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Dr Kamil Zwolski

 PhD, SFHEA
Associate Professor

Research interests

  • European security integration
  • European-Russian relations
  • Geopolitics of European security

More research

Accepting applications from PhD students.

Profile photo 
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Name 
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Job title 
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Research interests (for researchers only) 
Add up to 5 research interests. The first 3 will appear in your staff profile next to your name. The full list will appear on your research page. Keep these brief and focus on the keywords people may use when searching for your work. Use a different line for each one.

In Pure (opens in a new tab), select ‘Edit profile’. Under the heading 'Curriculum and research description', select 'Add profile information'. In the dropdown menu, select 'Research interests: use separate lines'.

Contact details 
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ORCID ID 
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Accepting PhD applicants (for researchers only) 
Choose to show whether you’re currently accepting PhD applicants or not in Pure (opens in a new tab). Select ‘Edit profile’. In the 'Portal details' section, select 'Yes' or 'No' to indicate your choice. 

About

Jean Monnet Professor of European Security
Director of Centre for Comprehensive European Security
National Teaching Fellow and Senior Fellow Advance HE
Associate Professor of International Politics, University of Southampton, UK

Research interests:

  • European security integration
  • European-Russian relations
  • Geopolitics of European security
  • Geopolitics of Central and Eastern Europe
  • The EU as an international security actor

Research activity:

  • Established Centre for Comprehensive European Security (EU grant) at the University of Southampton, 2024
  • Published 3 peer-reviewed books on European security: 2013, 2018, 2024
  • Published 15 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including two in JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies: 2014, 2016
  • Won 3 EU grants (Jean Monnet Chair, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, Jean Monnet Module)
  • Cooperating with think tanks (International Institute for Strategic Studies; Chatham House)
  • Regular keynote speaker with media experience

Education expertise:

  • Innovative pedagogies in higher education
  • Student experience and staff-student partnerships
  • Innovative assessment and quality feedback
  • Student-centred, active learning, gamification
  • Curriculum design, programme-level leadership

Education activity:

  • Led university-level project on assessment and feedback
  • Won National Teaching Fellowship (2022), the highest recognition of excellence in the UK  
  • Senior Fellow of Advance HE
  • Numerous university and student awards, including for teaching excellence and feedback
  • EU Jean Monnet Module grant (2023) for the module European Power and the Geopolitics of Europe and Asia

Consulting experience:

  • Higher education, pedagogy, student experience, feedback, assesment, curriculum design
  • International security, geopolitics, European integration, EU security policies
  • Working with governments (Japan, Thailand) and HE institutions (Georgia)
  • Extensive UK external examiner experience

You can update this in Pure (opens in a new tab). Select ‘Edit profile’. Under the heading and then ‘Curriculum and research description’, select ‘Add profile information’. In the dropdown menu, select - ‘About’.

Write about yourself in the third person. Aim for 100 to 150 words covering the main points about who you are and what you currently do. Clear, simple language is best. You can include specialist or technical terms.

You’ll be able to add details about your research, publications, career and academic history to other sections of your staff profile.