Welcome to the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester.

We have a long history of providing excellent research led teaching to our students, and we aim to fire your intellectual curiosity about the politics of the world in which we live.

Our lecturers have produced internationally renowned, cutting edge research, and look forward to sharing their knowledge and experience to help prepare you for a rewarding career.

The Politics and International Relations Department at Leicester is a thriving, dynamic, yet friendly, place. Politics has been taught at Leicester since the 1940s and we have always been at the cutting edge of British political science. Our traditional and well-regarded single and joint honours programmes are now being supplemented with an innovative single honours degree programme in International Relations.