Dr. Russell Foster

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Russell Foster has a diverse academic background. He studied history at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge from 2003 to 2006, focusing on modern European political history and imperial history. From 2008 to 2010, he earned MA degrees in international politics and human geography from Newcastle University. He was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie International Fellow at the University of Amsterdam from 2015 to 2016, where he explored the relationship between the EU’s symbols and European identity. Subsequently, from 2016 to 2019, he served as a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at King’s College London, researching nationalism, European identity, and Brexit. Since 2019, Russell has been a lecturer in British and European politics, researching cultural representations of Europe in British pop culture before and after Brexit, the legacy of the Empire in contemporary British politics, and the evolving dynamics of identity politics within the UK, EU, and globally. He teaches several modules related to politics, political theory, and European studies and supervises student dissertations related to his research interests.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Lecturer

— Present

King's College London • London, ENG

Russell teaches modules on British and European politics and oversees research related to his interests.

Requirements for King's College London

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:23
Reading
Required:23
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject Quantitative competency (for some Economics/Finance programs)
Application Checklist
  • Official Transcripts
  • Personal Statement
  • Two Academic References
  • CV/Resume
  • English Language Proficiency Proof
Specialization Notes

Requirements are consistent across King's Business School and Social Science & Public Policy departments for standard Master's entries.