PhD student awarded prestigious award

Remy Duthille, who in late 2009 completed his PhD in History (awarded jointly by the University of Paris and by the University of Edinburgh, and supervised jointly by Professor Suzi Halimi and Emeritus Professor Harry Dickinson) has been awarded the "Prix Louis Forest en lettres et civilisations étrangères".

This prize is awarded for the best PhD in any literary, cultural or historical topic on any country in the world outside France submitted from any university or grand école in Paris or the Ile de France region. As well as the great honour, Remy will receive a cash prize of 10, 000 Euros at a special ceremony at the Sorbonne on 14 December 2010.