From Global Britain to Little England
David Hulme, Professor of Development Studies, Global Development Institute The hypocrisy could not be greater. While Boris Johnson chaired the G7 meeting, and waxed lyrical about what the UK will contribute to reducing the impacts of Covid-19 and climate change in...
Remembering Dr Franklin Adorsu-Djentuh
We are deeply saddened to share the tragic passing of our colleague and friend Dr Franklin Adorsu-Djentuh. Franklin was a much loved member of the GDI community who spent time with us as both a PhD researcher and colleague. He completed his PhD in 2018 looking at the...
Foregone healthcare and severe food insecurity: dynamic impacts of pandemic lockdown in Uganda one year on
Gindo Tampubolon, Lecturer in Poverty, Global Development Institute In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, many countries imposed severe restrictions or lockdowns on a swath of activities across society. Uganda is no exception. On 20 March 2020, a stay at home...
Extreme risk makes the journey feasible
We have just launched a new master’s course on International Development: Migration, Mobility and Displacement. To coincide with this and to give students a greater idea about the course we will be sharing a series of blogs from members of our Migration, Refugees and...