FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL SCIENCES

Lecture title

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

UCL Department / Division

Department of Political Science/School of Public Policy

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. 

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

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

Departmental Research Studentship in History of Art

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

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.

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".

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

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.

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).

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.