Keep up to date with the latest news and events from around the department and the wide-ranging projects our staff and students get involved with. More news throughout the School of Government.
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- Professor Fiona Nunan, discusses whether environmental protection in the global south can improve local people's lives and what structures need to be in place to make that happen
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- Friday 16th July 2021
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- Dr Nic Cheeseman has won a prestigious Mid-career Fellowship from the British Academy for a research project entitled: "Re-thinking African Politics: Ideology, Political Thought and the Power of Ideas".
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- Wednesday 30th June 2021
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- Dr Nic Cheeseman, the Professor of Democracy in the International Development of the School of Government at the University of Birmingham, will be a regular guest on CNN's new flagship global affairs show, One World.
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- Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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- Eleven undergraduate students from POLSIS and IDD took part in a Model NATO on May 18, sponsored by the UK embassy in Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Thursday 20th May 2021
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- Comonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships available for the MSc International Development (Conflict, Security and Development) 2021.
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- Friday 19th March 2021
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- Dr Martin Ottmann, has – together with his co-author, Felix Haass – won the prestigious 2019-2020 Quality of Government Best Paper Award for their paper.
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- Thursday 11th February 2021
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- The Development Leadership Programme launch a new programme of research projects to help enable a space for locally-led research and dialogue on the importance of leadership for development.
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- Monday 7th December 2020
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- IDD Alumnus Besnik Tahiri, has been appointed the first Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo.
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- Wednesday 1st July 2020
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- Professor of Democracy at the University of Birmingham Nic Cheeseman writes in the Conversation UK.
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- Wednesday 27th May 2020
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- By Dr Claire Mcloughlin & Professor David Hudson, International Development Department.
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- Wednesday 27th May 2020
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- By Professor David Hudson, Director, Developmental Leadership Program, International Development Department.
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- Thursday 7th May 2020
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- Taking place on Wednesday 22 January, this lecture saw over 225 staff, students and members of the community join Professor Nunan to discuss how outcomes can be achieved to protect the environment and improve lives.
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- Monday 10th February 2020
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- Apply now for this exciting research position. For informal enquiries, please contact Alana Tomlin on A.Tomlin@bham.ac.uk
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- Monday 3rd February 2020
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- Read the piece publication 'Open Democracy' co-authored by Sanne Weber with Dr Julia Zulver (published on 10 January 2020).
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- Monday 3rd February 2020
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- Read the new publication by Fiona Nunan and Dražen Cepić in Fisheries Research.
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- Monday 3rd February 2020
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- Apply now for a ESRC funded PhD in IDD at the University of Birmingham. Deadline 2 March 2020.
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- Tuesday 28th January 2020
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- IDD congratulates MPA alumnus, Mohamed Elshabik, for his appointment as Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Social Development in Sudan.
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- Monday 27th January 2020
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- The Handbook will bring together insights and critical analysis from diverse approaches and experiences, learning from research and practice over the last twenty years.
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- Friday 17th January 2020
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- IDD 2018-19 Annual Report now available.
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- Friday 29th November 2019
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- Significant funding of over £1.4 million has been awarded to the International Development Department at University of Birmingham for research on migration decision-making and development in West Africa.
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- Friday 22nd November 2019