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We are the focal point for research and engagement with the politics of global development at the University of Leeds: cgd.leeds.ac.uk
CGD Co-Director Dr Geoff Goodwin (@gbgoodwin.bsky.social) gave a guest lecture on water & environmental politics at Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta this month.

The talk was part of a wider initiative to build research & teaching links with Indonesian universities. 🌍

Read more here: bit.ly/4noj7T5
September 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of the CGD newsletter has just been published! 📫

Read it here: cgd.leeds.ac.uk/news/latest-...
June 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New policy brief! 📕📢

CGD member Dr Lata Narayanaswamy (@polisatleeds.bsky.social) has co-authored a report with @oxfaminternational.bsky.social examining global gender justice 30 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

🔗 Details and link here: cgd.leeds.ac.uk/news/states-...
April 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Join us for our CGD hybrid panel discussion on 3 March on the Political Economy of Energy Transition!💡

With speakers from the Department of Int. Development (KCL) and the School of Politics and Int. Studies (Uni. of Leeds) @polisatleeds.bsky.social

Info and registration here! ➡️ bit.ly/3QpUEhd
February 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We're delighted to publish a new article in our CGD Working Paper Series!

'Strong Foundations for Learning? A Critical Analysis of India’s Early Years Mathematics Curriculum', co-authored by Prof. Caroline Dyer at @polisatleeds.bsky.social

Read the paper here ➡️ bit.ly/4gEpwFx
February 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Check out the latest post in our CGD blog series!

Kayleigh O’Brien & Anna Mdee from @polisatleeds.bsky.social share insights from research with the GCRF Scaling Up Off-grid Sanitation project in Haiti, Peru, Kenya and South Africa.

Read the blog ➡️ bit.ly/41g7Dsd
February 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
In January we launched our new CGD blog!

Prof. Anna Mdee from @polisatleeds.bsky.social kicked off the series with a critique of fantasy metrics in the SDGs based on research with the GCRF Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub💧

Read the post here: bit.ly/3C8nX4g
February 4, 2025 at 9:52 AM
📚New research article co-authored by CGD co-director Dr Simon Manda:

‘‘This one caught us unaware’: Disaster politics and institutions during Cyclone Freddy in Malawi'.

Read the article here ➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
We're thrilled to announce the launch of the CGD newsletter! 📢 🎉

Our newsletter aims to enhance the visibility of CGD members' work and celebrate the CGD community's achievements.

Read the first issue here ➡️ bit.ly/4aEWRP9
January 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM