Dr Saman Kelegama: scholar, policy influencer and caring human being
Professor David Hulme pays tribute to Dr Saman Kelegama The sad news of Dr Saman Kelegama’s untimely death had shocked friends and academic collaborators across the world. At Manchester, as elsewhere, we feel the loss. Our condolences go out to all of his family...Taxi to Tel Aviv: Precarious lives, contested freedoms – laying claim to asylum in cities of the Global North
This blog originally appeared on the Manchester Migration Lab website By Dr Tanja R. Müller This post originally appeared on Tanja R. Müller’s blog Aspiration and Revolution In Germany, it is pre-election time. And the leader of the main opposition party, Social...
How can development academics help change the world?
Chris Jordan, Communications and Impact Manager, Global Development Institute For most development-focused academics, the main reason they join the profession is to contribute towards positive social change. Contrary to the increasingly outdated image of out of touch...
A Climate Resilient Approach to Social Protection
Dr Joanne C. Jordan, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UK Climate change is one of the biggest environmental and development challenges of the 21st century. But we will not all face this challenge in the same way, as the impacts of climate change...