I can tell it’s gonna be a productive day today since I have a research assistant on hand :)

Congratulations to @preciouschatd.bsky.social and @maudinet.bsky.social on their fantastic blog on RT India being published on @uk.theconversation.com last week!

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Re-upping this funded PhD - please share widely!

Short blog from me and @maudinet.bsky.social about last week’s launch of the new RT India channel and what to expect from it, written for @uk.theconversation.com @oupolitics.bsky.social @ou-gcsj.bsky.social theconversation.com/rt-india-how...

Graduate of the American Studies programme that the University of Nottingham wishes to close wins 2025 Wolfson History Prize for Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade. History, it's a long game. Divest in haste, repent for the longue durée.

Funded collaborative PhD opportunity on contested memory with me in @oupolitics.bsky.social and Arthur Dudney at Arcadia: granduniondtp.web.ox.ac.uk/contested-hi... Deadline 7th Jan, please share!

Want to learn more about how UK Parliament works? Sign up to 2 events, available to students & public. Webinar 1: Intro to Your UK Parliament 27 Jan 6pm events.teams.microsoft.com/event/54f0ff... @oupips.bsky.social @ukparliament.parliament.uk #UKPW

New publication! International relations in a Multipolar Middle East - a highly topical new collection of insightful papers edited by @edwardwastnidge.bsky.social and @drfrancescobelc.bsky.social Out now: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526180285/

UK Parliament Week starts today, raising awareness of @ukparliament.parliament.uk & how to get involved! @oupolitics.bsky.social academics are working with #UKPW again to educate more people on how they can make political change: www.open.edu/openlearn/so... oupips.bsky.social

Until tomorrow you can get 25% off @jmacrodgers.bsky.social new book, The Return of Russia - which I was privileged to review and highly recommend!

Government Communication on Social Media: Research Foci, Domains, and Future Directions www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now. Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

Accidental ice cream: Frozen mango, frozen banana, in the food processor with a bit of milk and the kids think they’ve had a big treat :)

Russian politicians, Orthodox priests, and far-right ideologues hosted international fascist groups in St. Petersburg with Dugin, Malofeyev, and others invoking “Christian sovereignty.” mdza.io/k/4QhrGlgfmQ

“To have as many experiences as possible and have the as much positive impact on other people and the world as you can” - that’s the meaning of life according to my 10yo. Honestly 10/10 - no notes. What great priorities that kid has!

🚨ICYMI🚨 Why Russia’s info warriors could be weaker than you think. Disinformation expert Dr Precious Chatterje-Doody joins @alexvont.bsky.social to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod #podcast #Russia #bunkerpod

Very much enjoyed sitting down with @alexvont.bsky.social on @bunkerpod.bsky.social this week to talk all things disinformation @ou-gcsj.bsky.social @oupolitics.bsky.social

Some comments from me in this article on RT’s new show for Indian audiences @oupolitics.bsky.social @ou-gcsj.bsky.social www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-a...

The BBC has done a deep dive into current activities of Russia’s RT network, extensively citing research from me, @rhyscrilley.bsky.social @m-deceit.bsky.social et al in our new (free-to-download!) book. @oupolitics.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

Just had my third peer review invitation in 24 hours (fifth this week) 😭

Fancy a sneaky peek of our UG IR offerings? Look no further…..

On Tuesday 1 July, Dr Georgina Holmes and NGO Security Women ran an internal workshop for the UK @defencehq.bsky.social on the recruitment of women into the British Armed Forces, ahead of the new tri-service recruitment programme 2027. Read here! fass.open.ac.uk/news/improvi...

Official publication day today!

Some fantastic reviews coming in on the new book, co-authored with @rhyscrilley.bsky.social and @m-deceit.bsky.social colleagues @ou-gcsj.bsky.social

🚨New blog post! Emma Connolly (Research Fellow at UCL's Digital Speech Lab) explores why tracking mis and disnformation is challenging as it moves across platforms, and why it is vital its circulation is mitigated. You can read her blog on our website - www.mis-translating-deceit.com/project-blog...

Ironically, missed this as I was on holiday, but proud to hear an idea I had made into a great episode of Rethink www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @oupolitics.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social

My latest for @uk.theconversation.com is out - about pro-natalism in #Russia and elsewhere theconversation.com/russia-is-pa...

We are delighted to publish the winners of this year’s POLIS student blog competition! We had many entries and selected one overall winner and three runners up. All received prize vouchers. Read the fantastic winning entries here: fass.open.ac.uk/polis/outrea... @oustudents.bsky.social

🚨Report by @drdonnasmith.bsky.social & Dan Taylor with @policywise.bsky.social out now! "Engaging the disengaged: a guide for policymakers & campaigners" explores practical ways to engage disengaged groups in democracy. 🔗Read here: fass.open.ac.uk/sites/fass.o... @openuniversity.bsky.social

Tycho van der Hoog’s great new book details how N Korea built relationships with postcolonial African states over decades, says @joeruffell.bsky.social of @oupolitics.bsky.social @ou-gcsj.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ia/article-a...

As the lead up to the appointment of the next #UN #SecretaryGeneral picks up pace, here's my explainer article on the selection process & why there's momentum to appoint a woman, despite backlash/backsliding on gender #equality among some member states @oupolitics.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5n6w7ftp

Ilaria Yermak: This work presents real sounds of military equipment, bombings, and the sound of silence, which were recorded by residents of Kyiv, my acquaintances, and friends. The soundtrack is accompanied by an interview I took with my acquaintance, who has been in Kyiv throughout the war.

JOB KLAXON - 5 year Research Fellowship for experienced postdoc working with @andrewhoskins.bsky.social on digital war @edinburghuni.bsky.social elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

📢Join tomorrow's roundtable: how can external engagement & research impact creatively, effectively and ethically be facilitated to challenge prejudice & disinformation? ⏰1-2.30PM | June 18 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/challengin... @gunjans.bsky.social @preciouschatd.bsky.social

✨Excited to share our research "Creating Good Young Patriots," which was published as an Advance Article in @cpcs.bsky.social @irgarner.bsky.social! 🔗 online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/article...

'Night Clocks' by contemporary printmaker Lisa Benson #WomensArt

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Yesterday we published our investigation into torture & death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna. Now, what I & several Guardian colleagues have been working on for past few months: inside one of Russia's worst torture prisons for Ukrainians www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Here's a reminder that mine & @jgmaber.bsky.social 1st article from our joint research was published w/ @iajournal.bsky.social! If you're interested in youth militarisation in #Russia, political (ab)uses of history & role of emotions - then this could be for you: academic.oup.com/ia/article/1...

Something sweet for a Saturday… a few of my latest cake decorating projects… #poliscibakes

@openuniversity.bsky.social return to The Talking Shop next week for the 'Cabinet of Curiosity' ✨ Bring along an object that holds meaning to you as we creative a unique collection together... @paulftremlett.bsky.social @preciouschatd.bsky.social

I attended a brilliant ISA panel last week on Russian Influence and Information Operations Abroad featuring @preciouschatd.bsky.social - So glad I remembered about her new open-access book with Cornel University Press. Can't wait to dive into this one! www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Congrats @preciouschatd.bsky.social and all the team who worked on this! 🌟🎥🎉

Delighted to find out that The Zelensky Story has just won Best Specialist Factual Programme at the #broadcastawards! You can see more about the show and the interactive I produced for it here: connect.open.ac.uk/society-psyc... @oupolitics.bsky.social

What a privilege to co-host this workshop with so many kind and inspiring contributors! Watch this space for the special issue we have planned!

A few words from me here for Ua in Focus on what we need to bear in mind when thinking about the impact of the Trump presidency on the next phase of the war @oupolitics.bsky.social www.uainfocus.org/post/a-quick...

Great couple days at the OU Religion & Disinformation workshop. Thanks again to @paulftremlett.bsky.social & @preciouschatd.bsky.social !!