Meet Benjamin Backsmeier; MLitt International Security Studies, Class of 2011. From St Andrews to the first and largest telehealth service in the United States and Canada. #IRAlumniSpotlight #StAndrews #InternationalRelations #UniversityOfStAndrews #AlumniStories

Last Tuesday we were honoured to host Lenka Lichtenberg at St Andrews for a deeply moving performance of Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango - songs of survival and remembrance inspired by Holocaust survivors. #StAndrewsIR #InternationalRelations

Dr Andrea Gilli, lecturer at the School of IR, has been quoted in The Times on China-Iran relations and interviewed by il Manifesto on NATO and hybrid warfare. Our research in the headlines! #StAndrews #InternationalRelations #UniversityOfStAndrews

St Andrews IR alumni? Share your career journey and inspire current students by completing the University's Alumni Profiles form. Link below! Or scan the QR code #StAndrews #IRAlumni #UniversityOfStAndrews

Delighted to welcome Professor Antje Wiener, FAcSS MAE as Honorary Professor at the School of IR! Professor Wiener is Chair of Political Science at the University of Hamburg and a leading scholar in IR theory and norms research. Welcome! #StAndrewsIR #InternationalRelations

New additions to the IR research display! Beyond Reason: Postcolonial Theory and the Social Sciences and The Oxford Handbook of Cosmopolitanism. Both by Prof Sanjay Seth. Pop in and have a look! #FreshOffThePress #StAndrews #UniversityOfStAndrews #InternationalRelations

Join us online on Tuesday 13th October at 4pm via Teams for a talk by Douglas Weeks: Not Lost, and Not Forgotten: The Women and Children from al Hol Camp. Register at [email protected] #StAndrews #InternationalRelations #UniversityOfStAndrews

Congratulations to Ernest Zhanaev, PhD, on passing his viva! His research examines online social mobilisation in Central Asia amid digital authoritarianism. Congratulations Dr Zhanaev! #StAndrews #PhDLife #UniversityOfStAndrews #InternationalRelations

Join us on 7th October at 3pm for an in-conversation event with Rebecca Buxton and Samuel Ritholtz: The Way Out: Justice in the Queer Search for Refuge. School III, St Andrews. Register at [email protected] #StAndrews #UniversityOfStAndrews #InterationalRelations

Join us on 7th October at 1pm for a talk by Professor Jeffrey Checkel: Identities in Motion: Practices, Enactment, Narration. Arts Seminar Room 7, St Andrews. Spaces are limited; register at [email protected] #StAndrews #InternationalRelations #UniversityOfStAndrews

Earlier this month, we gathered to celebrate the retirement of Prof John Anderson, a wonderful colleague and a mentor to generations of students and staff who has contributed so much to the School over the years. Wishing him a happy retirement! #StAndrews #UniversityOfStAndrews

Venue update: Today's seminar by Dr Mallock will now take place online via MS Teams. The event is still taking place today at 4pm. Please email [email protected] to receive the Teams link. We apologise for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you online.

Join us Wednesday 30th September at 11am for a talk by Professor Wolfgang Wagner on Civil-Military Relations in a Politicized Post-Heroic Society. School V, St Andrews. Register at [email protected] #StAndrews #UniversityOfStAndrews #InterationalRelations

A warm welcome to new and returning students from our Student President, Emma Southgate! We are so glad you are here. #StAndrews #InternationalRelations #UniversityOfStAndrews

Join us on Tuesday 29th September at 4pm for a talk by Dr Nils Mallock on the psychology of peaceful and violent political action. Arts Lecture Theatre, St Andrews. Register at [email protected] #StAndrews #InternationalRelations #UniversityOfStAndrews

Meet Dr Tim Wilson, our Director of Student Wellbeing at the School of IR. Support is always available; you are not alone. Welcome to the new semester! #StAndrews #StudentWellbeing #InternationalRelations #UniversityOfStAndrews

Join us on Wednesday 30 September at 2pm, School III, United College for our lecture with Prof. Marsha Henry: What the World Needs Now: Reimagining Development, Peace and Security through Critical Theories. Open to all. No registration needed #StAndrewsIR #UniversityOfStAndrews

Meet Dr Filippo Costa-Buranelli, Senior Lecturer and First Year Coordinator at the School of IR! A warm welcome and everything you need to know as a new first year student. #StAndrewsIR #InternationalRelations #UniversityOfStAndrews

Our School Manager, Mrs Lynne MacMillan, shares a few words about the Professional Services team and how we support our School run smoothly. Here’s to an exciting year ahead! #StAndrewsIR

A brilliant start to the semester at the School of IR! We welcomed our new and returning PGT students on Friday. So great to see everyone together. Here is to a fantastic year ahead! #StAndrewsIR #InternationalRelations #PostgraduateStudy #UniversityOfStAndrews