Posts by Dave
Protecting our Environment to Resist Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) poses a threat to humanity equal to that of climate change. Both are global challenges. Both affect the sustainability agenda. Both are accelerated by human activity. Both operate across our planetary boundaries. So why aren’t we arming ourselves with one of the most effective weapons at our disposal in dealing with it?…
Read MoreFuture Leaders podcast: Episode 5 – Frances Leach
We had a great time talking to Frances Leach, the dynamic young Media Officer with CAFOD – the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development. We caught up with Frances just as she was being assigned to work on supporting Ukraine as part of the Disasters Emergency Committee. We discussed why careers in global development are so…
Read MoreMeet LIDC’s member number 6,000
LIDC is proud to announce that we have reached 6,000 members. We are delighted that so many have signed up to become a part of our diverse, dynamic and ever-growing community of students, development professionals and researchers. In April 2022, we went to UCL’s Institute of Education’s Careers Festival to meet with students that…
Read MoreThe Mayor with a Master Plan
She never planned to go into politics. Ebola changed that. “When you see you have the opportunity to make a difference, you do”, says Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, OBE. In 2017, she beat her opponents at the ballot box and became the Mayor of Freetown, despite having no background or experience in politics. Up until 2014,…
Read MoreLIDC Future Leaders Episode 4: Gustavo Giraldes
Meet Gustavo Giraldes, our latest ‘Future Leader.’ We enjoyed catching up with Gustavo, who joined us from Brazil, where he works in governmental relations for a Tec company. Gustavo studied for a Masters degree in Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. We discussed the educational systems both here…
Read MoreInspiring Women: LIDC in conversation with Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, Mayor of Freetown
LIDC recently had the opportunity to talk to the dynamic Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE. She has received numerous plaudits for her work advocating for and empowering fellow Sierra Leoneans. In 2015, she was awarded an Ebola Gold Medal by then-president of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma. She was made an Officer of the Order of the…
Read MoreLIDC ‘Future Leaders’ Episode 3: Dr Somya Mallapudi
Listen to our latest ‘Future Leaders’ podcast here. Meet Dr Somya Mallapudi. Somya is an individual member of LIDC, and is currently based in Hyderabad, where she is pursuing a PhD in Global Health. She spoke to LIDC’s Charine John about her interest in non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Her interest in NCD has led her…
Read MoreHow do we transform Science into Policy? Prof. Claire Heffernan speaks at India’s IPHG Conclave
How do we communicate messages about science in such as way that stakeholders and policy-makers are encouraged and empowered to engage more with scientific research? LIDC’s Director, Professor Claire Heffernan (seen here addressing a UK All Party Parliamentary Group), is also Principle Investigator of the Action Against Stunting Hub, in which capacity she was invited…
Read MoreLIDC Future Leaders: Episode 2 – Eniola John-Phillips
For the second in our ‘Future Leaders’ series, we spoke to Eniola John Philips. Eniola is currently based in Nairobi, Kenya, where she works with Shelter Afrique. We met Eniola through LIDC’s Communication and Digital Media internship programme which she joined in March 2020, while studying for her MSc in Urban Planning with the Development…
Read MoreLIDC Future Leaders: Episode 1 – Dr Praise Adeyemo
For the first episode in our ‘Future Leaders’ podcast series, LIDC’s Charine John caught up with Dr Praise Adeyemo. They met when LIDC hosted an induction for students taking part in the ‘One Health’ MSc jointly run by the RVC & LSHTM (both LIDC member institutions). In this podcast, we talked about Praise’s training as…
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