @ctisleeds.bsky.social Madeleine Le Bourdon, Louise Pears and Emma Foster for inviting me.

This is the first in our series 'Championing Education Communities' so keep a look and listen on all platforms! @polisatleeds.bsky.social @louisepears.bsky.social

🔊New on the Politics and Pedagogy Podcast 'The Power of Education Communities' with @rosegann.bsky.social Chair of @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social and Emma Foster Trustee of PSA. rss.com/podcasts/pol...

How to get started with pedagogic research (and actually publish it) Pedagogic research is increasingly central to teaching excellence in higher education, yet many academics are unsure how to begin. Discover how to shape your idea, secure funding, navigate ethics and ...

A great piece in @timeshighered.bsky.social on how to get started with #PedRes #SoTL www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-g...

Job Vacancy at the University of Greenwich: Lecturer in International Relations The School of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Greenwich is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in International Relations. Based at the st...

🗣️ JOB! Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Greenwich

📅 Deadline - 4 November 2025

jobs.gre.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Join us for our #SoTL Circle this Friday where we will be discussing Oro's article on active learning. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... Sign up here: www.aspirenetwork.uk/copy-of-events

Extract from the linked article "Race Reports": "What does it mean for the university to acknowledge the 'displacement of indigenous people' in the nineteenth century as a generative driver of its wealth at the same time as it exhibits a studied indifference or, worse, active hostility to those campaigning against the decimation of the indigenous people of Palestine in the genocide that has been ongoing since October 2023? Within weeks of the onset of the genocide an early facade of institutional neutrality, itself premised on a morally objectionable equation of the violence of the colonised and the coloniser, gave way to outright condemnation of Palestine solidarity"

"Race Reports: How universities 'reckon' with their imperial past, and how their investment portfolios say otherwise." www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/...

Excellent - by @rahulraothariel.bsky.social

The Society of Latin American Studies returns to Leeds! Proposals invited On 9 and 10 April, 2026, Leeds will be hosting the annual conference of the Society of Latin American Studies (SLAS), marking a return to the city for the first time since 2009.

The Society of Latin American Studies returns to Leeds! Proposals are invited for the SLAS annual conference, which will take place on the 9th and 10th April 2026. For more information and to submit your proposal, check out the link below!

essl.leeds.ac.uk/politics/new...

TLN Webinar – Giving choice a chance: Assessment optionality in political studies education | The Political Studies Association (PSA) ‘Giving choice a chance: Assessment optionality in political studies education’ with Jeremy Moulton, University of York Wednesday 3 December, 1:30pm to 3pmThis practice-sharing webinar will present…

*PSA EVENT* 'Giving Choice a Chance: Assessment optionality in #PoliticalStudies #education. #Teaching & Learning Network webinar with Jeremy Moulton @jeremymoulton.bsky.social @psateach.bsky.social
📆 3 December, 1:30 - 3pm
➡️ FREE and open to all

Feminist Theory: Between Hope and Disappointment European Consortium for Political Research

Check out the feminist theory section call for the next European Conference on Politics and Gender (ECPG), to be held at Newcastle University 15-17 June 2026—Feminist Theory: Between Hope and Disappointment. Please share widely and join us in Newcastle! ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

🔊BONUS EPISODE of the Politics and Pedagogy podcast is out 'Student Voice: Student-led Exhibits', with @polisatleeds.bsky.social students Sean Wong and Chloe Simpson. Available on all platforms: rss.com/podcasts/pol...

Please join us next week, 9th September, for our online event! Sign up here: www.aspirenetwork.uk/event-detail...

Lecturers in Politics and International Relations (Teaching & Research) at Cardiff University Apply now for the Lecturers in Politics and International Relations (Teaching & Research) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

🎉 3 (grade 7) Lecturer positions open Cardiff University in:

🌎 Non-western (espc non US) Foreign Policy/War/Security Studies
📝 Political theory inc history of political thought
📚 History & theory of colonialism & its legacies in politics & IR

Apply here 👉

Israel has assassinated almost 270 Palestinian journalists This is aimed at suppressing coverage of its livestreamed genocide and creating a media blackout ahead of its plan to commit further atrocities. Take action now.

Israel has assassinated almost 270 Palestinian journalists.

This is aimed at suppressing coverage of its livestreamed genocide and creating a media blackout ahead of its plan to commit further atrocities. Take action now.

Read more: loom.ly/A8L7S08

Anas Al-Sharif pictured with his two young children that he is holding. They are all smiling.

Anas Al-Sharif was one of the most remarkable reporters of his generation. For 673 days, he defied Israeli threats to kill him.

Al Jazeera now confirm their crew in Gaza City have all been assassinated:

RIP reporters Anas Al-Sharif & Mohammed Qareqea and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher & Mohammed Nofal

They killed anas. I cant believe it.

Every word of this is agony to read. What Israel is doing to Palestinians is pure barbarism... by far the greatest single crime of the 21st century. Every sane person must oppose this evil.

ASPIRE Network Online Welcome Event | aspirenetwork.uk Following our in-person launch event in June, we will be hosting a post-summer break online welcome to new members of the network in September, discussing our plans for the future, and kicking off the...

🔊REMINDER - September 9th we have our first online event, sign up and join us here www.aspirenetwork.uk/event-detail.... Have a lovely summer!

Palestinian self-determination is an inalienable right, not a bargaining chip.

While children starve to death, Keir Starmer refuses to expel the Israeli ambassador, impose full trade sanctions, enforce a full arms embargo or end surveillance flights.

It’s Labour’s genocide too.

Being publicly against babies heads getting blown off can now be considered an arrestable offence under anti-terror legislation. That's where we are.

You powerhouse! Impressive Prof 👏🏼