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UCL’s Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy offers you a uniquely stimulating environment for the study of all fields of politics, including international relations, political theory, human rights, public policy-making and administration. The Department is recognised for its world-class research and policy impact, ranking among the top departments in the UK on both the 2021 Research Excellence Framework and the latest Guardian rankings.

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UCL Uncovering Politics

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In this weekly podcast academics explore key themes of contemporary politics and let you into some of their research findings that we think the wider world needs to know about. Episode topics include the limits of free speech, monarchy in modern democracy, the politics of climate change, US politcs, and more.


The latest episode: The State of US Politics
This week we explore US politics. Who’s up? Who’s down? What are the big issues? And how well is American democracy doing?

 

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A world class university


UCL is ranked among the top ten in the QS World University Rankings 2024 and is winner of The Times and Sunday Times University of the Year 2024.

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Our journey towards equality


UCL Political Science is proud to hold the Athena Swan Bronze Award, recognising our ongoing commitment to improving gender equality.

 

 

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