Latest news from the School of Research

Applications for the 2026/27 CIVICA Ambassadors programme are open at several CIVICA universities.

In a study published in PLOS One, Tim Faverjon, Jean-Philippe Cointet and Pedro Ramaciotti demonstrate how recommendation systems can learn to represent their users' political orientations based on behavioral traces.

A Tribute to Scientific Achievement: A Research University Celebrating Its Own Researchers.

Application deadline: 8 November 2026 at 11.59 pm

44 students from 20 different countries in Africa are joining 5 of our graduate schools. Watch our photo and video report to learn more about this new cohort and this groundbreaking programme.

On Thursday 3 September 2026, Sciences Po’s Graduate School of Research welcomed its new students at its formal opening ceremony in the Jacques Chapsal lecture theatre.

for her project on the digitisation of participatory democracy in the age of AI.

In this interview, she looks back on her career path, her research experience at the EUI, and the benefits this opportunity has brought her, both academically and professionally.

Law research at Sciences Po: insights, advice and reflections from our Director of Studies.

After completing a PhD at the médialab from 2022 to 2026, Rodrigo Reyes Cordova defended his thesis on June 26, 2026.

This summer, let our PhD researchers and our Dean guide you with their cultural recommendations!

Matthew Winkler was one of the first PhD researchers to be awarded the certificate from CIVICA’s teacher development programme. He reflects on this experience, the teaching skills he has developed, and his involvement in the European Alliance’s multi-campus courses.

The Open Institute for Digital Transformations, supported by the PSIA Tech & Global Affairs Innovation Hub at Sciences Po, is pleased to announce its call for applications for the 2026 Master’s Thesis Prize on Technology & Society.

We are delighted to announce that nine students from the School of Research have, in 2026, been awarded the Advanced Certificate in Gender Studies by Sciences Po’s Gender Studies Programme.

This award recognises the excellence of his thesis.

His thesis seeks to understand the conflicts surrounding climate policies in rural areas in Europe and France.

On Friday 26 June, the Le Grand Rex cinema hosted the École de la recherche graduation ceremony.

The Migration and Diversity (MiDi) interdisciplinary collective at Sciences Po is delighted to announce its call for applications for the 2026 MiDi Research Prize.

Xinyuan Liang looks back on a career that brings together political theory, artistic creation and teaching. She discusses the legacy of her education and how it continues to shape her professional commitment today.

These will take place on Thursday 3 September from 10.30 am to 12.45 pm in the Jacques Chapsal amphitheatre.

Manon Deguet, Grégoire Ramé and Michaël Bourdon are among the recipients of a 2026 Jean Walter-Zellidja Fellowship

On Monday 1 June 2026, Héloïse Eloi-Hammer defended her thesis at the Médialab.