Meet our outstanding graduates
Evan Hall: from Reading to a career in journalism
Undergraduate
Martina Mabale De Burgos: an invaluable placement
Martina discusses her placement as an Awarding Gap Coordinator and how this experience will be help her towards a career in diversity and inclusion.
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 Sarah von Billerbeck: keeping the peace
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 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
Dr David Marshall
Dr David Marshall leads our Politics of Public Policy module. Read about his research into the influence of institutions, ideas and interests in policymaking.
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.