Social & Political Sciences at NTU
@spsatntu.bsky.social
Department of Social and Political Sciences at Nottingham Trent University | Research, practice, teaching | Undergraduate & Postgraduate degrees | PhD supervision | Sociology, Politics, International Relations, Public Policy, Security Studies
Dr. Lesley Masters (NTU) & Dr. Lisa Otto (Uni of Johannesburg) led an international workshop on Building African Agency — exploring non-state actors in global environmental & socio-economic governance. With insights from Dr. Ana Nunes, @katkrulisova.bsky.social & Dr. Marianna Poberezhskaya.
November 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Dr. Lesley Masters (NTU) & Dr. Lisa Otto (Uni of Johannesburg) led an international workshop on Building African Agency — exploring non-state actors in global environmental & socio-economic governance. With insights from Dr. Ana Nunes, @katkrulisova.bsky.social & Dr. Marianna Poberezhskaya.
Read Dr Matthew Mokhefi-Ashton's comments and #Trump and the #NobelPeacePrize here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Why Trump didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize — but still has one big chance
The US leader has insisted he should have won the prestigious award ‘four or five times’ by now
www.independent.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Read Dr Matthew Mokhefi-Ashton's comments and #Trump and the #NobelPeacePrize here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
SPS staff can’t wait to meet you today on the City Campus! 🎉
Come along to our talks and taster sessions in #Politics, #InternationalRelations, and #Sociology, or simply stop by for a friendly chat.
Find out where to meet us: www.ntu.ac.uk/media/docume...
#openday
Come along to our talks and taster sessions in #Politics, #InternationalRelations, and #Sociology, or simply stop by for a friendly chat.
Find out where to meet us: www.ntu.ac.uk/media/docume...
#openday
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October 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
SPS staff can’t wait to meet you today on the City Campus! 🎉
Come along to our talks and taster sessions in #Politics, #InternationalRelations, and #Sociology, or simply stop by for a friendly chat.
Find out where to meet us: www.ntu.ac.uk/media/docume...
#openday
Come along to our talks and taster sessions in #Politics, #InternationalRelations, and #Sociology, or simply stop by for a friendly chat.
Find out where to meet us: www.ntu.ac.uk/media/docume...
#openday
Our department staff had a fantastic time connecting with colleagues from the Institute of European Studies and International Relations @comeniusuni.bsky.social during a recent research speed networking event.
October 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Our department staff had a fantastic time connecting with colleagues from the Institute of European Studies and International Relations @comeniusuni.bsky.social during a recent research speed networking event.
Congratulations to Dr. Antonio Cerella (Senior Lecturer, Dept.) on his new open-access article in Cambridge Review of International Affairs, co-authored with Malte Riemann & Roberto Esposito: “On the Medicalisation of Global Politics”
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
On the medicalisation of global politics: a conversation with Roberto Esposito
This article explores the intertwining of politics and medicine by analysing how medicine has become politicized, and politics medicalized, as well as the effects of these dynamics on subjectivity,...
www.tandfonline.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Antonio Cerella (Senior Lecturer, Dept.) on his new open-access article in Cambridge Review of International Affairs, co-authored with Malte Riemann & Roberto Esposito: “On the Medicalisation of Global Politics”
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New Year. New Students. Fresh Look.
Welcome to all our new and returning students! We're excited to have you back and wish you a successful and inspiring 2025–26 academic year.
Don’t forget to stop by the Chaucer Building and check out our refreshed look
Welcome to all our new and returning students! We're excited to have you back and wish you a successful and inspiring 2025–26 academic year.
Don’t forget to stop by the Chaucer Building and check out our refreshed look
September 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
New Year. New Students. Fresh Look.
Welcome to all our new and returning students! We're excited to have you back and wish you a successful and inspiring 2025–26 academic year.
Don’t forget to stop by the Chaucer Building and check out our refreshed look
Welcome to all our new and returning students! We're excited to have you back and wish you a successful and inspiring 2025–26 academic year.
Don’t forget to stop by the Chaucer Building and check out our refreshed look
Please, consider reading Dr Jenni Cauvain's insights about the recent plant theft in the Nottingham Arboretum theconversation.com/plant-theft-...
Plant theft is often overlooked – that’s why it’s on the rise
Why wildlife crime and environmental damage should gain higher priority in terms of public attention, law enforcement and potential sanctions.
theconversation.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Please, consider reading Dr Jenni Cauvain's insights about the recent plant theft in the Nottingham Arboretum theconversation.com/plant-theft-...
A thought-provoking piece from Dr Antonio Cerella on the use of AI in education. www.thephilosophicalsalon.com/the-subject-.
The Subject of AI - The Philosophical Salon
In his studies on patients with aphasia, Lev Vygotsky observed that, despite their differences, they all shared a common difficulty: a deficit in abstraction. When asked to verbalize sentences like .....
www.thephilosophicalsalon.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A thought-provoking piece from Dr Antonio Cerella on the use of AI in education. www.thephilosophicalsalon.com/the-subject-.
In this blog, our colleague Sagarika Dutt examines the recent attack on tourists in #Kashmir and explores its broader implications 👉 www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/new...
July 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In this blog, our colleague Sagarika Dutt examines the recent attack on tourists in #Kashmir and explores its broader implications 👉 www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/new...
@tomcaygill.bsky.social discusses #Starmer 's mistakes regarding #disabilitycuts.
theconversation.com/the-mistakes...
theconversation.com/the-mistakes...
The mistakes Keir Starmer made over disability cuts – and how he can avoid future embarrassment
The weakened prime minister urgently needs to get out and talk to his MPs before any more embarrassing arguments blow up.
theconversation.com
July 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@tomcaygill.bsky.social discusses #Starmer 's mistakes regarding #disabilitycuts.
theconversation.com/the-mistakes...
theconversation.com/the-mistakes...
This promises to be a very timely event in light of global trends. Do join our colleague @dresztersimon.bsky.social who will be co-hosting this event on 6 May.
@fpa-isa.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social
@fpa-isa.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social
I'll be co-chairing this @isanet.bsky.social + @trust-ir.bsky.social virtual event w/ @drdavidjwilcox.bsky.social. We've a stellar line-up of speakers: @andrewkydd.bsky.social, Deborah Larson, Nick Wheeler, @vckeating.bsky.social. Register here: tinyurl.com/2dr5n9by. #Trump, #trust, #globalpolitics
April 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This promises to be a very timely event in light of global trends. Do join our colleague @dresztersimon.bsky.social who will be co-hosting this event on 6 May.
@fpa-isa.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social
@fpa-isa.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social @mybisa.bsky.social
The Int'l Security & Sustainability research group hosted a chilling discussion on nuclear weapons issues with @lauracon.bsky.social, Lyndon Burford, @andrewfutter.bsky.social, Wyn Rees, and @joansievanwyk.bsky.social. #nuclearweapons #nuclearproliferation #nuclearfallout
April 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The Int'l Security & Sustainability research group hosted a chilling discussion on nuclear weapons issues with @lauracon.bsky.social, Lyndon Burford, @andrewfutter.bsky.social, Wyn Rees, and @joansievanwyk.bsky.social. #nuclearweapons #nuclearproliferation #nuclearfallout
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Join us in Nottingham for this event on 2 April. Register via the QR code if interested.
March 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Join us in Nottingham for this event on 2 April. Register via the QR code if interested.
Find out more about us at www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...
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March 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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