Two recent surveys of UK universities have placed History at LSE in second place overall. The Guardian's University Guide 2013| and the independent Complete University Guide| for 2012-13 have both ranked International History at LSE just behind Cambridge and ahead of Oxford, Durham and UCL on their History subject tables.

Both tables also makes clear that LSE history students continue to have the best rate of employability after graduation in the UK.

Come and meet academic staff from the Department of International History at the LSE undergraduate Open Day on Wednesday 27 June|.

Please see Open Days| to book a place.

Martin Abel Gonzalez Class Teaching Awards|

The department is pleased to announce that Bryan Gibson, Chris Brennan and Daniel Strieff have been awarded the class teaching prizes by the School's Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC).

More details can be found here|.

New History Podcasts|

Recordings of recent International History events, including the 2nd History Roundtable (on the Middle East), guest lectures by Roy Bridge and Aleksandr Kamenskii, and Professor Alan Sked's inaugural lecture.

LSE History Graduates - Best Employment Prospects

Alvandi Doctoral Thesis Awarded Prize|

Dr Roham Alvandi| has been awarded the 2011 Dasturzada Dr Jal Pavry Prize for his doctoral thesis, "Nixon, Kissinger and the Shah: US-Iran Relations and the Cold War, 1969-1976"

Further details can be found here|.

Dr Angela Romano joins the Department as Marie Curie Research Fellow|

Dr Romano| has been awarded a two year European grant to carry out a project entitled 'EC Ostpolitik' which will explore the European Community's (EC) relations with the Soviet bloc across two periods: the flourishing of détente in the first half of the 1970s, and the decade of increasing East-West tensions in the period 1975-1985. We're delighted to welcome her on board. Further details can be found here|.

Professor Arne Westad elected as Fellow of the British Academy|

Professor Arne Westad| was one of only 38 academics to be elected to the British Academy at its Annual General Meeting on 21 July|. Further details can be found here.|

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