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University launches PhD Scholarships in memory of inspirational lecturer

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is to offer a number of full-time PhD Scholarships and Stipends in the Department of Politics and International Relations after receiving a substantial gift in memory of a former lecturer.

    Dr Ros Hague was a senior lecturer in Politics, author and a treasured colleague, who passed away in November 2017. The gift has been made by Dr Hague’s father, Mr John Hague.

    Dr Hague’s PhD thesis focused on feminism, autonomy and identity, and was subsequently published as a book by Routledge in 2011, entitled Autonomy and Identity: The Politics of Who We Are.

    Dr Ros Hague
    Dr Hague was a respected colleague in the School of Social Sciences

    Before joining NTU, she worked at the University of Leicester as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, and then as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Nottingham.

    At NTU, Dr Hague joined the Department of Politics and International Relations where she was a highly respected colleague – renowned for her dedicated commitment to her students and her teaching as well as her growing research profile in the areas of feminist thought and environmentalism.

    Professor Edward Peck, Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University, said: “Dr Ros Hague is missed greatly by colleagues and students, and will be remembered as someone who made a great impact with her teaching and research. We are deeply grateful to Mr Hague for choosing to support students in Nottingham Trent University’s Department of Politics and International Relations.”

    The Dr Ros Hague PhD Scholarships will be awarded for the start of the academic year 2019/2020. The Dr Ros Hague PhD Stipends will be awarded to two PhD students in receipt of the PhD Scholarships. For further information on the PhD opportunities visit the website

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      About Nottingham Trent University

      Nottingham Trent University (NTU) was named University of the Year 2017 at the Times Higher Education Awards, and Modern University of the Year in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018. These awards recognise NTU for its high levels of student satisfaction, its quality of teaching, its engagement with employers, and its overall student experience.

      NTU has been rated Gold in the Government’s Teaching Excellence Framework – the highest ranking available.

      NTU is one of the largest UK universities. With 30,000 students and more than 4,000 staff located across four campuses, the University contributes £900m to the UK economy every year. It is one of the UK’s most environmentally friendly universities, containing some of the sector’s most inspiring and efficient award-winning buildings. 96% of its graduates go on to employment or further education within six months of leaving.

      Our student satisfaction is high: NTU achieved an 88% satisfaction score in the 2018 National Student Satisfaction Survey.
      The University is passionate about creating opportunities and its extensive outreach programme is designed to enable Nottingham Trent to be a vehicle for social mobility. NTU is among the UK’s top five recruiters of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

      NTU is home to world-class research, and won The Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2015 – the highest national honour for a UK university. It recognised the University’s pioneering projects to improve weapons and explosives detection in luggage; enable safer production of powdered infant formula; and combat food fraud.

      With an international student population of over 3,000 from around 100 countries, the University prides itself on its global outlook

    Published on 11 March 2019
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