Department of Politics and International Relations
Oxford
United Kingdom
DPIR is one of the largest departments working in Politics and International Relations in the world.
With around 90 academic staff, it is world class in international and national research and teaching. The Guardian UK has ranked us the number one university in the UK for Politics in 2026. We are home to major research projects, a vibrant community of academic visitors, and a strong group of postdoctoral researchers, supported by highly competitive research fellowships, working across a broad range of disciplinary fields.
We are responsible for the Politics part of the Philosophy, Politics and Economics curriculum as well as training one of the largest groups of political scientists in the world.
