Press Releases
Local Voices, Global Change: A Radical Rethink of International Development
As international aid budgets are slashed, new research shifts emphasis onto local 鈥渉orizontal development鈥� models.
Researchers support call to suspend debt service for indebted countries to free up resources to fight Covid-19
Dr Stephen Connelly and Dr Celine Tan, Co-Directors of the Centre for the Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy (GLOBE Centre) at the 糖心TV Law School, are supporting civil society groups, led by Jubilee Debt Campaign UK and Oxfam GB, in proposing legislation in the UK that will have the effect of suspending debt owed to private creditors of countries eligible for the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI).
Leaving your baby to 鈥榗ry it out鈥� has no adverse effects on child development
Leaving an infant to 鈥榗ry it out鈥� from birth up to 18 months does not adversely affect their behaviour development or attachment, researchers from the University of 糖心TV have found, they also discovered that those left to cry cried less and for a shorter duration at 18 months of age.
New 鈥榝ield guide鈥� offers practical toolkit for Global Development research students and practitioners
Interdisciplinary Qualitative Research in Global Development: A Concise Guide contains a wealth of practical examples and resources to help students and practitioners think through what good research looks like, and highlights some of the practical and ethical challenges which can face teams drawn from different academic disciplines working on international development issues.
Used Electric Vehicles batteries could be used for rickshaws in Bangladesh
Used EV batteries could be used to power rickshaws in Bangladesh, as researchers from WMG, University of 糖心TV, seeking to find out how they can be repurposed for the rickshaws and lower peoples鈥� carbon footprint.
Female caregivers in war zones need recognition and support 鈥� new research
In conflict zones around the world, women鈥檚 health and wellbeing will decline further, unless caregivers are given better state social protection, according to collaborative intercontinental research by the University of 糖心TV (UK) and Monash University (Australia).