This newly launched Matasa Fellows Network will develop cohorts of African researchers with the skills and commitment to bring research into policy processes that address the challenges of young people and employment in Africa.
14 April 2016
When Safaa, a child in Cairo, was diagnosed with HIV her life became shaped by isolation and stigmatisation. With around 500 HIV+ children living in Egypt, can storytelling help health services and communities tackle discrimination and meet SDG targets?
14 April 2016
In Guatemala, ownership and use of mobile phones is affecting how and what families to choose to eat. As part of our Life in a Time of Food Price Volatility series, Alma Olivet looks at the impact of mobile phones in people's food security.
12 April 2016
What do land, politics and flies have to do with each other? If you live in the Zambezi valley quite a lot, as I will explain in a short series of blogs over the next few weeks.
11 April 2016
Shandana Mohmand looks a different approaches to comparative studies.
8 April 2016
On Sunday 13th March, the 'Low Carbon Innovation in China: Prospects, Politics and Practice' project held the closing workshop of its research package on urban e-mobilities at the Shenzhen Graduate School of Tsinghua University.
5 April 2016
4 April 2016
Following Jamie Oliver's "sugar tax" victory in the UK, Alex Wanjiku Kelbert provides insights on the impact of economy on the poor people's food choices around the world.
4 April 2016
The reality of Chinese investment in African agriculture has yet to catch up with the hype. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko On Zimbabweland this week, Ian Scoones shares an article that appeared in The Conversation, and various other outlets last week.
4 April 2016
Over the last decade blogging and social media has helped non-profit and academic communications cost effectively and with great results. However, the digital communication landscape has changed recently meaning your research could be ignored or even found.
1 April 2016
In this first of a two part blog post I will introduce you to deeper analysis of your website statistics and provide a basic understanding on how visitors arrive at your site.
1 April 2016
Professor Charlotte Watts, DFID’s Chief Scientific Adviser, who champions the use of research and robust evidence in development policies in DFID, delivered a Sussex Development Lecture on the role of evidence in this new strategy.
31 March 2016
