
Sr Lecturer - Education & International Development @MorayHouse @EdinburghUni Coordinator @MorayHouseCEID Academic Lead @dataforchildren Formerly @GEMReport
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined May 2016
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💰Funding Opportunities for International Masters Students
Join me on 23 Sept from 1-2:30 BST to learn more about @MorayHouse @EdinburghUni & funding options available to international students - @CheveningFCDO @commschols & more
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#UKFIETConf programme now online!
We are excited to announce that the full programme is now available for our September 2025 conference.
3 full days of exciting presentations, symposia, workshops... & not to forget the legendary disco!
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National out of school estimates vary widely depending on the source, timing, and questions used to collect the data. In this article I review the challenges and recommend ways to improve the quality of out of school data. doi.org/10.1016/j.chipro.202…
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New internship for Moray House graduates with @GEMReport education-sport.ed.ac.uk/mor…
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Replying to @UwezoUganda
@UwezoUganda, in partnership with @kyambogou's School of Education, the @Cambridge_Uni's, @REAL_Centre, and the Uganda Chapter of @ReliAfrica is organising a National Conference on what works in girls’ education. This conference that will be held under the theme, “Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: Evidence & Action for Girls’ Education” is scheduled for 1st – 3rd October, 2025.
Please refer to the call for abstracts here: uwezouganda.org/call-for-abs…
Submission deadline: 15th August 2025.
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President Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans reut.rs/4mI3S7w 1/3
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.@gavi promotes healthy children who grow up to power healthy economies - 19 countries have graduated from Gavi support.
Gavi makes the world safer and healthier for everyone – with 1B+ children immunized. Congress: Please keep funding this lifesaving work.
Breaking News: The Trump administration plans to end vaccine funding in developing countries, documents obtained by The New York Times show. Some HIV and TB aid will be kept. nyti.ms/43lyPXP
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We're hosting a special online event on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan this Thursday at 1pm, with speakers from @christianaidsco @IslamicReliefUK, @Tearfund and a special message from @AngusRobertson MSP. Register to attend here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/sudan-hum…
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#BREAKING: Rep Raskin to #Maddow: "What I see are all the tell tale signs of a COUP. A coup is a seizure of state power by UNELECTED actors, who work to take over the critical infrastructure of government outside of the rule of law, and that's what I see as going on right now."
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Applications are soon due for our 10-week #IIEPTraining course "Using learning assessment data to monitor SDG 4 progress" ➡️ bit.ly/4eilaCu
💻 Online, 100 learning hours
📚 4 IIEP credits
📅 5 March - 13 May 2025
💬 English & French
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Fom @rachelbnfield and me:
Fact-checking Elon's claims about USAID
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Trump wants to extend his tax cuts for rich individuals, which would add $4.6T to the deficit.
But he wants to go even further, cutting the corporate tax rate to 15%.
It's yet another absolutely shameless giveaway.
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Today is the final day to vote in the U21 Awards and Leaders of the Future Awards! Make your vote count!
👇Check the link below in our comments for details of how to nominate!
#u21news #universitas21 #international
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We are looking for a Consultant to develop our regional communications strategy and country communication plans.
💡 Deadline: 31st January 2025.
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For more info: reliafrica.org/careers/
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What role do knowledge brokers play in shaping global education systems?
Register for the launch of The Rise of Knowledge Brokers in Global Education Governance. 💡 on January 22nd !
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