• "Abstract Writing and Review Workshop", 31 October, 1-2pm in K109.  This session (led by Christina Oelgemoller) is designed to reflect on abstracts-in-progress in terms of what they communicate and how they could be improved with a view of strengthening the writing-process. Abstracts will be circulated prior to the event.

  • “Grant application review session”, March 14, 1-2pm in K109 A session (led by Giulia Piccolino) designed to workshop grant applications for those in their initial stages or close to submission. Application materials will be circulated prior to the event.

  • “Reflecting CSIG in our teaching”, 18 April, 1-2pm in K109 Over the course of last semester, we have been exploring the cutting-edge research of our members. Yet, is this research adequately reflected in our teaching programmes? This session has been set-out to reflect on the current constitution of our teaching programmes in Politics and IR and identify strategies for improving our programmes through research-led teaching

  • “Abstract Writing and Review Workshop”, 2 May, 1-2pm in K109. Abstracts are an important element of any published piece of research. This session (led by Christina Oelgemoller) is designed to reflect on abstracts-in-progress in terms of what they communicate and how they could be improved with a view of strengthening the writing-process. Abstracts will be circulated prior to the event.

  • “CSIG in London away day”, 4 May, noon-4pm in LU LDN CSIG members will be travelling to London thanks to the generous support of LU LDN. The day’s events will be designed to explore opportunities for greater integration between CSIG and those taking place with colleagues at the London campus (LU LDN).

  • On Monday 30th October the 28+ Perspectives project team (led by prof. Helen Drake) opened the doors of its first ever Brexit café (hosted by the Centre for European Research at Queen Mary University London). Over canapés, wine and candlelight, guests enjoyed ‘conversations that matter’, in the spirit of the World Café method. Guests moved between tables where hosts helped shape discussions on the project’s findings and about whatever was on their minds, Brexit-wise. The project’s findings revolved around three major areas: a) the current state of the Brexit negotiations; b) Brexit and populism across Europe; c) the emotional response to and around Brexit using Twitter feeds. Academics and other stakeholders mingled in an atmosphere that they told us was conducive to fresh thinking and frank exchanges.  Further information can be found on the project website: http://www.28plus.eu/#home .

  • On 17 October 2017, CSIG (together with LUNN) organized a public lecture entitled ‘Catalonia’s independence: When nationalism and democracy clash’.  Eunice Romero Rivera (Open University of Catalonia) and Paolo Cossarini (Loughborough University) led discussion on the current constitutional crisis in Catalonia.  The event was lecture captured and can be accessed through the following link.

  • On 5 June 2017, Chris Zebrowski and Dan Sage organized the Organizing Preparedness Practitioner Workshop.  The event brought together emergency practitioners and Loughborough academics to discuss research collaborations in preparation of a major research grant application. The event was sponsored by CSIG and financed with SSPGS seedcorn funding.

  • On 24 May 2017, CSIG invited our former student, Bissan Fakih, to deliver a talk on her work in Beirut for The Syria Campaign. The talk starts at 1300 (U020 Brockington extension) and will be followed by a showing of the Oscar winning film about discussion.