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International Development research and COVID-19

8th July 2020

In a recent Open University webinar, a panel of researchers and practitioners explored the numerous issues faced by those conducting research with mobile populations in a time of lockdown and social distancing. Now available to watch again

Postgraduate Certificate in Global Development Management launched

30th June 2020

The Open University’s new postgraduate qualification for development managers, starting this autumn, will connect students across the globe.

The latest significant step in the UK’s development agenda

24th June 2020

Economics academics respond to the merger of the UK’s Department for International Development into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Men queuing for food in the former 'Jungle' refugee camp in Calais, taken 2015 by Heidi McCafferty

Researching with mobile populations in a time of lockdown

26th May 2020

In an Open University webinar to be held on 1 July, we will explore the numerous issues around conducting research with mobile populations in a time of lockdown and social distancing. How do you conduct responsible, ethical research during a global pandemic?

Securing a globally fair diffusion of COVID-19 vaccines

12th May 2020

Theo Papaioannou, Professor of Politics, Innovation and Development at The Open University, argues in this article that combating COVID-19 will require global application of a non-ideal justice in innovation

Framing an international education response to COVID-19

3rd May 2020

'Distance education is not a one-size-fits-all solution, especially in low-resource contexts'. In a blog written for UKFIET, Dr Alison Buckler (and others) explore how to minimise ‘distance’ in distance learning programmes during COVID-19

Interdisciplinary cohesion in the time of Coronavirus

3rd May 2020

Professor Smita Srinivas discusses her latest paper 'Economics and Public Health: a case for interdisciplinary cohesion in the time of Coronavirus' and the relevance of her work to the current COVID-19 pandemic

‘Return to normal’ from the COVID-19 crisis?

3rd May 2020

As the COVID-19 crisis persists, ‘a return to normal’ remains contentious. Many people are asking, ‘what normal?’ Or more practically speaking, ‘How to create a better normal?’ Dr Les Levidow explores