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The School of Global Development, University of East Anglia, UK. A world-leading centre for research, teaching, and practice using critical analysis. 1st in the UK for Development Studies (REF 2021)

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Paul Clist @paulclist.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
New paper with @martinscott2010.bsky.social on development aid, politician's decisions and media influence. Aid allocation research tends to focus on how the aid budget gets divided. We look at how politicians make decisions about the size of the aid budget. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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The politician, the press and the public: How politicians’ perceptions of the media shape UK aid allocations
This paper examines politicians’ attitudes and beliefs about the press, their potential role in shaping aid policy and how these views differ from the…
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
✨ @developmentuea.bsky.social's conference asked: what’s changed, what hasn’t, & what new challenges face gender & development today? Selected papers will appear in The Handbook of Gender & Development: Critical Engagements with Gender & Social Justice. Read more: www.devstud.org.uk/2025/09/09/g...
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
✍️ Join editors from Development In Practice for tips on getting published 📅 9 Oct, 10am (UK) Get tips on ▪️ Pitching for a journal article ▪️ The peer review process ▪️ Common mistakes in journal submissions 👉 Find out more and register now: buff.ly/aXNAqtI
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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Four key research areas drive our mission: 🌍 Accelerating social change 🌱 Achieving wellbeing 🥬 Boosting adaptation and resilience ♻️ Reaching net zero emissions Stay informed about our #ClimateResearch projects and updates: tyndall.ac.uk/research ⬇️
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
📰 Our UNESCO Chair Newsletter – Summer 2025 is live! Edited by our partners at Tribhuvan University, Nepal, it features global updates on adult learning & social transformation 🌍 🔗 Read more: sway.cloud.microsoft/uI0acLa0uJVu...
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NEWSLETTER - SUMMER 2025
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Robert Chambers inspired generations of activists and thinkers. You can now (re)discover his work for free thanks to Practical Action Publishing and @ids.ac.uk Download at practical-action.org/t/cr/AQiuChC...
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Thinking of doing a PhD? SENSS funds student-led projects across 8 UK universities, including UEA. You design the research, find a supervisor, and can collaborate with partners. Apply from October for a 2026 start - now’s the time to start planning: senss.ac.uk/senss-student-led-competition
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
📰 Our newsletter just went out - give it a quick check here: ✅ Featuring @diis.dk's "Syria in Transition", picks on Water and Marine Ecosystems, a webinar on civil society in shrinking public space and the usual picks, calls, vacancies and opinions from our community mailchi.mp/eadi/nl2augu...
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
What happens when the world’s most powerful architect and funder of development cooperation seeks not only to withdraw, but to dismantle the very norms, institutions, and multilateral frameworks it once championed? ✍️ From our blog www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2317
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Development in the Trump Era: What’s Next for Global Development Cooperation?
By Andy Sumner and Stephan Klingebiel / Development and Development Policy in the Trump Era Series The return of Donald Trump to the White House has reignited deep uncertainty about the trajectory …
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
New degree alert! 🌱 Curious about our new BSc #SustainableDevelopment? It’s all about tackling the big issues—climate, inequality, sustainability—and shaping a better future. Watch the video to find out what makes this course stand out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9oE...
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David Brown @browndee17.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
New paper now online in @natureandspace.bsky.social 'Towards a transformative approach to just rural transitions: Landscape restoration in the Scottish highlands' W/ Adrian Martin, Janet Fisher & @mathildegingembre.bsky.social @developmentuea.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/2514...
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
📢 Job alert! Our school is hiring a Teaching Fellow in Global Development. 🗓️ 6-month post starting Jan 2026 💰 £38,784–£46,049 🌍 Focus: Geography & Global Development 🧭 Includes UK field course on legacies of empire Apply by 22 Sept 2025: vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/17...
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
New FutureLearn course! 🌱 Environmental Justice for Global Nature Restoration - learn how #justice and #sustainability go hand-in-hand Designed by DEV's Adrian Martin & Iokiñe Rodríguez 🔗 Enrol: www.futurelearn.com/courses/just...
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
📚 New blog alert! Boys’ disengagement from #education is a growing crisis—and it’s time we addressed it. Our consortium (UEA, @equimundo.bsky.social & @unesco.org) is tackling harmful #gender norms through the Lifting Barriers project. Read more: www.gpekix.org/blog/dont-fo...
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
🌍 What does “development” mean for those left behind? Join leading African scholars to rethink the future of development in Africa. 🗓 19 Aug | 10am SAST | 6pm AEST 🎙 Karuri-Sebina | Moloi | Gebremariam 🎤 Facilitator: Yirga Woldeyes #DSAAwebinars t.co/UaC80z0EcZ
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
🔍 Interested in #gender research that crosses boundaries? Our Gender and Its Intersections group brings together scholars from across all faculties, from development and law to art, media, and health. Driving inclusive, intersectional #feminist research. 🔗: www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...
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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Wildfires pose a worldwide danger. UEA and Willis have teamed up to combat escalating wildfire threats using advanced science and innovative tools. 🔍 Enhanced modeling 🏘️ Fire risk in cities 🌍 Insights driven by climate 🔗 tyndall.ac.uk/news/launch-... #WildfireSafety #ClimateAction
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
What’s so special about studying Global Development at UEA? Our approach is all about tackling poverty, inequality, climate change & wars, with critical thinking, interdisciplinarity, and a real desire for social change at the core. Watch this video to know more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYZK...
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
One of our joint working groups with @devcomms.bsky.social has an interesting call for workshops out! Apply by 20 September! www.eadi.org/news-2/re-es...
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‘(Re-)establishing Political Economy in Development Studies, 04-05 December 2025, Manchester
Convenors: Caroline Cornier (Manchester), Guido Maschhaupt (ISS-NL) and Pritish Behuria (Manchester) Political economy was arguably the central organizing...
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Be sure to join us for our next Open Day on September 6 to see the campus for yourself. You'll be able to: ✨ Meet our staff and students 🏫 Tour the campus 📚 Discover our courses Book your place now: bit.ly/40Vx81e #UKUniversity #ThisIsUEA #UniOpenDay
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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Just ONE DAY left to register to join us at our Critical Decade for Climate Action Conference this September #Tyndall25UEA
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
🎓 Chevening Scholarships are open! Study a fully funded MA at UEA’s School of Global Development. 👉 chevening.org | uea.ac.uk/about/school-of-global-development/postgraduate
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Big congratulations to our colleague @martinscott2010.bsky.social! 🏆 His co-authored book is shortlisted for the 2025 MeCCSA Outstanding Achievement Awards. Winners will be announced at the MeCCSA Conference, 4–6 Sept at Edinburgh Napier. Read more: www.meccsa.org.uk/meccsa-outst...
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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org · 05/08/2025
We’re excited to invite you to Summit Photo, our brand new event bringing together world-renowned photographers, explorers and policy experts to ask how photography can address today's global challenges. Taking place 26-28 September, book your tickets today 👉 rgs.org/events/upcom... 📷 Sue Flood
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
New piece from international researchers led by DEV Rachel Carmenta published on Current Opinion Environmental Sustainability: “Unveiling pervasive assumptions” challenges the idea that poverty drives biodiversity loss & offers new models for equitable #conservation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Today's read 📖 On developing guiding principles for creating climate #adaptation targets to increase their robustness Affiliate Member of the Tyndall Centre and Honorary Research Fellow Andrew Kythreotis and other authors in @plosclimate.org ➡️
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The opportunities and challenges of developing and implementing local climate adaptation targets
Climate adaptation policies have been developed at global, national and local levels, however, significant implementation gaps persist. Adaptation targets – achieved through metrics to assess the…
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Free course alert! 📚 This August, explore how #media shapes global development in our FutureLearn course: Why Media Matters for Global Development 🌍 Learn how media can tackle poverty & inequality. Enrol: www.futurelearn.com/courses/medi...
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Why Does Media Matter for Development? - International Development Course
Discover how the media can help to tackle poverty and inequality all around the world and improve global development with experts from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Did you know UEA’s School of Global Development is +50 years old? 🎉 From pioneering work in #ClimateChange and #education to partnerships across the globe, we've been at the forefront of research, teaching, and impact in development. Watch our video 50 Years of DEV: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMwS...
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
There are only three weeks left to apply for the Mid-Career Fellowships. The opportunity supports researchers in the humanities and social sciences to pursue a significant research project and engage the public with their findings. Apply now: buff.ly/VOWVPuC
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Meet Shariff Hakim, MA Education & Development grad from UEA! 🎓 From Ghana to Norwich via a @britishcouncil.bsky.social Scholarship, Shariff’s journey is all about transforming #education for underserved communities. Next stop: advocacy, policy, & youth empowerment. www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
New Publication Alert! 🗞️ Zeynep Durmaz & DEV colleague Heike Schroeder published a powerful piece on how Indigenous Peoples are pushing back against carbon markets & #CarbonColonialism in UN climate talks. Read more: www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/13...
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Our own @martinscott2010.bsky.social has published a new policy brief for the #G20, calling for stronger support for independent, diverse, and financially viable media. Part of the #M20 initiative ahead of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg. Read it here: media20.org/wp-content/u...
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
🚨 New investigation co-authored by our colleague @stavinoha.bsky.social: EU agencies #Frontex & #Europol unlawfully shared data, sweeping up migrants and #HumanRights defenders. Published in @elpais.com, @lemonde.fr, Solomon, @netzpolitik.org Read more: english.elpais.com/internationa...
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For years, the EU’s border agency unlawfully transferred data on migrants and activists to Europol
An investigation by several media outlets, including EL PAÍS, reveals that Frontex provided the European police agency with indiscriminate information on thousands of people, gathered from covert inte...
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🎪 Heading to #LatitudeFestival? Catch UEA @martinscott2010.bsky.social (DEV) & Anshuman Mondal (Literature) on Sunday at 14:20 at The Listening Post. They’ll talk Freedoms in a Fractured World—a vital convo on free speech, #media & #democracy. Read more: www.latitudefestival.com/artists/uea-...
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
📰 @developmentuea.bsky.social 2025–26 Newsletter is here! A vibrant year in review, featuring student voices, alumni stories, new modules, and groundbreaking research. Dive into the highlights of their teaching, research, and impact. Read more: assets.uea.ac.uk/f/185167/x/9...
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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Last week, 36 schools, 10 trusts, 15 partner orgs & 4 LAs gathered in South Norfolk to kickstart climate and sustainability action. From renewable energy to climate-emotional literacy, #WaveSEA is transforming classrooms with grassroots energy +#SchoolSustainability ! tyndall.ac.uk/news/adrian-...
Adrian Ramsay, MP for Waveney Valley, at the WaveSEA climate action event for schools and community partners and leaders in the Waveney Valley
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
🌱 New piece from DEV colleagues Adrian Martin, Iokine Rodriguez & Neil Dawson: “Integrating Justice into #Restoration Practice”, a new @iucnwcpa.bsky.social technical note on how inclusive, locally led approaches improve restoration outcomes. Read it here: iucn.org/resources/ot...
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IUCN WCPA Technical Note No. 23: Integrating Justice into Restoration Practice
Whilst tensions about justice continue to hamper restoration projects, some important lessons have been learned about how best to avoid these problems. In particular, there is strong evidence that hig...
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
📢 @britishcouncil.bsky.social are awarding two new 12-month Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh @iashedinburgh.bsky.social ⏰ Apply by 28 July www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Our 2025–26 Newsletter is here! 📰 A vibrant year in review, featuring student voices, alumni stories, new modules, and groundbreaking research. Dive into the highlights of our teaching, research, and impact. Read more: assets.uea.ac.uk/f/185167/x/9...
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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
📢 Our research underpins Scotland's largest maritime #decarbonisation project, a green shore power system at the Port of Aberdeen. Ships can now cut emissions at berth by switching to low-carbon power. Read more ➡️ tyndall.ac.uk/news/tyndall... #ClimateAction
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Tyndall research drives green shore power breakthrough in Scotland - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Research from the Tyndall team at the University of Manchester is powering a new and cleaner way of docking ships at the Port of Aberdeen in Scotland, offering policy insight into how to roll this…
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Discover #Geography at UEA! 🌍 Explore how we tackle global challenges—from #ClimateChange to urban inequality—through our innovative Geography programmes. Offered via Global Development & Environmental Sciences, with real-world impact at the core. Find your path: www.uea.ac.uk/study/subjec...
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Martin Scott @martinscott2010.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
"Frontex collected personal data for years through covert interrogations of migrants after their arrival in Europe that lacked basic legal guarantees" Apostolis Fotiadis, @stavinoha.bsky.social + Lola Hierro expose another scandal involving Frontex and migrants' rights elpais.com/internaciona...
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Check out this blog post by our DEV colleague Thi Bogossian, marking 20 years since the death of Jean Charles de Menezes. The piece reflects on the ongoing criminalisation of Brazilians in the UK and the enduring legacies of state violence.
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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
New from Tyndall Centre + international researchers: GlobalRx, the first global dataset of prescribed burns spans over 200K records across 16 countries and 12 biomes🔥 With #ClimateChange reshaping burn windows, GlobalRX is vital for safe, adaptive land management. 📖 Read more: buff.ly/gQtZiNU
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Big congratulations to @reetiks.bsky.social, named one of the BBC's 2025 New Generation Thinkers! Selected for her work on gender, climate, and migration, she’ll bring bold research to new audiences via BBC Radio 4. Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Thanks to Rebecca Elmhirst, Rebecca Stonehill, Hannah Claxton, Helen Baczkowska & Sabine Virani for a brilliant 2025 Piers Blaikie Lecture! @gejgroup.bsky.social A rich dialogue on feminist political ecology in Norfolk — beautifully captured in a poem by Rebecca Stonehill. 📸 Photos: John Chirwa
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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
ICYMI - happening tomorrow 📆 Join the‪ @greendealnet.eu‬ conference on Rethinking EU Climate & Sustainability Governance in an Age of Disruption🟢 Sign up now to participate online ➡️ buff.ly/wLmHn4F
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Huge congratulations to Dr Reetika Revathy Subramanian in our School of Global Development, announced today as one of the six BBC New Generation Thinkers for 2025. 👏🎉 #AHRC #BBC #ThisIsUEA @reetiks.bsky.social @developmentuea.bsky.social @climateuea.bsky.social @ukri.org @news.ukri.org
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
We're hiring! Join us as a Senior Research Associate on the MARBEFES project 🌊 Explore the social & cultural dimensions of European seas & coasts Postgrad qualification + social science research experience required Apply by 27 June 2025: vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/15...
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Senior Research Associate (RA2326) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Senior Research Associate (RA2326) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Social Sciences School of Global Development Senior Research Associate...
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Development UEA @developmentuea.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Join us for the 2025 Piers Blaikie Lecture at UEA! 📣 This year’s theme: Feminist Political Ecology in the #Norfolk Landscape — a dialogue between scholars, activists & community voices on land, gender & justice. Book here: store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
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