It’s the last weekly update for May. Time flies when you’re having fun.
Political Studies Association & Financial Times: Student Blog Competition
31 May, 2021: 12:00pm
The Political Studies Association and the Financial Times are pleased to announce the launch of our School Blog Competition 2021, supported by UK Parliament & the Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT).
We’re seeking creative and forward-thinking ideas from 16-19 year olds in this joint competition to find the best political blog.
Students from across the world are invited to write 500-600 words by Monday 31st May (12:00noon GMT) on ‘Pandemic Politics: How has coronavirus changed UK Politics?’
The International System of Power Webinar
93% Club City!
Deadline: 15 June, 2021
The 93% Club is coming to City, University of London and applications are now open to apply for committee positions via Google Forms!
The 93% Club is a national social mobility network dedicated to levelling the playing field for students who were educated at state schools. Students attending University from state schools often lack the same level of social, human or cultural capital in comparison to their more privileged peers from privately educated backgrounds.
And as our name suggests, this society aims to represents the interests of state schooled students who account for 93% of the population but faced exceptional inequality when it comes to obtaining opportunities at University and in the workplace.
The data on education inequality is eye-opening. Despite privately schooled students representing just 7% of the secondary school population, they account for 74% of judges, 34% of FTSE CEOs, 61% of the Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians and over 50% of Cabinet Members!
The 93% Club aims to redress this gap by giving University students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds the opportunity to participate in workshops, seminars, social events and activities that are geared towards equipping them with the necessary skills to become serious competitions in the job market.
This would be a great opportunity, with clubs at over 30 Universities in the UK – including members of the University of London such as UCL, KCL and LSE for you to access this network. Furthermore, there is a chance to engage with club sponsors such as Herbert Smith Freehills, Accenture and Bright Network.
If you would like to apply for a position on the committee, please follow this link. Positions are open for all undergraduates from a state-educated background, with the deadline set to apply JUNE 15 2021
If you would like to learn more about the 93% Club please visit the website.
Additionally, learn more from the Founder, Sophie Pender in The Guardian.
Feel free to contact Nicola Garfield, President of 93% Club City (93ClubCity@gmail.com) if you have any questions or concerns.
The Rosemary Hollis Essay Prize, 2021
9 June, 2021
Students in the School of Arts and Social Sciences are invited to submit an essay on ‘Encounters in and between the West and the Middle East’.
This new competition is being run for the first time in memory of Rosemary Hollis (1952-2020), former Professor of Middle East Policy Studies and Director of the Olive Tree Programme at City, as we approach one year since losing her.
A distinguished political scientist, inspiring teacher, and former Head of the Middle East Programme at Chatham House, she was a world-renowned commentator and author of Middle Eastern affairs, both in regard to internal regional dynamics and concerning EU, British and US involvement.
Her last book, Surviving the Story: The Narrative Trap in Israel and Palestine(2019), is not just another analysis of the peace process but is a reflection on the journey of mutual understanding and future vision to which herself and the young people of the Olive Tree committed their hearts and intellects.
The competition is open to students in every department—so whether or not the study of the Middle East is part of your course, please consider entering if it is a region in which you are interested. You can write a fresh piece, or you are also allowed to submit relevant essays that you might have produced in the course of the year for particular modules at City.
The judges will be looking for originality of argument supported by sound evidence. As the Times said its obituary of the scholar in whose memory this competition has been started, ‘Hollis was direct, driven and no-nonsense.’
There will be separate prizes for undergraduate and postgraduate students, with £100 given for the best essay, and £50 second prize, in each category. Prizes will be given in retail vouchers.
Essays should be 2,000 words in length, not including bibliography, written in 12 point Times New Roman, and submitted as a Microsoft Word document or pdf. Email to RHessay@city.ac.uk.
The closing date for entries is 9th June 2021.
Winners will be announced towards the end of summer term.
Internships at the European Parliament Office in Washington DC
Deadline: 7 June, 2021
Complement your studies with a genuinely international internship! The European Parliament Liaison Office in Washington DC invites recent graduates with right to work in the United States to apply for a full-time, paid internship. What better place to monitor transnational politics in action, to see global players in international affairs addressing global challenges across a range of policy areas, and to witness the interplay between decision-makers in the US and lawmakers from the European Union?
Currently our internship has been adapted in line with the restrictions and health and safety considerations related to the Covid19 pandemic. Consequently our internship is now consisting of a three months work experience in Washington DC, with a possible two-month extension in the same office.
Interns will split their time working in the office and working from home with the ration being dictated according to the current health situation in the Washington area.
Intakes:
- Fall: September 15th – December 15th, with possible two-month extention until February 15th
- Spring: March 1st – May 31st, with a possible two-month extention until July 31st
Who is eligible for the EPLO internship?
Please check you meet all the criteria before applying. We welcome applications from:
- US citizens and others with the right to work in the US.
- University graduates. Candidates need to have completed studies at least at undergraduate level, and must be able to provide an undergraduate or postgraduate diploma/official transcript at least one month before the beginning of the internship.
- Candidates available for a full-time internship. We regret it is not possible to accommodate part-time arrangements.
- Candidates who have previously gained two consecutive months or more work experience (including internships) at any European Union institution are not eligible
SASS Black British PhD Studentships
25 June, 2021: 17:00
The School of Arts and Social Sciences is offering one PhD Studentship for Black British students, for entry in September 2021.
The School of Arts and Social Sciences is a cosmopolitan, outward-looking, and internationally excellent centre of research and learning on the human condition in all of its dimensions. In the last Research Excellence Framework (REF) over 70% of SASS research was judged to be world leading or internationally excellent.
The School is acutely aware of the obstacles to accessing higher education faced by people from Black British backgrounds and is committed to creating an environment in which researchers from diverse backgrounds learn and work together.
The School is therefore making available one fully-funded studentship for PhD study, to be awarded on the basis of excellence of the application for September 2021 entry. Specific eligibility criteria are given below.
The studentship will cover UK tuition fees and an annual bursary and will be awarded to an individual who works in or across any of the School’s sub-disciplinary areas, or within any of its established Research Centres.
This is part of a wider set of measures being implemented across City, University of London to increase the representation of diverse UK Doctoral Researchers at the University.