Development UEA
@developmentuea.bsky.social
The School of Global Development, University of East Anglia, UK. A world-leading centre for research, teaching, and practice using critical analysis. 1st in the UK for Development Studies (REF 2021)
Thinking of doing a PhD? SENSS funds student-led projects across 8 UK universities, including UEA. You design the research, find a supervisor, and can collaborate with partners.
Apply from October for a 2026 start - now’s the time to start planning: senss.ac.uk/senss-student-led-competition
Apply from October for a 2026 start - now’s the time to start planning: senss.ac.uk/senss-student-led-competition
August 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Thinking of doing a PhD? SENSS funds student-led projects across 8 UK universities, including UEA. You design the research, find a supervisor, and can collaborate with partners.
Apply from October for a 2026 start - now’s the time to start planning: senss.ac.uk/senss-student-led-competition
Apply from October for a 2026 start - now’s the time to start planning: senss.ac.uk/senss-student-led-competition
📢 Job alert!
Our school is hiring a Teaching Fellow in Global Development.
🗓️ 6-month post starting Jan 2026
💰 £38,784–£46,049
🌍 Focus: Geography & Global Development
🧭 Includes UK field course on legacies of empire
Apply by 22 Sept 2025:
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/17...
Our school is hiring a Teaching Fellow in Global Development.
🗓️ 6-month post starting Jan 2026
💰 £38,784–£46,049
🌍 Focus: Geography & Global Development
🧭 Includes UK field course on legacies of empire
Apply by 22 Sept 2025:
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/17...
August 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
📢 Job alert!
Our school is hiring a Teaching Fellow in Global Development.
🗓️ 6-month post starting Jan 2026
💰 £38,784–£46,049
🌍 Focus: Geography & Global Development
🧭 Includes UK field course on legacies of empire
Apply by 22 Sept 2025:
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/17...
Our school is hiring a Teaching Fellow in Global Development.
🗓️ 6-month post starting Jan 2026
💰 £38,784–£46,049
🌍 Focus: Geography & Global Development
🧭 Includes UK field course on legacies of empire
Apply by 22 Sept 2025:
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/17...
New FutureLearn course! 🌱
Environmental Justice for Global Nature Restoration - learn how #justice and #sustainability go hand-in-hand
Designed by DEV's Adrian Martin & Iokiñe Rodríguez
🔗 Enrol: www.futurelearn.com/courses/just...
Environmental Justice for Global Nature Restoration - learn how #justice and #sustainability go hand-in-hand
Designed by DEV's Adrian Martin & Iokiñe Rodríguez
🔗 Enrol: www.futurelearn.com/courses/just...
August 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
New FutureLearn course! 🌱
Environmental Justice for Global Nature Restoration - learn how #justice and #sustainability go hand-in-hand
Designed by DEV's Adrian Martin & Iokiñe Rodríguez
🔗 Enrol: www.futurelearn.com/courses/just...
Environmental Justice for Global Nature Restoration - learn how #justice and #sustainability go hand-in-hand
Designed by DEV's Adrian Martin & Iokiñe Rodríguez
🔗 Enrol: www.futurelearn.com/courses/just...
📚 New blog alert!
Boys’ disengagement from #education is a growing crisis—and it’s time we addressed it.
Our consortium (UEA, @equimundo.bsky.social & @unesco.org) is tackling harmful #gender norms through the Lifting Barriers project.
Read more: www.gpekix.org/blog/dont-fo...
Boys’ disengagement from #education is a growing crisis—and it’s time we addressed it.
Our consortium (UEA, @equimundo.bsky.social & @unesco.org) is tackling harmful #gender norms through the Lifting Barriers project.
Read more: www.gpekix.org/blog/dont-fo...
August 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
📚 New blog alert!
Boys’ disengagement from #education is a growing crisis—and it’s time we addressed it.
Our consortium (UEA, @equimundo.bsky.social & @unesco.org) is tackling harmful #gender norms through the Lifting Barriers project.
Read more: www.gpekix.org/blog/dont-fo...
Boys’ disengagement from #education is a growing crisis—and it’s time we addressed it.
Our consortium (UEA, @equimundo.bsky.social & @unesco.org) is tackling harmful #gender norms through the Lifting Barriers project.
Read more: www.gpekix.org/blog/dont-fo...
🎓 Chevening Scholarships are open!
Study a fully funded MA at UEA’s School of Global Development.
👉 chevening.org | uea.ac.uk/about/school-of-global-development/postgraduate
Study a fully funded MA at UEA’s School of Global Development.
👉 chevening.org | uea.ac.uk/about/school-of-global-development/postgraduate
August 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🎓 Chevening Scholarships are open!
Study a fully funded MA at UEA’s School of Global Development.
👉 chevening.org | uea.ac.uk/about/school-of-global-development/postgraduate
Study a fully funded MA at UEA’s School of Global Development.
👉 chevening.org | uea.ac.uk/about/school-of-global-development/postgraduate
Big congratulations to our colleague @martinscott2010.bsky.social! 🏆
His co-authored book is shortlisted for the 2025 MeCCSA Outstanding Achievement Awards.
Winners will be announced at the MeCCSA Conference, 4–6 Sept at Edinburgh Napier.
Read more: www.meccsa.org.uk/meccsa-outst...
His co-authored book is shortlisted for the 2025 MeCCSA Outstanding Achievement Awards.
Winners will be announced at the MeCCSA Conference, 4–6 Sept at Edinburgh Napier.
Read more: www.meccsa.org.uk/meccsa-outst...
August 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Big congratulations to our colleague @martinscott2010.bsky.social! 🏆
His co-authored book is shortlisted for the 2025 MeCCSA Outstanding Achievement Awards.
Winners will be announced at the MeCCSA Conference, 4–6 Sept at Edinburgh Napier.
Read more: www.meccsa.org.uk/meccsa-outst...
His co-authored book is shortlisted for the 2025 MeCCSA Outstanding Achievement Awards.
Winners will be announced at the MeCCSA Conference, 4–6 Sept at Edinburgh Napier.
Read more: www.meccsa.org.uk/meccsa-outst...
New piece from international researchers led by DEV Rachel Carmenta published on Current Opinion Environmental Sustainability:
“Unveiling pervasive assumptions” challenges the idea that poverty drives biodiversity loss & offers new models for equitable #conservation.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
“Unveiling pervasive assumptions” challenges the idea that poverty drives biodiversity loss & offers new models for equitable #conservation.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
August 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
New piece from international researchers led by DEV Rachel Carmenta published on Current Opinion Environmental Sustainability:
“Unveiling pervasive assumptions” challenges the idea that poverty drives biodiversity loss & offers new models for equitable #conservation.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
“Unveiling pervasive assumptions” challenges the idea that poverty drives biodiversity loss & offers new models for equitable #conservation.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
Meet Shariff Hakim, MA Education & Development grad from UEA! 🎓
From Ghana to Norwich via a @britishcouncil.bsky.social Scholarship, Shariff’s journey is all about transforming #education for underserved communities.
Next stop: advocacy, policy, & youth empowerment.
www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
From Ghana to Norwich via a @britishcouncil.bsky.social Scholarship, Shariff’s journey is all about transforming #education for underserved communities.
Next stop: advocacy, policy, & youth empowerment.
www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
July 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Meet Shariff Hakim, MA Education & Development grad from UEA! 🎓
From Ghana to Norwich via a @britishcouncil.bsky.social Scholarship, Shariff’s journey is all about transforming #education for underserved communities.
Next stop: advocacy, policy, & youth empowerment.
www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
From Ghana to Norwich via a @britishcouncil.bsky.social Scholarship, Shariff’s journey is all about transforming #education for underserved communities.
Next stop: advocacy, policy, & youth empowerment.
www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
New Publication Alert! 🗞️
Zeynep Durmaz & DEV colleague Heike Schroeder published a powerful piece on how Indigenous Peoples are pushing back against carbon markets & #CarbonColonialism in UN climate talks.
Read more: www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/13...
Zeynep Durmaz & DEV colleague Heike Schroeder published a powerful piece on how Indigenous Peoples are pushing back against carbon markets & #CarbonColonialism in UN climate talks.
Read more: www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/13...
July 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New Publication Alert! 🗞️
Zeynep Durmaz & DEV colleague Heike Schroeder published a powerful piece on how Indigenous Peoples are pushing back against carbon markets & #CarbonColonialism in UN climate talks.
Read more: www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/13...
Zeynep Durmaz & DEV colleague Heike Schroeder published a powerful piece on how Indigenous Peoples are pushing back against carbon markets & #CarbonColonialism in UN climate talks.
Read more: www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/13...
Our own @martinscott2010.bsky.social has published a new policy brief for the #G20, calling for stronger support for independent, diverse, and financially viable media.
Part of the #M20 initiative ahead of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.
Read it here: media20.org/wp-content/u...
Part of the #M20 initiative ahead of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.
Read it here: media20.org/wp-content/u...
July 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Our own @martinscott2010.bsky.social has published a new policy brief for the #G20, calling for stronger support for independent, diverse, and financially viable media.
Part of the #M20 initiative ahead of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.
Read it here: media20.org/wp-content/u...
Part of the #M20 initiative ahead of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.
Read it here: media20.org/wp-content/u...
Our 2025–26 Newsletter is here! 📰
A vibrant year in review, featuring student voices, alumni stories, new modules, and groundbreaking research.
Dive into the highlights of our teaching, research, and impact.
Read more: assets.uea.ac.uk/f/185167/x/9...
A vibrant year in review, featuring student voices, alumni stories, new modules, and groundbreaking research.
Dive into the highlights of our teaching, research, and impact.
Read more: assets.uea.ac.uk/f/185167/x/9...
July 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Our 2025–26 Newsletter is here! 📰
A vibrant year in review, featuring student voices, alumni stories, new modules, and groundbreaking research.
Dive into the highlights of our teaching, research, and impact.
Read more: assets.uea.ac.uk/f/185167/x/9...
A vibrant year in review, featuring student voices, alumni stories, new modules, and groundbreaking research.
Dive into the highlights of our teaching, research, and impact.
Read more: assets.uea.ac.uk/f/185167/x/9...
Discover #Geography at UEA! 🌍
Explore how we tackle global challenges—from #ClimateChange to urban inequality—through our innovative Geography programmes.
Offered via Global Development & Environmental Sciences, with real-world impact at the core.
Find your path: www.uea.ac.uk/study/subjec...
Explore how we tackle global challenges—from #ClimateChange to urban inequality—through our innovative Geography programmes.
Offered via Global Development & Environmental Sciences, with real-world impact at the core.
Find your path: www.uea.ac.uk/study/subjec...
July 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Discover #Geography at UEA! 🌍
Explore how we tackle global challenges—from #ClimateChange to urban inequality—through our innovative Geography programmes.
Offered via Global Development & Environmental Sciences, with real-world impact at the core.
Find your path: www.uea.ac.uk/study/subjec...
Explore how we tackle global challenges—from #ClimateChange to urban inequality—through our innovative Geography programmes.
Offered via Global Development & Environmental Sciences, with real-world impact at the core.
Find your path: www.uea.ac.uk/study/subjec...
Big congratulations to @reetiks.bsky.social, named one of the BBC's 2025 New Generation Thinkers!
Selected for her work on gender, climate, and migration, she’ll bring bold research to new audiences via BBC Radio 4.
Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
Selected for her work on gender, climate, and migration, she’ll bring bold research to new audiences via BBC Radio 4.
Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
July 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Big congratulations to @reetiks.bsky.social, named one of the BBC's 2025 New Generation Thinkers!
Selected for her work on gender, climate, and migration, she’ll bring bold research to new audiences via BBC Radio 4.
Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
Selected for her work on gender, climate, and migration, she’ll bring bold research to new audiences via BBC Radio 4.
Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
Thanks to Rebecca Elmhirst, Rebecca Stonehill, Hannah Claxton, Helen Baczkowska & Sabine Virani for a brilliant 2025 Piers Blaikie Lecture! @gejgroup.bsky.social
A rich dialogue on feminist political ecology in Norfolk — beautifully captured in a poem by Rebecca Stonehill.
📸 Photos: John Chirwa
A rich dialogue on feminist political ecology in Norfolk — beautifully captured in a poem by Rebecca Stonehill.
📸 Photos: John Chirwa
June 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Thanks to Rebecca Elmhirst, Rebecca Stonehill, Hannah Claxton, Helen Baczkowska & Sabine Virani for a brilliant 2025 Piers Blaikie Lecture! @gejgroup.bsky.social
A rich dialogue on feminist political ecology in Norfolk — beautifully captured in a poem by Rebecca Stonehill.
📸 Photos: John Chirwa
A rich dialogue on feminist political ecology in Norfolk — beautifully captured in a poem by Rebecca Stonehill.
📸 Photos: John Chirwa
Join us for the 2025 Piers Blaikie Lecture at UEA! 📣
This year’s theme: Feminist Political Ecology in the #Norfolk Landscape — a dialogue between scholars, activists & community voices on land, gender & justice.
Book here: store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
This year’s theme: Feminist Political Ecology in the #Norfolk Landscape — a dialogue between scholars, activists & community voices on land, gender & justice.
Book here: store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
June 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Join us for the 2025 Piers Blaikie Lecture at UEA! 📣
This year’s theme: Feminist Political Ecology in the #Norfolk Landscape — a dialogue between scholars, activists & community voices on land, gender & justice.
Book here: store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
This year’s theme: Feminist Political Ecology in the #Norfolk Landscape — a dialogue between scholars, activists & community voices on land, gender & justice.
Book here: store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
#OpenAccess #NewPublication
“The ‘How’ of Transformation”: 4 principles for justice-centred responses to the climate & #biodiversity crises, grounded in research across the Global South.
By colleagues Mark Tebboth, Rachel Carmenta, and Clare Shelton
Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“The ‘How’ of Transformation”: 4 principles for justice-centred responses to the climate & #biodiversity crises, grounded in research across the Global South.
By colleagues Mark Tebboth, Rachel Carmenta, and Clare Shelton
Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
June 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
#OpenAccess #NewPublication
“The ‘How’ of Transformation”: 4 principles for justice-centred responses to the climate & #biodiversity crises, grounded in research across the Global South.
By colleagues Mark Tebboth, Rachel Carmenta, and Clare Shelton
Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“The ‘How’ of Transformation”: 4 principles for justice-centred responses to the climate & #biodiversity crises, grounded in research across the Global South.
By colleagues Mark Tebboth, Rachel Carmenta, and Clare Shelton
Read more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Join us 18 June at UEA for the 2025 Piers Blaikie Lecture:
“Exploring the contours of feminist political ecology” @thenisd.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
Voices from Norfolk and beyond on land, justice & hope.
🎟️ Free, but booking required: store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
“Exploring the contours of feminist political ecology” @thenisd.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
Voices from Norfolk and beyond on land, justice & hope.
🎟️ Free, but booking required: store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
June 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Join us 18 June at UEA for the 2025 Piers Blaikie Lecture:
“Exploring the contours of feminist political ecology” @thenisd.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
Voices from Norfolk and beyond on land, justice & hope.
🎟️ Free, but booking required: store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
“Exploring the contours of feminist political ecology” @thenisd.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
Voices from Norfolk and beyond on land, justice & hope.
🎟️ Free, but booking required: store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
🌍 On #WorldEnvironmentDay, join us for the launch of a major new global report on #forests & #resilience, led by DEV colleague Rachel Carmenta.
5 June | 14:00 CEST (13:00 BST)
Online roundtable with experts from science, policy & practice.
Learn more: www.iufro.org/events/onlin...
5 June | 14:00 CEST (13:00 BST)
Online roundtable with experts from science, policy & practice.
Learn more: www.iufro.org/events/onlin...
June 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🌍 On #WorldEnvironmentDay, join us for the launch of a major new global report on #forests & #resilience, led by DEV colleague Rachel Carmenta.
5 June | 14:00 CEST (13:00 BST)
Online roundtable with experts from science, policy & practice.
Learn more: www.iufro.org/events/onlin...
5 June | 14:00 CEST (13:00 BST)
Online roundtable with experts from science, policy & practice.
Learn more: www.iufro.org/events/onlin...
There’s still time to register for the upcoming Gender and Development conference at UEA this June.
Join us for two days of critical discussion on the enduring importance of gender and social justice in an increasingly polarised world.
Register here: store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
Join us for two days of critical discussion on the enduring importance of gender and social justice in an increasingly polarised world.
Register here: store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
May 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
There’s still time to register for the upcoming Gender and Development conference at UEA this June.
Join us for two days of critical discussion on the enduring importance of gender and social justice in an increasingly polarised world.
Register here: store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
Join us for two days of critical discussion on the enduring importance of gender and social justice in an increasingly polarised world.
Register here: store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
Powerful new research from our colleague Dr Maria Abranches explores how women experience family reunion after the asylum process — highlighting resilience, #motherhood, and everyday acts of care.
Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/health/under...
Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/health/under...
May 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Powerful new research from our colleague Dr Maria Abranches explores how women experience family reunion after the asylum process — highlighting resilience, #motherhood, and everyday acts of care.
Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/health/under...
Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/health/under...
#NewPublication #OpenAccess 🗞️🔓
New research by @martinscott2010.bsky.social & team show how most journalists in Sudan & the Philippines hadn’t heard of the #MediaFreedom Coalition, yet many still valued its narratives as moral support.
Check this paper here: ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
New research by @martinscott2010.bsky.social & team show how most journalists in Sudan & the Philippines hadn’t heard of the #MediaFreedom Coalition, yet many still valued its narratives as moral support.
Check this paper here: ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
May 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#NewPublication #OpenAccess 🗞️🔓
New research by @martinscott2010.bsky.social & team show how most journalists in Sudan & the Philippines hadn’t heard of the #MediaFreedom Coalition, yet many still valued its narratives as moral support.
Check this paper here: ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
New research by @martinscott2010.bsky.social & team show how most journalists in Sudan & the Philippines hadn’t heard of the #MediaFreedom Coalition, yet many still valued its narratives as moral support.
Check this paper here: ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
Postdoc Opportunity at UEA! 🎓
Are you an early career researcher looking to grow your academic career?
We are inviting applications for the prestigious
@britishacademy.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellowship (starting Autumn 2026).
Deadline: 2 June 2025
Learn more: www.uea.ac.uk/research/res...
Are you an early career researcher looking to grow your academic career?
We are inviting applications for the prestigious
@britishacademy.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellowship (starting Autumn 2026).
Deadline: 2 June 2025
Learn more: www.uea.ac.uk/research/res...
May 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Postdoc Opportunity at UEA! 🎓
Are you an early career researcher looking to grow your academic career?
We are inviting applications for the prestigious
@britishacademy.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellowship (starting Autumn 2026).
Deadline: 2 June 2025
Learn more: www.uea.ac.uk/research/res...
Are you an early career researcher looking to grow your academic career?
We are inviting applications for the prestigious
@britishacademy.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellowship (starting Autumn 2026).
Deadline: 2 June 2025
Learn more: www.uea.ac.uk/research/res...
A-level #Geography Teachers!
Got students curious about studying geography at uni? Bring them to UEA’s Geography Taster Day on Tues 24 June!
Explore uni life, join workshops & meet lecturers!
Hosted by Schools of Global Development & Environmental Sciences
Book now: forms.office.com/e/66vnzUtnCF
Got students curious about studying geography at uni? Bring them to UEA’s Geography Taster Day on Tues 24 June!
Explore uni life, join workshops & meet lecturers!
Hosted by Schools of Global Development & Environmental Sciences
Book now: forms.office.com/e/66vnzUtnCF
May 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A-level #Geography Teachers!
Got students curious about studying geography at uni? Bring them to UEA’s Geography Taster Day on Tues 24 June!
Explore uni life, join workshops & meet lecturers!
Hosted by Schools of Global Development & Environmental Sciences
Book now: forms.office.com/e/66vnzUtnCF
Got students curious about studying geography at uni? Bring them to UEA’s Geography Taster Day on Tues 24 June!
Explore uni life, join workshops & meet lecturers!
Hosted by Schools of Global Development & Environmental Sciences
Book now: forms.office.com/e/66vnzUtnCF
Big news! Our review on gender in food systems, led by DEV Professor Nitya Rao, is featured in a special @nature.com collection on gender equality. Honoured to be part of this global conversation. 🌍
Check the collection: www.nature.com/collections/...
Check the collection: www.nature.com/collections/...
May 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Big news! Our review on gender in food systems, led by DEV Professor Nitya Rao, is featured in a special @nature.com collection on gender equality. Honoured to be part of this global conversation. 🌍
Check the collection: www.nature.com/collections/...
Check the collection: www.nature.com/collections/...
Registrations are still open for the conference Gender and Development at UEA next month.
Join us for two days of exploring the continued relevance of gender issues and social justice in a world marked by growing political and social polarisation.
Register here:
store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
Join us for two days of exploring the continued relevance of gender issues and social justice in a world marked by growing political and social polarisation.
Register here:
store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
May 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Registrations are still open for the conference Gender and Development at UEA next month.
Join us for two days of exploring the continued relevance of gender issues and social justice in a world marked by growing political and social polarisation.
Register here:
store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...
Join us for two days of exploring the continued relevance of gender issues and social justice in a world marked by growing political and social polarisation.
Register here:
store.uea.ac.uk/conferences-...