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May 2, 2025 — Story Behind the Research: Meet Karoliina Kantola, Balancing Journalism and Development Studies Research!
In this blog post, Karoliina shares insights into her research journey. Based in Copenhagen as a journalist for YLE, while conducting fieldwork in the Dar es Salaam region of Tanzania, she reflects on the joys and challenges of navigating both worlds. Her dual roles have allowed her to engage with...
March 21, 2025 — Story Behind the Research: Meet David Caicedo Sarralde, Exploring Ancestral Knowledge Towards Seed Sovereignty in Colombia
David is one of our new DocNet members who recently joined the Sustainability Transformations (SusTra) Doctoral Education Pilot, a program financed by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Research Council of Finland. In this blog post, David tells us about his research journey and why...
March 12, 2025 — DevDays DocShop 2025. Researching with the Global South: Methods, Fieldwork, and Ethics.
The Development Days DocShop 2025 brought together enthusiastic doctoral researchers and distinguished professors for an insightful pre-conference workshop, designed to deepen understanding on ethical and methodological considerations for conducting meaningful and responsible research in the Global...
May 16, 2024 — Story behind the research: meet Anne Ruotsalainen, Exploring the Nexus of Education, Nutrition, and Economic Development.
Driven by a passion for children's rights and sustainable development, Anne, our new DocNet member, shares her doctoral research journey focusing on school meal programs in Malawi. Through her research, she aspires to shape policies benefiting children and communities while finding inspiration...
April 2, 2024 — Story behind the research: Meet Meysam Abedi, Bridging Computer Science and Development Studies
Meysam’s journey into the world of research is marked by a profound curiosity and drive to make a meaningful impact. Join us as we delve into his story, exploring his research interests, motivations, and the interdisciplinary bridges he seeks to build!
June 7, 2023 — Story behind the research: Meet Miyuru Gunathilake!
Miyuru is currently conducting his doctoral research at the University of Oulu while working in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research. For him, societal impact is the key as part of his doctoral studies, but also the collaborative initiatives between research...
May 11, 2023 — Story behind the research: meet Jutta Martens!
Jutta recently joined our DocNet and is eager to share part of her exciting journey as well as her previous experience. Jutta aims to foster a more active dialogue between research and policymaking as part of her dissertation.
April 5, 2023 — Story behind the research: Meet Bamgboye Taiwo!
Bamgboye, our new DocNet member shares his inspiring thoughts and background that have led him to conduct research in water energy and food nexus toward climate change resilience in Nigeria. For him, the support received from the academic community has made this journey a wonderful experience.
February 20, 2023 — Story behind the research: Meet Emilio Del Pupo!
The new DocNet member, Emilio tells us about his experience in conducting research in Latin America and in analyzing participatory structures in governmental organizations. Emilio also shares his insights regarding the role that academia should play in societal impact and what inspires him the most.