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MA Global Development alumnus, Phoebe Holmes, writes for Africa is a Country
Since graduating in 2020, former MA Global Development student Phoebe Holmes has written for several online outlets, including The BSC Blog and Africa is a Country.
Parliamentary e-petitions article selected for free access by Policy & Politics journal
Professor Cristina Leston-Bandeira’s article on e-petitions was selected by the journal Policy & Politics, to be part of its free access virtual issue on digital, democracy and participation.
Development Studies at Leeds top 40 in the world
Leeds has climbed the QS World University Rankings by subject, now ranked 33rd in the world for development studies for 2021.
Dr Adrian Gallagher secures £1.35 million from the Leverhulme Trust
Dr Gallagher, Associate Professor in International Relations, is one of 18 academics to secure the funding from the Leverhulme Trust which will support 19 PhDs on "Extinction Studies".
Explaining Non-State Perpetration of Mass Atrocity Crimes
The ESCR funded project launched in January 2021 and is led by Dr Gallagher, Associate Professor in International Relations, and Dr Kaisa Hinkkainen, Lecturer at the University of York.