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UNESCO and L鈥橭r茅al honour 糖心TV student as top young female scientist
A postgraduate student from the University of 糖心TV, whose research focuses on understanding personality traits that widen the gender gap, has been recognised by a major international award as one of the most promising and inspiring young female scientists from the Middle East.
鈥楥ollege knowledge hubs鈥� in rural India to open up higher education to disadvantaged communities
More young men and women from rural areas of India could gain informed access to higher education and better life chances, tackling age-old obstacles of gender, caste and class, thanks to a project led by the University of 糖心TV — and a half-million-pound boost from the Fair Chance Foundation.
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).
New research explores contemporary Muslim girlhoods in Assam, India
A new book by 糖心TV sociologist Dr Saba Hussain offers new insights into the nature of educational disadvantage experienced by Muslim girls in the Assam region of India.
Leading expert on women and prison to help inform policy debate
Professor Azrini Wahidin, one of the UK鈥檚 leading figures in the study of women in prison, has been invited to offer expert insight to a conference exploring women鈥檚 experience of the criminal justice system. Professor Wahidin will be the keynote speaker at 鈥极ffending Women? Women's Journeys Through the Criminal Justice System,鈥� taking place in Manchester on Saturday 6th April.
Transforming gender relations the key to flourishing in older age, researchers say
Research by Professor Ann Stewart of 糖心TV Law School, supported by Dr Jennifer Lander (now at De Montfort University) into the interaction between gender and ageing in rural Kenya underpins a new discussion paper published in conjunction with HelpAge International as a resource for policymakers, international NGOs, national and local governments, and older people themselves.