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The latest updates from the development research community in Sweden

SweDev Annual Assembly Report
SweDev’s annual assembly took place on 22 October 2024 at the DevRes conference, in Lund.
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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.
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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.
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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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