Here you'll find information about our current PhD students and the research projects they're working on.
| Name | Area of interest | |
| Faisal Almushawwah | f.f.almushawwah@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Georgina Austin | georgina.austin@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Tahir Azad | t.m.azad@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Adele Barnett-Ward | a.v.barnett-ward@student.reading.ac.uk | Comparative Politics |
| Elisabeth Beck | e.j.beck@pgr.reading.ac.uk | Comparative Politics |
| Katherine Beirne | k.beirne@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Lamprini Bikou | l.bikou@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Brian Burridge | b.burridge@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Samuel Clark | s.j.clark@pgr.reading.ac.uk | Political Theory |
| Benjamin Coleman | b.j.m.coleman@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Dustin Dehez | d.dehez@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Jodie Ellis | jodie.ellis@pgr.reading.ac.uk | Comparative Politics |
| Jonathan Engerer | j.c.engerer@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Brett Friedman | b.friedman@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Phillip Gilfus | p.gilfus@pgr.reading.ac.uk | Comparative Politics |
| Benjamin Hammett | b.hammett@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations; |
| Asha Herzog | a.herzog@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Rasha Hijazeen | r.hijazeen@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Paul Hine | p.hine@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Luke Hoare | l.hoare@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Thomas Lee | t.m.lee@student.reading.ac.uk | Political Theory |
| Conrad Martinez Lambert | c.a.martinezlambert@pgr.reading.ac.uk | Comparative Politics |
| William McCarthy | w.j.mccarthy@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Richard McManamon | r.mcmanamon@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Joe Pemagbi | j.h.pemagbi@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Mariam Qureshi | m.a.qureshi@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Marie-Noelle Riboud-Seydoux | m.riboud-seydoux@pgr.reading.ac.uk | International Relations |
| Jacek Stanislawski | j.m.stanislawski@pgr.reading.ac.uk | Comparative Politics |
| Mark Sentiff | m.sentiff@pgr.reading.ac.uk | Comparative Politics |
| Findlay Walker | f.walker@pgr.reading.ac.uk | Comparative Politics |
Our research
Our groundbreaking work on global organisations such as the United Nations sits alongside research into international political economy, intergenerational justice and equality.
Our staff
Our staff work on internationally recognised research, and many have invaluable experience working as advisers to government bodies, the military and international organisations.
Why study with us?
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).