On 4 February 2026, Doctoral Researchers within the Global Development Research Division came together to share emerging research, exchange methodological insights, and explore opportunities for collaboration across themes and regions.
The session highlighted a wide-ranging portfolio of work addressing pressing development challenges across the Global South. Presentations included Jackline Tino on ICTs and gender in Uganda; Navneet Mittal on food and nutrition security and public–private partnerships in Kenya; Louisa Afedzie on rural road infrastructure and children’s time allocation in Ethiopia; Sayantani Ghosh on violence against women, gender discrimination and gender-biased norms in India; Ferry Setyo Haryono on agency within social forestry business groups in Indonesia; Asri Sulistiawati on digital inequality and women in agriculture in Indonesia; Abiola Oyboade Ayodeji on intrahousehold dynamics, gender and food security in Nigeria; and Andi Mulyadi on public participation in rural development programmes in Indonesia.
PhD researchers gather after a productive session sharing research updates and insights.
Collectively, these projects demonstrate the Division’s interdisciplinary engagement with gender relations, infrastructure, governance, digital transformation and food systems. They reflect research that is empirically grounded, conceptually rigorous, and attentive to the structural drivers of inequality and sustainability.