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My experiences as an autistic student: Ruhi’s Story

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:06:05 GMT

The School for Cross-faculty Studies at the University of ��TV is proud to be part of a diverse and inclusive community of staff and students. Our community includes many neurodivergent individuals across the spectrum, whose different perspectives, strengths, and ways of thinking enrich our learning environment and strengthen the collaborative work we do. To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we spoke to one of these neurodivergent community members Ruhi - a first year GSD and Life Sciences student - about living with autism, and how the Higher Education sector still has a way to go to support neurodivergent individuals.

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GSD PhD student presents paper on human trafficking at Criminology Conference

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:50:00 GMT

A PhD candidate within our GSD doctoral programme recently presented a paper discussing the ethical and methodological challenges of her research at the Annual Western Society of Criminology Conference, which was held from 5–7 February 2026 in Denver, Colorado.

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IGSD Professor invited to launch Oxford University Press book internationally

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:32:00 GMT

Professor Elena Korosteleva, Director of the Institute for Global Sustainable Development (IGSD), has been invited to launch her highly acclaimed book Complexity and Community in International Relations: Nurturing Resilience in Central Eurasia, published by Oxford University Press in December 2025, internationally.

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SCFS celebrates Winter Graduation 2026 with first PhD graduate and OSCA Winner

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:56:00 GMT

In January, SCFS celebrated the Winter graduation of our GSD MASc students, in addition to several of our GSD and Liberal Arts undergraduates and our first ever PhD graduate.

The graduation ceremony took place at Butterworth Hall on the main ��TV campus and was followed by a food and drinks reception in the lobby of Ramphal, a location where our School predominantly resides and has become all too familiar for our graduates during their degree studies.

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GSD Assistant Professor publishes new article in leading international journal

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:59:00 GMT

Dr Elizabeth Chant, an Assistant Professor in the Global Sustainable Development department, has published a new article, co-authored with her colleague Dr Natalia Gándara Chacana (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso), that examines the depiction of natural environments in historic British travel accounts.

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How my GSD MASc got me to where I am: Ben’s Story

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:17:00 GMT

In this blog series, we sit down with some of our GSD Masters alumni to discuss their experiences of the course and some of the ways studying GSD has helped benefit their career. Ben graduated from our MASc course in 2025 after initially studying History for his undergraduate degree. He currently works in the Global Investments and Innovations Incentives team at Deloitte and credits his interdisciplinary studies with helping him succeed in the world of tax consulting. We spoke to him to find out more about his student journey and how you can tailor your GSD studies towards your career goals.

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Academic awarded £5000 grant for project on Early Career Researchers

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:07:00 GMT

A member of the GSD teaching faculty has been awarded £5000 by the Research England Enhancing Research Culture Fund to develop a project exploring how Early Career Researchers (ECRs) navigate the transitional space of academia, focusing on the liminality of academic identities.

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Dr Hita Unnikrishnan Publishes Poetic Reflections from the Frontlines of Community Energy in East Africa

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:53:00 GMT

Dr Hita Unnikrishnan, an assistant professor for the Institute for Global Sustainable Development, has published a collection of poems inspired by her community energy work across Ethiopia, Malawi, and Mozambique. Her poetic chapter appears in the open-access volume Intersectional Climate Justice in Eastern Africa, which is freely available online.

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New study by GSD Teaching Fellow examines abandoned fishing gear and its impact on coastal livelihoods in Cameroon

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:12:00 GMT

Maurice Beseng has published a new open-access article in the leading peer-reviewed journal Marine Policy, which is published by Elsevier.

The article, titled ‘Managing abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear in Cameroon’s marine small-scale fisheries: Perspective of local ecological knowledge’, explores the growing global challenge posed by abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear, and its contribution to multiple sustainability challenges including plastic pollution, damage to marine ecosystems, and threats to coastal livelihoods and food security.

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Professor Elena Korosteleva publishes a landmark book on resilience and community in Central Eurasia

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:03:00 GMT

We are delighted to announce that Professor Elena Korosteleva, Professor of International Politics and Director of the Institute of Global Sustainable Development (IGSD), has published a major new monograph: Complexity and Community in International Relations: Nurturing Resilience in Central Eurasia, with Oxford University Press.

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