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Professor Lord O’Donnell - Inaugural Lecture

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Building a Better Government: the Political and Constitutional Reforms necessary to build Better Government.

Administrative Assistant (Undergraduate/Postgraduate)

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Department of Political Science/School of Public Policy

Public Archaeology in the UK

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MA Public Archaeology student group atop the Dunadd, an Iron Age hillfort in the Kilmartin landscape, Scotland. Photo by Eduardo Escalante.

MA Public Archaeology students recently enjoyed a five-day educational trip to Scotland and northern England to gain a wider perspective of Public Archaeology in the UK. 

Lord Gus O'Donnell on Policy Impact

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Robert Hazell talks to Lord Gus O'Donnell, former Cabinet Secretary and Visiting Professor in the School about Research and Public Policy.

PhD Studentships May 2013

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The deparment is pleased to announce two opportunities for PhD studentships:

Departmental Research Studentship in History of Art

Tomás Harris Visiting Professorship Lectures, Thursdays 9 and 16 May, 2013

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The 2012-2013 lectures will be given by Rachel Haidu (University of Rochester) on Thursdays 9 and 16 May, 2013 at 6pm.

UCL and NYU Wagner Announce Pioneering Joint Global Executive MPA

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NYU Wagner and UCL

UCL’s School of Public Policy and NYU Wagner have announced today an innovative new one-year Executive Master of Public Administration in Global Public Policy and Management (Global EMPA) that will equip tomorrow’s leaders with the skills to deal with complex global issues and policy decisions. Applications open later this year and the program will start in the autumn of 2014. The joint degree program marks a partnership of two leading schools of public service in the UK and US, giving students access to organisations, leaders and experts in Europe, America and beyond. The integrated degree program is unique in that it focuses on both policy development and implementation and includes a global comparative perspective.

Gus O'Donnell is as political as the politicians

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Lord O'Donnell

Article from www.guardian.co.uk. © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited.

Lord O'Donnell could not deny that his inaugural lecture as a visiting professor at University College London was "political".

Institute wins green impact awards

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Institute wins green impact silver award

Congratulations to Institute of Archaeology staff who were recently awarded for their green impact activities.

Institute welcomes new postdoctoral researchers

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Institute of Archaeology building, 2010

Welcome to Postdoctoral Research Fellow Jane Kershaw who joined the Institute recently as well as to Marilena Alivizatou who has returned to work on collaborative EU-funded research.

Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorship for Professor Roberto Gargarella

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UCL Institute of the Americas (UCL-IA) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorship for Professor Roberto Gargarella (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina).

Padma Shri Award

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Padma High



Christopher Pinney, Professor of Anthropology and Visual Culture at UCL has been awarded the Padma Shri on the occasion of Republic Day by the Government of India.

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