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GSD PhD student presents paper at DSA Conference 2026
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Hadijah Namyalo‑Ganafa, a PhD researcher in Global Sustainable Development funded by the Leverhulme Trust TRANSFORM Doctoral Scholarships, recently presented her work at the Development Studies Association (DSA) Conference 2026 at the University College Dublin, Ireland.
Successful Funding Award for Dr Maurice Beseng to Advance Sustainable Coastal Livelihoods
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Dr Maurice Beseng has secured £25,000 from the Participatory Research Fund to expand his innovative work on the participatory co‑management of Abandoned, Lost or Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG) in Cameroon. The award recognises his leadership in tackling one of the most pressing yet under‑addressed environmental challenges affecting coastal communities.
GSD PhD student presents research at political ecology conference
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A third-year GSD PhD student recently presented his doctoral research at a prestigious political ecology conference.
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Third Edition of Warwick-Johns Hopkins PhD Summer School Held at the Istituto Veneto
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The third edition of the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ / Johns Hopkins University PhD Summer School took place at the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere, ed Arti and the Warwick Venice Centre from June 10th – 20th, 2025.
SCFS host international ‘Nurturing Hope’ conference on Liberal Education, Democracy, and Designing Sustainable Futures
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On 8th-9th May 2025, the Liberal Arts department and the School for Cross Faculty Studies ran an international conference titled ‘Nurturing Hope: Liberal Education, Democracy, and Designing Sustainable Futures,’ which aimed to demonstrate how even 2,000 years later, Liberal Arts education can still provide valuable critical tools for addressing modern-day problems from the very local (Warwick) to the global. The conference was planned as part of the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s 60th year anniversary celebrations and looks forward to the Liberal Arts department’s 10th year anniversary – which it will be entering in 2026.
Liberal Arts department welcomes new Research Fellow Dr Katherine Travers
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Dr Katherine (Kate) Travers has recently joined the Liberal Arts department at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ as a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow. They previously held the position of Powys Roberts Postdoctoral Fellow in Modern Languages at St Hugh’s College at the University of Oxford.