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SSE in the Media and beyond: Oct - Nov 2026

SSE's academics regularly contribute to global discussions, shaping narratives and providing expert insight to the press, new media, and at academic and non-academic events. Read a selection of what they have been saying, writing, and talking about this month.

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Andrew Smith

Andrew spoke to to France24 about the political situation following huge protests, and about Rassemblement National conference in Orléans, following Marine Le Pen's speech. He also talked about the latest round of the ongoing school blockages

Andrew prerecorded a piece which went out on BBC Radio 4 as part of the World this Weekend programme. This focussed on Macron's legacy and the state of his centrist project (segment starts at 05:10)

Andrew was interviewed on the Europe wide protests for BBC World Service radio. Listen now (the segment starts at 30:00, Andrew comes in about 32:30)

Andrew was interviewed for an article on the recent French high school protests which was published by Al Jazeera.

Richard Johnson

Media appearances:
Richard has appeared several times on CNN to discuss the US midterm primary elections, divisions within the Democratic Party, US-Canada trade relations, and polling on Donald Trump’s presidency ahead of the November elections.
Richard also appeared on LBC News to discuss the 'No Kings' protests, Trump’s campaigning, and the approaching midterm elections.
Richard Johnson has been quoted by France 24 in articles relating to the midterm elections and the use of the death penalty in the United States.
Events:
Richard (with Lee Evans) spoke at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC discussing the causes of Britain’s recent political turbulence.
Richard spoke on two panels at the Battle of Ideas festival at Church House, Westminster on two panels: one on the future of MAGA and the other on Andy Burnham.
Richard gave a talk to the Stratford-Upon-Avon Labour Party on 'the Labour Case for First Past the Post'.
Richard chaired the selection committee for the American Political Science Association’s Walter Dean Burnham Dissertation Award, recognising outstanding research in politics and history, and presented the award at the association’s annual meeting in Boston in September.
Podcast and public engagement:
Richard continued co-hosting the twice-weekly Since Attlee & Churchill podcast with Lee Evans. The podcast has attracted more than 400,000 downloads. One recent episode interviewed Oonagh McDonald at her home in Washington, DC to mark 50 years since her election to Parliament.

Karl Peter Valk

Blog piece on: Clockwork Mechanics, Maintenance, and Metaphors in the Late Middle Ages

Sophie Harman

Sophie appeared on a panel on women's health as part of the British Academy's Searching for Wellness series on the 20th October

Sophie wrote a think piece in the BMJ on Mike Tyson and Russell Brand at the MAHA Summit.

Joanne Yao

Wired article entitled ‘They War-Gamed Dimming the Sun. It Went Even Worse Than You Think’ that mentions the project ‘Comprehensive Report Negotiating Solar Radiation Modification Governance: Evidence from Non-Ideal Simulations’

 

 

 

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