Kyle Grayson

After nearly 4 years in the making, I am relieved to announce that Security Studies: Critical Perspectives has been published by @OUPacademic.

As a result, I suspect this paper will be a Rorschach Test for how colleagues feel about rankings and their role in contemporary higher education ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

3) it is imprudent to use inputs such as research grants or student awards as proxies for institutional quality

I have just co-authored a paper called "Why the Rankings Are Wrong: Lessons from Data Underlying U.K. University League Tables" in the Canadian Journal of Higher Education. It is open access: cjhe-rces.ca/index.php/cjhe…

Nominations are open now for our Susan Strange Best Book Prize honouring the work of Susan Strange! 🎉 It's important to note that self nominations are now allowed - check all eligibility requirements below! 🌟 bisa.ac.uk/members/prizes… @JulietDryden @chasing_dragons

We want to introduce our new BISA Chair Juanita Elias and her priorities and plans for 2025-2027 ‼️ Join us as she discusses her 3 top priorities for BISA during her tenure! 🌟 Read here: bisa.ac.uk/news/introduci… @BISA_ECPWG @bisa_ipeg @chasing_dragons @BISA_Peacekeep @cawpbisa

Here a video of my keynote at the recent 50th Anniversary #BISA2025 conference in Belfast. I am more writer than speaker, so this was a challenge. But I am grateful for the invitation and glad I did it for - and with - Emma Hutchison. youtube.com/watch?v=CBWgo_…

As we reach the end of #BISA2025 we would like to say a huge thank you to every delegate that took part in #BISA2025! To help make this conference even better next year we would be grateful if you could check your emails to complete our short conference survey! 🎉

We are delighted to announce our keynote talk by Cynthia Enloe has just started entitled ‘What feminists reveal when they investigate masculinities: The case of military ‘manpower’’ 🌟 A fascinating, extremely important topic with an incredible speaker we are so grateful 🎉

We have joined with @PolStudiesAssoc and @UACES to write an open letter to the UK Government @educationgovuk @Jacqui_Smith1 on the future of #InternationalStudies & funding pressures in #highereducation Read it at: bisa.ac.uk/news/open-lett… @chasing_dragons @JulietDryden @BisaCpd

We are delighted to announce that #BISA2026 is going to be held in Brighton! 🎉 The call for papers for #BISA2026 in Brighton will be released early in September 2025! 🌟 Read more 👉 bisa.ac.uk/news/bisa2026-… @BISANuclear @BISA_ECPWG @BISA_Peacekeep @BISAPGN @chasing_dragons

🌟Our call for papers is now open for our BISA-ISA Joint International Conference 2025 with over 20 different workshops to choose from! 🌟 Deadline June 13 with the workshops being held in Newcastle in October! Info - ow.ly/fGJg50VR3mt ISA website - ow.ly/s5Ls50VR3ms

🌟 Nominations close tonight!🌟 Last chance to submit your applications to serve on the BISA Executive Committee 2025. Deadline - 11.59pm (UK time) TONIGHT. link - ow.ly/qhv350VGNNA @chasing_dragons @izbaron @NickCaddick1 @LeeJarvisPols @unamcgahern @onyendidiO

🌟 Become a BISA trustee! 🌟 It is the last week for trustee nominations to the BISA Executive Committee! To apply - bisa.ac.uk/news/call-nomi… @BISA_Africa @BisaCpd @BisaCRIPT @CST_WG @BISA_EEES @BISAWG_Emotions @chasing_dragons @izbaron @juanitaelias @NickCaddick1 @JulietDryden

BISA at 50: Reflections and perspectives part 2 just released w/ Jack Holland🌟 ow.ly/tr6C50Vs6LH Huge thank you to all our contributors! @ruthblakeley Barry Buzan Christopher Hill @USEmpire @ProfPRogers @MarkAlanWebber @RGWhitman @chasing_dragons @izbaron @onyendidiO

BISA AspIRing Scholars Fund Just launched - a fund that will be entirely dedicated to providing vital grants for PhD students and early-career academics - every contribution, big or small, makes a huge difference! bisa.ac.uk/give/donate @chasing_dragons @izbaron @NickCaddick1

⭐️Become a BISA trustee!⭐️ We are thrilled to announce that we have six trustee positions up for election to the BISA Executive Committee. Find further details here - bisa.ac.uk/news/call-nomi… @chasing_dragons @izbaron @NickCaddick1 @LeeJarvisPols @unamcgahern

AspIRing Scholars Fund 🌟 The new BISA fund is designed to empower the next generation of early-career researchers & PhD students by supporting research Find out more about the fund & donate: bisa.ac.uk/give/donate @JulietDryden @chasing_dragons @LeeJarvisPols @BISANuclear

NEW WORKSHOPS🚨 Announcing the first BISA-@isanet joint workshops: "Transforming the International: Scholarship and Solidarity in a World of Inequalities" hosted by @UniofNewcastle, 10-12 Oct Proposal deadline 28 Feb Details & submissions: bisa.ac.uk/news/inaugural… @NclPolitics