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Ebba Tellander successfully defends her PhD thesis

Investigating the use of political space to protest in countries with violent or repressive regimes

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PhD defence by Fergus Simpson

The political ecology of conservation at a violent frontier constellation in South Kivu, Eastern DRC

The rapid rise of digital platforms for agriculture in Africa
Based on research conducted in Ghana, Oane Visser takes a critical look at the rapid rise of digital platforms for agriculture in Africa
- Thursday 22 Sep 2022
- Lecture
Successful PhD defence by Ebba Tellander
Ebba Tellander successfully defended her PhD thesis investigating the use of political space to protest in countries with violent or repressive regimes
- Thursday 22 Sep 2022
- PhD defence
Economists call for price cap on energy
"While a price cap has drawbacks, we have to weigh them against the cost of doing nothing."
- Monday 19 Sep 2022
- In the media

PhD defence by Fergus Simpson
Fergus Simpson will defend his thesis exploring the implementation and effects of environmental conservation in eastern DRC’s South Kivu Province
- Monday 3 Oct 2022, 15:00 - 17:00
- PhD defence
PhD defence by Ms Zoe Brent
Zoe Brent will defend her PhD thesis focusing on the decline in agrarian jobs, depopulation of rural areas and how it affects the future of food system
- Wednesday 5 Oct 2022, 18:00 - 19:30
- PhD defence
Adaptation to climate change in Costa Rica
Maria Fernanda Morales Camacho examines adaptation to climate change through the lives of Costa Rican fishers and their communities
- Thursday 6 Oct 2022, 13:00 - 14:00
- Seminar