On the 8th of November, Division member Uma S Kambhampati and her colleague Subham Kailthya published a piece in The Conversation discussing the importance of developing a more efficient road…Read More >
News
Cocaine: From Coca Fields to the Streets
We are excited to announce the publication of a new book entitled ‘Cocaine: From Coca Fields to the Streets‘ which is edited by Division member the Thomas Grisaffi and his…Read More >
Competing Concerns of Environmental Change in the Maldives
On the 27th of October, Dr Alex Arnall published a piece in The Conversation discussing his research on the impacts of environmental change on local communities in the Maldives. …Read More >
Human Geography Seminars Announced
We have great line-up of internal and external speakers participating in the Human Geography Seminar Series this term. The details can be found below. For more information please contact Professor…Read More >
Jo Davies at the DSA Conference 2021
There was a packed agenda at the week-long, virtual Development Studies Association (DSA) Conference 2021, hosted by the University of East Anglia. Jo Davies attended panels under the ‘Rethinking Development’ and…Read More >
Project launch – Transnational Families in Europe: Care, Inequalities and Wellbeing
Across Europe, refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants face a variety of challenges in accessing health, social care and welfare owing to differing entitlements depending on their legal status, inconsistent…Read More >
Sweden and the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction 2015-2030: A gap analysis
Division Member Dr. Marie Aronsson-Storrier has just published a gap analysis of Sweden’s implementation of the Sendai Framework commissioned by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). The primary purpose of…Read More >
How Legalizing Cocaine’s Base Ingredient Could Save Indigenous Lives
Journalist Amy Booth at Vice news has recently published an article describing some of the issues facing indigenous coca farmers based on the research undertaken by division member Thomas Grisaffi…Read More >
New Book Published from Global Development member Professor Michael Goodman: Geographies of Food: An Introduction
A new textbook entitled Geographies of Food: An introduction has been published by Mike Goodman from the Global Development Research Division and a series of co-authors from Universities of Hull…Read More >
RUSU Excellence Awards 2021 winners
The RUSU Excellence Awards recognise colleagues who display excellent and innovative teaching practice, awarding those who students believe have gone above and beyond expectations, tirelessly working to improve the delivery…Read More >
