We are pleased to share an interview with Anna Ligęzowska, winner of both the 2024-25 Loughborough University London Dean’s Dissertation Prize and the Dissertation Prize from Loughborough London’s Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs, for her dissertation ‘Fragile Peace, Persistent Systems: Child Recruitment through the Lens of the Transformative Justice Cube’. 

Anna studied for an MSc in Security, Peacebuilding and Diplomacy. In this interview, recorded with Dr Tim Oliver (Director of IDIA), Anna reflects on both the findings of her dissertation research and the challenges and opportunities of researching and writing a dissertation. Please click on the link below to watch the interview:

Interview with Anna Ligęzowska, Dean’s Dissertation Prize Winner 2025