by Global Development Institute | Oct 11, 2016 | Comment
By Judith Krauss, post-doctoral associate at the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Doctoral College How do you best combat the jitters of starting a PhD? With over a dozen new PhD researchers joining the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Doctoral College at the University of...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Daniele Malerba, PhD Researcher, Global Development Institute The 2016 DSA conference, themed around politics in development, involved an incredible number of interesting panels (and more than 600 delegates!). I was very pleased to present in the one focusing on...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 13, 2016 | Comment
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the North West Doctoral Training Centre (NWDTC) have issued a call for Postdoctoral Fellowships as part of the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). This career opportunity emphasises impact and stakeholder...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 28, 2016 | Comment
Judith Krauss, Post-doctoral associate and Aarti Krishnan, PhD researcher, Global Development Institute “Let me say the most important thing first: I am the father of three daughters.” This memorable sentence kicked off a unique masterclass with Dr Hubert Escaith,...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 20, 2016 | Comment
Luis Eduardo Pérez Murcia PhD researcher, Global Development Institute The ongoing war in Syria has left millions of people in conditions of displacement either within or across national borders. Not all Syrian asylum seekers and refugees fled following direct threats...