A blog post from Nyaboke Omwega, Postgraduate Research Student, Department of Anthropology and member of the GCRF CDT. My research on gender discrimination (Transport as Gendered Employment Practice in Kenya) has led me to look at Kenyan history. It is impossible to discuss female leadership in Kenya without discussing Wangari Maathai (1940-2011). Internationally, she was […]
On the 4th January 2021 an event dubbed as a “Research Dissemination Exhibition”, was launched at the Makerere University Art gallery. Read our interview with the artist and PhD candidate: Could you tell us a bit about yourself? I am an applied sculptor and Lecturer at the College of Engineering, Art, Design and Technology (CEDAT) […]
| Project Title | DAC Nation Overseas Partner |
| Low cost passive water treatment for impacted households across the Afghanistan and Pakistan | Pakistan |
| Towards the end game: operational research on improving rural housing in sub-Saharan Africa as a strategy to support malaria elimination. | Gambia |
| The Role of the Arts in Climate Change Mitigation: Environmental Philosophies of Saharawi Refugee-Citizens | Algeria |
| Maya subsistence farmer decision-making under climatic uncertainty in Central America | Belize |
| The development of peptidomimetics (peptoids) as therapeutics for treatment of Chagas disease and Leishmaniasis | Brazil |
| Repurposing old drugs to refresh the anti-leishmanial pipeline | Brazil |
| Poverty alleviation among ethnic minority groups in South West China through eco-agricultural and tourism development | China |
| The tragedy of common heritage; environmental conservations and the exploitation of the resources of the deep sea bed | Jamaica |
| Transport as gendered employment practice in sub-Saharan Africa | South Africa |
| Understanding the impact of climate and climate change on water and food security in Guyana | Guyana |
| A whole lifecycle approach to solar PV in India, managing the operation, end-of-life recycling. | India |
| Development of copper-dependent antimicrobial resistance breakers | India |
| Mitigating flood risks to rice production in the Indian subcontinent | India |
| The development and characterisation of “green” ionic liquid solvents for algal biofuel extraction. | India |
| Rainfall runoff modelling for flood forecasting in Indonesia | Indonesia |
| Developing best practice to protect children from air pollution in Indonesia | Indonesia |
| Designing smart functionalised surfaces for water harvesting. | Indonesia |
| Using machine learning and satellite radar to detect “silent” earthquakes in the Zagros Mountains, Iran | Iran |
| When the shaking stops: an evaluation of post-earthquake heritage rehabilitation in Hanuman Dhoka’s Durbar Square | Nepal |
| Exploring synergies and opportunities at the interface between culture, ritual & science for landslide risk reduction | Nepal |
| Designs for dwellings; strategies for managing human-animal contact in Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone |
| Law’s Dynamic Effects: The Case of South Africa | South Africa |
| The politics and ethics of water security in Cape Town | South Africa |
| Governing the energy-water nexus; sustainable resource governance for development in Turkey | Turkey |
| Art and creativity in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Empowerment Among Young People in Uganda | Uganda |
| Using Soil Improvement Technologies (SITs) to Enhance Drought and Nutrient Resilience in Zimbabwean Soils | Zimbabwe |
