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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

5. Your work will never truly "finish". There is always alternative/new/different angle; there are multiple ways to do stuff; there are always new data; there are always people bringing and suggesting fresh ideas. So? Embrace them but choose a way and stick to it.

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

4. PhD with family is my wish, and I am lucky to have them here with me. With them, I remember (and at times force myself) to relax and take a break.

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

3. I am super lucky to be part of a lively, super smart, productive, and supportive research team. Without them, this would be a lonely journey. I learn a lot from them. Good thing is I will still learn from them for years to come.

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

2. If I can go back and talk to my young self, I want to say, "this is a 4-year window for learning without interruptions. Embrace all the things you come across. Embrace the failure and setbacks. Learn and re-learn everytime. Now, it is slow and exhausting at times. So, be kind to yourself."

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

1. My mum used to told me to give my best at everything I do, even if it looks impossible. She was the first to believe in- and support my dreams. Now, anything can set you back multiple steps. But I remember her with every setback I got. Her words fuel me, one step forward at a time.

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Since I'm nearing the completion of my 3rd year of PhD study, I want to reflect and share a thing or two I've learned so far.

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Another before bed convo 🙎‍♂️: Ayah, in 6 weeks, I will be in Year 1 Time flies, too fast 🥹

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Before bed convo 👩🏻: what makes you happy or thankful today? 🙎‍♂️: both of you ❤️

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

🙋‍♀️What makes our careers, our institutions, our economy possible? This #8M, ICTA-UAB draws attention to what is almost never seen: unpaid care work. The work that sustains the capacities that make the economy possible, generating wellbeing & development. The work that makes everything else possible

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Same event, same costume, a year apart 😙

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Unlike how Britain's Tony Blair was with Bush, in saying 'no' to war with Iran, Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez is letting the world know he will not be the cuck of America's pedophile psychopath.

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

A children book, with a message for grown ups

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Andy Whitmore @more-whit.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

"deep-sea miners claim zero-waste mining is possible" well it is only possible if you have very specific definitions of what waste from mining is (& also make assumptions what you are comparing) - basically it is not true in reality triplepundit.com/2025/deep-se...

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TriplePundit • Is Deep-Sea Mining As Harmful As Mining On Land?

Is Deep-Sea Mining As Harmful As Mining On Land?

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

👩🏻: Nin could you bring me a croissant, please? 🧒🏻: *bringing mum her snack* 👩🏻: Nuhun (Sundanese for 'thank you') 🧒🏻: *confused* noon.. 😂

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Global Development Institute @globaldevinst.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

"It was the final session on the last day of the 2025 DSA Conference in Bath. Yet, it stood apart from any other session I’ve experienced in my entire career." Read Sandy Nofyanza's reflections on a 'Gaza Action Planning Workshop' and the takeaways for the higher education sector. bit.ly/3TYpbEr

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Building bridges with Palestine: DSA 2025 reflections on what higher education can and must do - Global Development Institute Blog

by Sandy Nofyanza, PhD student in GDI It was the final session on the last day of the 2025 Development Studies Association (DSA) Conference in Bath. Yet, it stood apart from any other session I’ve exp...

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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

A large amount of smoke billowing out of the sky, with bright sun visible on left-hand-side, in a controlled burn in Dallas County, Alabama, in the United States. Photo by Cody Eason via Unsplash

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Little guy is learning how to read 🧒🏻: deh-a-deh -- dad 🧒🏻: mmm-o-mmm -- mum Soooo british 😂

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I agree. And this is why interventions like REDD+ were only resulted in modest impact at best since it's not directly (and unable to) addressing wealth-related d&d drivers. The money from REDD+ is tiny compared to nickel mining money.....

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Well, ignoring reality won't make them go away 🤣

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Imagine if Mar-a-Lago were hit by a hurricane without any prep. No data, no research, no early warning.

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Trump admin destroying their national security from within -- from pulling development aid to dismantling research www.science.org/content/arti...

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Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency

White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted

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Global Development Institute @globaldevinst.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

🌳Two new papers from Johan Oldekop and the Sustainable Forest Transitions team have been published this week. The first is written by GDI's Johan Oldekop, Lucas Alencar, Katie Devenish, Thuy Duong Khuu, Mariana C. Hernández-Montilla, Sandy Nofyanza and colleagues: bit.ly/4i4Tino

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Navigating data challenges in socioeconomic impact assessments of conservation regimes

Scholars are increasingly assessing the impact of conservation interventions at national and regional scales with robust causal inference methods designed to emulate randomized control trials (quasi-...

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Global Development Institute @globaldevinst.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

We are pleased to share with you a new blog post written by the GDI Students for Palestine group. The group questions what conflicts like Gaza mean for the study and practice of global development, as well as the role of universities like Manchester. Read the piece in full here: bit.ly/3QJFNyn

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Palestine and Global Development - Global Development Institute Blog

At The University of Manchester, GDI Students for Palestine is a collective of voices united by shared values of justice, equality, and solidarity.

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Sandy Nofyanza @nofyanza.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

First post alert 🚨 Join @micgylo.bsky.social and me for panel P19 at the 2025 DSA Conference! Submit your abstracts by 28 Jan here: devstud.org.uk/conference/conference-2025/. We're eager to engage with your experience, imagination, and ideas on rural dev across the tropics! @devcomms.bsky.social

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25-27 June 2025: Hybrid at University of Bath

The DSA2025 conference will take place in hybrid format hosted by Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath so as to ensure the highest levels of inclusion, flexibility and engagement. There ...

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