We're delighted to introduce our Food for Thought series!
This is your opportunity to share a two-course lunch in the Senior Dining Room with a member of the IR faculty and discuss an article or piece of content that will be sent around in advance.
These small lunches are limited to just twelve attendees - six undergraduates and six postgraduates - meaning you have the opportunity to discuss your ideas and the academic’s research interests in much greater detail than you otherwise might.
As places are limited, you need to register to attend.
Please note that if you register for Food for Thought, you must give at least 24 hours notice if you will not be able to attend. If you do not give us notice, and fail to attend the event on the day, you will be deprioritised in registering for future events within the department.
Special edition:
Professor Robert Falkner in conversation with Professor Navroz K Dubash
Tuesday 20 January 2026 12.30-2.00pm
Staff Dining Room, 5th Floor, Old Building
Join Professor Robert Falkner in conversation with Navroz K Dubash, Professor of Public and International Affairs and the High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University, about his research.
Check your email - registration details coming soon.
Food for Thought with Dr John Sidel
Monday 2 February 2026 12.30-2.00pm
President's Dining Room, 5th Floor, Old Building
Join Professor John Sidel, the Sir Patrick Gillam Professor of International and Comparative Politics and the Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, to discuss his latest research interests.
John is a specialist on Southeast Asia and the author of six books on the region. He is currently working on two book manuscripts, provisionally titled 'The Making and Unmaking of Islam in World Politics' and 'Rentier Capitalism and the New Railroad and Telegraph Imperialism: The (Geo)Political Economy of Transportation and Telecommunications Infrastructure in Southeast Asia'.
Find out more about John's work
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Food for Thought with Dr Anna Getmansky, 6 February 2024
Food for Thought with Professor John Sidel, 20 November 2023
Food for Thought with Professor Karen E Smith, 8 November 2023
Food for Thought with Dr Katharine Millar, 28 November 2022
Food for Thought with Professor Chris Alden, 31 March 2022