CSGD News

Led by CSGD Co-Deputy Director Dr Keetie Roelen, an audience of 90 activists, researchers and policy makers gathered at an anti-poverty organisation in London to discuss the role of empathy in reducing poverty, and celebrate the publication of Dr Roelen's book, The Empathy Fix. 

“How can education and digital transformation work together to address global challenges?” was a key question explored at The Open University last week, as they hosted the UK-Brazil Seminar, bringing together leading organisations from the UK, Brazil and the US.

We are delighted that Dr. Alison Buckler, CSGD Co-Deputy Director, has been elected Chair of the British Association for International & Comparative Education (BAICE).

Over the past six years, the Learning Generation Initiative and CSGD members, Prof. Freda Wolfenden and Dr. Alison Buckler, have worked on 'learning teams' initiatives. Their latest report explores how learning teams can improve education systems by fostering collaboration among educators, communities, and other sectors. Through case studies from Nepal and Kenya developed by Kathmandu University and Education Design Unlimited, the report examines the origins, practices, and impact of these teams.

Professor Freda Wolfenden, Strategic Advisor to the Centre for the Study of Global Development, features on the latest podcast series of The Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX).  Working with Teachers and School Leaders is now available.

Congratulations to Dr Jennifer Jomafuvwe Agbaire and Dr Margaret Ebubedike, both members of the Centre for the Study of Global Development (CSGD)!  Jennifer is joint winner of the Outstanding Early Career Researcher award for her work looking at inclusion, and how we can make research processes more inclusive.

The Centre for the Study of Global Development (CSGD) has launched a three-part podcast series in collaboration with the OU’s Research Group on Reproduction, Sexualities, and Sexual Health. The miniseries draws insights from OU interdisciplinary research on stigma, social determinants of health, and girls’ transition to adulthood.

The Centre for the Study of Global Development (CSGD) has been awarded a grant by the German government to develop a framework study and two country case study papers on social protection and overcoming colonial continuities. The research project aligns with the German Ministry of Development Cooperation’s broader interest in understanding historical path dependencies and the role of colonialism within them.

The Mobile Learning for Empowerment of Marginalised Mathematics Educators (3MPower) project has published three new policy briefs based on their research on how teachers in rural schools in Bangladesh use online learning for their professional development. 

New research in Nepal and Nigeria, led by Professor Kristina Hultgren from The Open University’s Centre for the Study of Global Development, shows that English-medium education policies can create gender-based educational inequalities.