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The Centre for the Study of Global Development - CSGD
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Human Wellbeing for a Better World: CSGD creates a unified space for multi and interdisciplinary research within the Faculty of Wellbeing Education and Language Studies at the Open University.
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🎧 New podcast alert - Part 2! 🌱 In this two-part episode, Health & Wellbeing hub lead Dr Philippa Waterhouse is joined by Dr Kerry Jones, Gulfam Tasnim & Dr Ayomide Oluseye to explore research on parenthood and mental wellbeing in Nigeria, Ghana, Bangladesh & the UK.
Part 2: shorturl.at/Loobz
September 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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🎧 New podcast alert - Part 1! 🌱 In this two-part episode, Health & Wellbeing hub lead Dr Philippa Waterhouse is joined by Dr Kerry Jones, Gulfam Tasnim & Dr Ayomide Oluseye to explore research on parenthood and mental wellbeing in Nigeria, Ghana, Bangladesh & the UK.
Part 1: shorturl.at/rc0PB
September 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Simon Cross, Freda Wolfenden & Khanyisile Mbatha lead a hands-on PCF11 workshop on using 360° video in teacher training. Explore immersive media for inclusive, equitable TPD.
📍 Tomorrow - Fri 12 Sept, 10:45, Okavango 2
🔗 Schedule and events | PCF11
#PCF11 #360Video #TPDatScale
September 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Freda Wolfenden, Jennifer J. Agbaire & colleagues from the Empowering Teachers Initiative join a PCF11 panel on scaling equitable, tech-enabled teacher communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
📍 Thurs 11 Sept, 14:30 CAT
🔗https://pcf11.org/schedule-and-events/
#PCF11 #TPDatScale
September 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Deborah Cooper, Freda Wolfenden, Saraswati Dawadi & Zahid Majeed presenting at PCF11 research on inclusive leadership & OER in South Asia. Explore how school leaders tackle inequality through networked communities.
📍 Thurs 11 Sept, 11:00 CAT
🔗 pcf11.org/schedule-and...
#PCF11 #InclusiveEducation
September 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Over 100 people joined 'We Make Milton Keynes' at MK Int'l Festival to co-create bunting & share views on life in MK. We explored living on low incomes in new housing areas. Emily Darlington MP & Cllr Trendall backed the project. More 👉 sites.google.com/view/poverty...
July 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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🌍 Reimagining Development
Join Peter Sutoris & Uma P. for an online seminar exploring bold, decolonial, and sustainable directions for global development.
🗓️ 15 July 2025 | 🕐 13:00–14:00 UK/BST
💻 Online via Zoom
👉 Register: lnkd.in/ecTMwd65
July 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Join @keetieroelen.bsky.social & Community Action: MK for We Make Milton Keynes at the MK International Festival!
📅 Sun 20 July, 12:30–2pm
📍 Workshop Marquee, Campbell Park
Explore local poverty research & co-create a community art piece! #MKInternationalFestival
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July 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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CSGD & IKID #GlobalDevelopment Doctoral Day — always a calendar highlight! A joy to co-host with colleagues in Innovation, Knowledge & Development at FASS. Thanks to all OU #DoctoralResearch students & supervisors who came to connect & inspire. #PhDCommunity #CSGD #IKID #ResearchMatters
Group of students and supervisors sat down and stood up in a semi circle facing the camera.
July 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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CSGD invites you to a webinar to discuss Peter Sutoris & Uma Pradhan's new book, Reimagining Development, to rethink development, confront its colonial roots, incorporate diverse voices, and focus on true sustainability.
Tuesday, 15/09/2025
Time: 13:00–14:00 UK/BST💻 Online 👉 Register: lnkd.in/ecTMwd
June 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Join Dr Kris Stutchbury, CSGD member & TESSA Academic Director, for an informal & interactive session that explores how TESSA has shaped our understanding of teacher professional development.
📅Thursday, 26 June 2025
🕒14:00 – 15:00 hrs UK/BST
💻Online
👉 lnkd.in/e-9Hh4de
June 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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We Make Milton Keynes – Join Us! Be part of something special.
Date: 20 July 2025, at 12:30 pm
Led by Dr Keetie Roelen, CSGD Deputy Director, in collaboration with Community Action: MK
🎨Participate in a vibrant community art installation
📍Workshop Tent, Campbell Park, MK9 4AT
All ages welcome
June 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Economic inclusion initiatives enable households to engage in productive activities and establish new income streams, ultimately promoting sustainable well-being. 📄 Dive into the full document here: bit.ly/42TWxd4 for this research by Thaís de Carvalho & Dr. Keetie Roelen of the Open University
June 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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CSGD and World Vision present an insightful webinar titled "CATCH-UP THEN WHAT? ALIGNING EDUCATION SYSTEMS WITH CHILDREN'S REALITIES."
Join the discussion
Date: Tuesday, 27th May 2025
Time: 12:00 - 1:15 PM UK
Live French & Spanish Translations available.
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May 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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This inspiring blog explores how World Vision’s Catch-Up Program, through play-based, flexible learning tailored to the realities of children in Chile, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe, shapes what success looks like and how formal education systems can support it.
May 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Join Dr Kris Stutchbury, CSGD member & TESSA Academic Director, for an informal & interactive session that explores how TESSA has shaped our understanding of teacher professional development.
📅Thursday, 26 June 2025
🕒14:00 – 15:00 hrs UK/BST
💻Online
👉 lnkd.in/e-9Hh4de
May 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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🎙️First Episode Alert: The Innovating Methods Podcast, hosted by Laura Camfield and Keetie Roelen, is a space for exploring creative methods in development research.
In this debut episode, we explore the power of storytelling with Joanna Wheeler and Alison Buckler
🎧Tune in now at. lnkd.in/eJGSWTWz
May 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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IDS Research Fellow Stephen Devereux speaks with CSGD Deputy Director Dr Keetie Roelen about her new book, which explores how empathy can shift how we tackle poverty.
🎧 Listen and discover how empathy might be the missing link in fighting global poverty: www.ids.ac.uk/news/podcast...
May 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Join this interactive talk as Jeremy D. Mayer shares an insider's perspective on U.S. political events,how they are reshaping the domestic political, legislative,and policy landscape,and their global implications.
📅Thur 22 May 2025
🕒14:00 – 15:00 hrs UK
💻Online
👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ethnograph...
May 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Join World Vision and CSGD's webinar as a panel from several organisations discuss their experiences with different catch-up and accelerated learning initiatives.
Date: Tuesday, 27th May 2025
Time: 12:00 - 1:15 PM, UK
Live French & Spanish Translations
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April 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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CSGD is thrilled to announce that Professor Kwame Akyeampong, our director, has been appointed to the Yidan Prize Advisory Committee.
The Yidan Prize is a global, inclusive education award recognises changemakers who inspire educational progress for a better world.
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April 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Ethnography Workshop with Prof. Norma Mendoza-Denton
Join the Language and Society Hub for an exciting workshop
📅 When: Friday 02 May 2025
🕒 Time: 15:00 – 19:00 hrs UK/GMT
💻 Event Type: Online Limited Spaces Register as soon as possible
👉 For more information and to register, click lnkd.in/ei-j-aGs
April 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Feminism remains foreign—what needs to Change for a New World Order? Join Kavita N. Ramdas, a global advocate for gender equity and justice.
📅 When: Thursday 24 April 2025
🕒 Time: 14:00 – 15:00 hrs UK/GMT
💻 Event Type: Online
👉 For more information and to register, click lnkd.in/e2nGfUt8
April 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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On 10 April, Dr Keetie Roelen will speak at the CEM Seminar Series at the University of the Philippines Los Baños based on her book The Empathy Fix.She will discuss the structural and psychological obstacles to eradicating poverty and how empathy can cause policy change & social transformation.
April 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM