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The latest updates from the development research community in Sweden
The SweDev bodies are welcoming new members
SweDev is welcoming a new member in its Steering Committee and a new Executive Committee has been formed.
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UUniFI Sustainable Transformations – a new initiative at Uppsala University
The Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University (UU) has recently announced the establishment of the Uppsala Institute for Sustainable Transformations.
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Recording: How Development Cooperation Can Support ‘Managing For Empowerment’ and Achieve Better Public Sector Performance
Recording from SweDev and SEI’s dialogue series on development research on 26 September 2024.
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Lund University runs professional development course in health financing in Zambia
The Division of Social Medicine and Global Health at Lund University held a professional development course in health financing and health systems in Zambia.
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The SweDev Secretariat is moving to Uppsala
As of Fall 2024, the SweDev Secretariat will be hosted at the Department of Government at Uppsala University.
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One year after the cuts: “Development researchers are fleeing the field”
A new article about the consequences of cuts to funding for development research one year after they happened was published in the newspaper Curie on 12 June 2024
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Recording: Steering a behavioural transition: from open defecation to toilet usage for sustainability
Recording from SweDev and SEI’s dialogue series on development research on 29 May 2024.
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New article in SciDev.Net: “Swedish aid cuts dent ‘decades of work’ in global South”
Article featuring results from from Janet Vähämäki and the SweDev report on the consequences of funding cuts for development research.
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