Centre for the Study of Global Development

Research Centre @OU_WELS
Director: @kwameakyeampong
Dep Directors: @AlisonBucklerEd @KeetieRoelen
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[Centre for the Study of Global Development @OU_CSGD]

📢 Important update: CGSD will be moving on from here! 🚀 To stay connected and get all the latest news, follow us on Bluesky @ https://t.co/I2uybGmWQy. We look forward to continuing the conversation there.Thank you for your support! 💙#CGSD #Bluesky #StayConnected

[Centre for the Study of Global Development @OU_CSGD]

🌍 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: https://t.co/MyFukhhEru

[Centre for the Study of Global Development @OU_CSGD]

CSGD invites you to a webinar to discuss Peter Sutoris & Uma Pradhan's book, Reimagining Development, to rethink development, confront its colonial roots, include diverse voices, and focus on sustainability. Date:15/09/2025
Time:13:00–14:00 UK/BST
Register:https://t.co/eSSqLFw9F2

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Curious about global feminism and what needs to change? 🌍✨Check out CSGD’s Early Career Researcher Co-lead, Laud Freeman’s powerful take on Kavita Ramdas’ seminar “Feminism Remains Foreign – What Needs to Change for a New World Order.”🔥 A must-read! 👉 https://t.co/3Z8w0FmdjF

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

⚠️ @OU_CSGD say UK aid cuts will compromise lives, livelihoods 💼, and learning 📚
🔗 https://t.co/lSTikvlZuK

[Centre for the Study of Global Development @OU_CSGD]

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
👉 https://t.co/W5cuhHM2cJ

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Economic inclusion initiatives empower households to initiate productive activities and establish new income sources, leading to sustainable well-being. 📄 Dive into the full document here: https://t.co/fQmxojXXqu for this research by Thaís de Carvalho & @KeetieRoelen

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Dr.@KeetieRoelen, is spearheading a groundbreaking research project with her team, exploring the opportunities and challenges of living in new housing developments and towns. Their mission? To tackle poverty and inequality.
learn more of the project here: https://t.co/wzCihCSYDS

[Centre for the Study of Global Development @OU_CSGD]

We Make Milton Keynes – Join Us! Be part of something special.
Date: 20 July 2025, at 12:30 pm
Led by Dr @KeetieRoelen & Community Action:MK   
🎨Participate in a community art installation
📍Workshop Tent, Campbell Park, MK9 4AT
All ages welcome
🖌️https://t.co/vhqkIN8Y8M

[Centre for the Study of Global Development @OU_CSGD]

CSGD & World Vision, presents 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.
https://t.co/LKTdB0U6Z3

[Centre for the Study of Global Development @OU_CSGD]

🎙️First Episode Alert: The Innovating Methods Podcast, a space for exploring creative methods in development research hosted by @lauracamfield & @KeetieRoelen This episode explores the power of storytelling with @JoannaWheeler and @AlisonBucklerEd 🎧https://t.co/BTSX6KKwfA

[Centre for the Study of Global Development @OU_CSGD]

Join us at CSGD 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
👉 https://t.co/bRVdhXGqCD

[Centre for the Study of Global Development @OU_CSGD]

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
👉 https://t.co/W5cuhHM2cJ

[Centre for the Study of Global Development @OU_CSGD]

This inspiring blog explore 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 & how formal education systems can support this.
https://t.co/6LssFiVO8R

[Centre for the Study of Global Development @OU_CSGD]

CSGD & World Vision, presents 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.
https://t.co/LKTdB0U6Z3

[Centre for the Study of Global Development @OU_CSGD]

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. https://t.co/86AOlQaHt5

[Centre for the Study of Global Development @OU_CSGD]

Join us at CSGD 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
👉 https://t.co/bRVdhXGqCD

[Centre for the Study of Global Development @OU_CSGD]

Join World Vision and CSGD's webinar as a panel from several organisations discuss their experiences with various catch-up and accelerated learning initiatives.
Date: Tuesday, 27th May 2025
Time: 12:00 - 1:15 PM, UK
Live French & Spanish Translations
https://t.co/QxaxI3Cxwh

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

Catch-Up Then What? : Aligning Education Systems with Children's Realities
✨ Co-hosted by @OU_CSGD in collaboration with @WorldVision
Chaired by Prof. @kwameakyeampong, CSGD Director, @OpenUniversity
📅 27 May 2025, 12:00 – 13:15 UK
💻 Online
Register >>
https://t.co/zEDq27dD9g

[Centre for the Study of Global Development @OU_CSGD]

Join this interactive talk as Jeremy 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
🕒14:00–15:00hrs UK
💻https://t.co/PWetiwt2sO

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CSGD's Dr @KeetieRoelen and Thaís Carvalho new insightful Research evidence paper
📜Social Protection for Economic Inclusion in Latin America: The potential of comprehensive programming,
address key questions facing policymakers in Latin America today.https://t.co/sNIXMpfGMC