University Teaching
MSc Climate Futures
Contributed to the development of the interdisciplinary MSc in Climate Futures, to be
launched in 2023/2024 at the University of Leeds, Leeds, contributing to some teaching on the MSc, Climate Justice module, within the boundaries of my UKRI FLF
Contributed to the development of the interdisciplinary MSc in Climate Futures, to be
launched in 2023/2024 at the University of Leeds, Leeds, contributing to some teaching on the MSc, Climate Justice module, within the boundaries of my UKRI FLF
Conflict, Cooperation and Strategic Decision Making
Lectures, tutorials (PGT students) and module management at the School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds (2020)
Lectures, tutorials (PGT students) and module management at the School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds (2020)
Introduction to Programming for Social Science
Lectures, computer labs (UG students) and module management at the School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds, 2020
Lectures, computer labs (UG students) and module management at the School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds, 2020
Technology, Media and Politics: Research and Real World Cases
Lectures and computer labs (PGT students) at the School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds, 2020-2021
Lectures and computer labs (PGT students) at the School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds, 2020-2021
Global Inequalities and Development
Lecture and seminar (PGT students) on Sustainable Development Goals, School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds, 2019, 2021
Lecture and seminar (PGT students) on Sustainable Development Goals, School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds, 2019, 2021
Advanced Statistical Analysis
Lectures and practicals (UG students) at the School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds, 2017-2021
Lectures and practicals (UG students) at the School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds, 2017-2021
Approaches to Analysis
Lecture and workshops (UG students) at the School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds, 2016-2019, 2021
Lecture and workshops (UG students) at the School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds, 2016-2019, 2021
Analysing Data in Politics, Development and International Relations
Practicals (UG students) at the School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds, 2015-2021
Practicals (UG students) at the School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds, 2015-2021
Research Methods
Lectures and seminars (PGT & PGR students) at the School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds, 2015-2017
Lectures and seminars (PGT & PGR students) at the School of Politics and International Studies,
Syllabus, University of Leeds, 2015-2017
Models of Social Change and Social Stability (Formal Modelling in Social Sciences)
Lectures and Seminars (PGT & PGR students) and module management at the Department of Sociology,
Syllabus, Stockholm University, 2014
Lectures and Seminars (PGT & PGR students) and module management at the Department of Sociology,
Syllabus, Stockholm University, 2014
Research seminar on political socialisation: Young people’s attitudes on the Middle-East Conflict
Seminars (PGT students) at the Department of Education,
Syllabus, Bielefeld University, Germany, 2009-2019
Seminars (PGT students) at the Department of Education,
Syllabus, Bielefeld University, Germany, 2009-2019
Internet as a socialisation and society-forming medium
Seminars (PGT students) at the Department of Education,
Syllabus, Bielefeld University, Germany, 2009-2010
Seminars (PGT students) at the Department of Education,
Syllabus, Bielefeld University, Germany, 2009-2010
Workshops
Interacting Minds Center Hands-On Workshop: Exploring Social Data, Workshop at the Modeling Emerging Norms Workshop,
Aarhus University, 2013 with David J.T. Sumpter and Andrea Perna.
Aarhus University, 2013 with David J.T. Sumpter and Andrea Perna.
Leeds Institute for Data Introduction to Python for Data Analytics, 2-days CDRC training course, for details please see here.
Analytics (LIDA), 2018, 2019
Analytics (LIDA), 2018, 2019
Research Students Supervision
If you are interested in doing your PhD with me, please do contact me (v.spaiser@leeds.ac.uk). I am generally willing to supervise PhD students who plan to work in the area of Climate Change (social science perspectives), Mathematical Modeling in Political Science, Computational Political Science, Sustainable Development Goals, ...
Currently, I supervise these PhD students:
Currently, I supervise these PhD students:
- Susan Ann Samuel, who is doing her PhD on a New International Normative Framework in Response to the Climate Crisis
- Rayan Onyonka, who is doing her PhD on AI and Climate Change Communication, main supervisor: Brandon Bennett, School of Computing
- Dr Nicole Nisbett, has successfully completed her doctoral studies on UK Parliament's online public engagement using data science (in collaboration with The House of Commons) in February 2021.
- Dr Daniel Valdenegro, has successfully completed his doctoral studies on Emotions and Political Collective Action using a data analytics approach in July 2023