by GDI | Jul 16, 2024 | Comment
By Prof Tanja R. Müller, Professor of Political Sociology Idris (not his real name) has always known Khartoum as home. He was born in the Sudanese capital and grew up around the city’s children, mostly Sudanese citizens. He played the same games as other children,...
by GDI | Jul 10, 2024 | Comment
The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships are receiving applications from promising early career scholars. The University of Manchester is keen to support both internal and external applicants. The British Academy is inviting proposals from early career...
by GDI | Jun 18, 2024 | Comment
By Vinka Maharani The career journey can feel daunting for an international student returning to their home country after completing a Master’s degree. While you gain a lot of new perspectives at university, adjusting back to your home country with these lenses...
by GDI | Jun 11, 2024 | Comment
By Dr Louisa Hann On Thursday, 30th May 2024, the Development Studies Association (DSA) hosted a webinar exploring the critical need to decolonise Development Studies and tackle the epistemic inequities that govern a Eurocentric research landscape. The discussion also...
by GDI | Jun 5, 2024 | Comment
By Louisa Hann The world has witnessed seismic political, social, and economic shifts since the turn of the new millennium. From the financial crash of 2008 to the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, the frequency and severity of era-shaping events seem to have ramped up over...
by GDI | May 28, 2024 | Comment
The School of Environment, Education, and Development (SEED) held its annual conference for postgraduate researchers on Wednesday, 22nd May 2024. Designed to provide a platform for PhD students to share their research insights, the conference gave students and staff...