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Dr Shailen Nandy of Centre for Study of Poverty and Social Justice to give talk on child poverty and international development
On 27th September Dr Shailen Nandy will give a talk to the Sutton Coldfield International Development Group, on child poverty and international development. Former Minister for International Development Andrew Mitchell, MP, will also be on the panel, as will Karen Moore, Economic Security Advisor for the NGO Plan UK.
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Centre interview for global analysis project of living conditions and poverty
On Tuesday 17th September Dave Gordon and colleagues at the Universities of Gothenberg, Liverpool and Maynooth (Ireland) were interviewed by a review panel of the Swedish Riksband (Central Bank) for a project proposal which had been shortlisted. The project will provide a global analysis of living conditions and poverty in low and middle income countries using household survey microdata, multilevel modelling and geographic weighted regression analysis.
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'Having an impact - how disability research can make a difference' - 25 Years of Norah Fry Research Centre
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School Seminar Series: ‘Primary prevention of gender-based violence: progress and challenges’ and ‘Looking Beyond Violence: Translating Coercive Control into Policy and Law’
16 Oct 13
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