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10 Books About Gender Inclusion

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:44:00 GMT

Gender equality and inclusion are key themes in Global Sustainable Development. This reading list highlights ten books that explore gender, identity and social justice, helping students connect these issues to sustainability challenges and the GSD curriculum.

Student Voices: Exploring Gender and Inclusion in the School for Cross-Faculty Studies

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:43:00 GMT

As the School for Cross-Faculty Studies (SCFS) works to advance its Athena SWAN journey, we are actively evaluating how gender equity and inclusion shape our environment. Because inclusion requires a continuous assessment of how our policies, culture, and teaching practices impact everyday student life, student voices are essential.

Dr Romain Chenet presents talk on "De-schooling uncreativity" in Higher Education

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:41:00 GMT

Our Associate Professor Dr Romain Chenet recently co-created creative approaches to teaching within Higher Education at ‘The Tangled Roots of Creative Research and Social Justice’ conference in Bristol.

GSD PhD student presents paper at DSA Conference 2026

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:29:05 GMT

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.

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Successful Funding Award for Dr Maurice Beseng to Advance Sustainable Coastal Livelihoods

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:02:18 GMT

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

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:25:19 GMT

A third-year GSD PhD student recently presented his doctoral research at a prestigious political ecology conference.

My experiences as an autistic student: Ruhi’s Story

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:06:05 GMT

The School for Cross-faculty Studies at the 91Ӱ��ƽ�� is proud to be part of a diverse and inclusive community of staff and students. Our community includes many neurodivergent individuals across the spectrum, whose different perspectives, strengths, and ways of thinking enrich our learning environment and strengthen the collaborative work we do. To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we spoke to one of these neurodivergent community members Ruhi - a first year GSD and Life Sciences student - about living with autism, and how the Higher Education sector still has a way to go to support neurodivergent individuals.

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GSD PhD student presents paper on human trafficking at Criminology Conference

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:50:00 GMT

A PhD candidate within our GSD doctoral programme recently presented a paper discussing the ethical and methodological challenges of her research at the Annual Western Society of Criminology Conference, which was held from 5–7 February 2026 in Denver, Colorado.

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IGSD Professor invited to launch Oxford University Press book internationally

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:32:00 GMT

Professor Elena Korosteleva, Director of the Institute for Global Sustainable Development (IGSD), has been invited to launch her highly acclaimed book Complexity and Community in International Relations: Nurturing Resilience in Central Eurasia, published by Oxford University Press in December 2025, internationally.

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SCFS celebrates Winter Graduation 2026 with first PhD graduate and OSCA Winner

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:56:00 GMT

In January, SCFS celebrated the Winter graduation of our GSD MASc students, in addition to several of our GSD and Liberal Arts undergraduates and our first ever PhD graduate.

The graduation ceremony took place at Butterworth Hall on the main Warwick campus and was followed by a food and drinks reception in the lobby of Ramphal, a location where our School predominantly resides and has become all too familiar for our graduates during their degree studies.

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