Social Media Intern for the CGLG
Robert (he/him) is a postgraduate student at the Handa Centre, studying for an MLitt in Terrorism & Political Violence. He completed his undergraduate degree in Politics at the University of Edinburgh in 2024, spending his third year at Sciences Po Paris on an Erasmus+ exchange and writing his dissertation on the political culture among Edinburgh students vis-à-vis the Scottish Parliament. On arriving at St Andrews, Robert joined the CGLG as our social media intern, producing content for our Facebook, LinkedIn, and X, as well as interviews with our visiting scholars on YouTube. Alongside his studies and work for the CGLG, Robert is a keen creative writer and journalist. To find out more, check out his business Instagram, @r.w.thorne, or visit his website rwthorne.blog.