Blog Insights - Global Development Research

Sharing Progress and Discoveries in Global Development Research

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27 January 202620 February 2026

On 21 January 2026, the Global Development Research Division convened a showcase event bringing together researchers working across participatory methodologies, environmental sustainability, and interdisciplinary global development. The event highlighted not only the...Read More >

Beyond Access: Rethinking How Fintech Empowers Rural Women in Indonesia

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8 January 2026

Fintech is often celebrated as a powerful tool for financial inclusion, particularly in countries with large unbanked populations, such as Indonesia. In this blog, PhD in International Development student Aria...Read More >

Bridging the Digital Gender Divide in Agriculture: A Journey Through Reflective Practice

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9 December 2025

Digital innovation is reshaping agriculture globally, yet the benefits are not equally shared, especially for women farmers in rural communities. In this blog, Emerika Robinson, a University of Reading Postgraduate...Read More >

Bridging Research and Policy for Gender Equality: From Insight to Impact

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14 November 202514 November 2025

Participants pose for a group photograph during Day One of the workshop When scholars and researchers gathered at the Gender Issues Development Workshop at the University of Reading, their...Read More >

Rethinking Climate Impact Modeling from the Bottom Up

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14 April 2025

Local knowledge is often ignored but yet it can be an effective tool for estimating climate change impacts. What happens when the local input is absent? In this blog, PhD…Read More >

The Manc Kitchen: Imagining a right to food in Manchester

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4 April 20254 April 2025

Access to food is a right, but just how can government make this right to be fully realised by all especially when their austerity measures. Can communal meals fill this…Read More >

Generation Delta: Nurturing the Next Generation of BAME Women Professors

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24 May 2024

Professor Uma Kambhampati, Professor of Economics and Head of School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, University of Reading, is part of a consortium of six universities working on the Generation...Read More >

Juliet Ainomugisha visits the Department of International Development at the University of Reading

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17 February 2024

PhD researcher Juliet Ainomugisha is an agronomist and plant pathologist, undertaking her PhD programme at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy. Juliet is specialising in food security,...Read More >

Gilbert Ngwaneh Miki Contributes to White Paper on School Meals and Food Systems Transformation

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7 February 2024

Gilbert Ngwaneh Miki, a PhD student in the Department of International Development, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, contributed to a White Paper titled ‘School Meals and Food Systems: Rethinking...Read More >

University of Reading’s Policy Impact Towards Promoting Millet Production

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2 February 2024

Millets are not only recognised as important for food security because of their nutritional value but also for their resilience and adaptability to diverse environmental conditions, which is highly valuable...Read More >