Posts by Dave
Food Sovereignty and Inequality: Gender and Agriculture in Latin America
Gender inequality and global hunger are interconnected. Not only does hunger reduce school attendance more for girls than boys, but 60% of undernourished people are women or girls. Additionally, undernourished…
Read MoreAugust Featured Member – Charlotte Al-Khalili
FEATURED MEMBER CHARLOTTE AL-KHALILI is a social anthropologist researching revolutionary politics and subjects, religious imagination and migratory aspirations with a special focus on Syria, Turkey and Lebanon. Her research explores…
Read MoreUnlock Your Future: free course to ‘Transform access to doctoral studies in the UK’
“Is a PhD Right for Me?” is a free, three-week course on FutureLearn, a digital education platform. Created by the Bloomsbury Learning Exchange (BLE), this course provides a comprehensive guide…
Read MoreLIDC WEBINAR ON THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AMONG CHILDREN IN PALESTINE
On Wednesday 3 July the London International Development Centre (LIDC) hosted a webinar titled “Children in Palestine: Mental Health Crisis and Actions for Trauma Recovery”. Chaired by Dr. Saleyha Ahsan,…
Read MoreJuly Featured Member – Dixon Chibanda
FEATURED MEMBER Dixon Chibanda, a psychiatrist specializing in public health, directs the African Mental Health Research Initiative (AMARI), focusing on fostering leadership, training, and scientific excellence across Africa. His research…
Read MoreTogether for a Period Friendly World
By Belen Torondel-Lopez, Associate Professor LSHTM In a #PeriodFriendlyWorld, the stigma and taboos surrounding menstruation are history. It is a world where everyone can access the products, period education…
Read MoreTACKLING DECOLONISATION IN DIGITAL EDUCATION: EXPERIENCES FROM STUDENTS
The London International Development Centre (LIDC) joined forces again with the Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE) and the Bloomsbury Learning Exchange (BLE) to extend the conversation around the…
Read MoreSDGs in Asia: mind the widening gap
By: Ranjit Devraj – SciDev.Net [NEW DELHI] With Asia Pacific seriously lagging on all 17 of the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) there are doubts if the region will ever…
Read MoreNew Drug Combo Tackles Malaria in HIV+ Mums
Science journalist Dann Okoth of LIDC member insitution SciDevNet recently reported on research conducted by a collaborative team from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kamuzu…
Read MoreAI: A ‘potent remedy’ for Africa’s health challenges?
Writing in the science journal SciDevNet (an LIDC member organisation, Jackie Opara asserts that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could emerge as a potent remedy for long-standing challenges in Africa’s health care sector if innovators, researchers…
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