Â鶹´«Ã½ academic receives a coveted Fulbright Award Published on: 18 July 2025 Dr Katharine Wright from Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, has been chosen for a Fulbright All Disciplines Scholar Award. Deepen dialogue and understanding Dr Wright, a Senior Lecturer in International Politics, will head to Harvard University in January for a Fellowship with the Kennedy School’s Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP). “I’m delighted to have been awarded the Fulbright All Scholars Award and excited to take up the position at Harvard and to bring those connections and ideas back to Â鶹´«Ã½ to build opportunities for our colleagues and students,” said Dr Wright. As a Fulbright Scholar, Dr Wright will further investigate what happens when military and defence institutions take up the Women, Peace and Security agenda through a comparison of US and UK approaches. Her work aims to deepen transatlantic dialogue and understanding around feminist approaches to peace and security. Dr Wright is one of 12 UK academics selected for the award by the , which  works to advance knowledge, promote civic engagement and develop compassionate leaders through education exchange between the US and the UK Maria Balinska, Executive Director, US-UK Fulbright Commission said: “Our vision is a world where there are no obstacles to learning, understanding and collaboration. There are many global challenges to overcome: we need compassionate leaders to tackle them. This cohort of talented Scholars – who have just been through one of the most competitive selection processes in the Commission’s recent history – will be placing cultural engagement at the heart of their experiences as they undertake ambitious teaching and research programmes in the UK: I am filled with hope for the wonderful collaborations that will ensue.” Dr Katharine Wright Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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