News – Page 2

SweDev members involved in a new PhD course

Fredrik Söderbaum (SweDev Steering Committee) will be coordinating a PhD course in the spring with the involvement of SweDev chair person, Jesper Sundewall, and SweDev Executive Committee member, Janet Vähämäki.

Invitation to participate in a survey on global health and development

Lund University researcher is looking for participants to share their experiences working in global health and development in a qualitative survey.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.