Anaïs recently joined the UniPID DocNet and shares her journey as a PhD researcher and how she became curious about the colonial dynamics reproduced in academic partnerships. From her contribution to a GINTL-UniPID intitiative to her academic visit to the Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education...
Professor Marja-Liisa Swantz passed away in Lahti in May 2025. In honour of her remarkable life and legacy, UniPID's Board Member Professor Irmeli Mustalahti has written a heartfelt obituary commemorating Professor Swantz’s contributions to development research in Finland.
This May, the Coordination Unit hosted the annual teachers’ workshop, bringing together both current and new teachers from the UniPID Virtual Studies Programme. The workshop provided a space for reflection on past experiences and collaborative discussion on how to further develop the program for...
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...
In this report, we present the insights gathered from UniPID’s Virtual Studies students regarding their experiences with the virtual programme between 2021 and 2023. A thorough analysis of the feedback reveals that students have generally found the virtual courses both enjoyable and a valuable...
The 2025 academic year is already off to a promising start! UniPID is expanding its Virtual Studies program with three new courses that explore global issues ranging from climate mobility to trademark law and conflict resolution. These additions reflect UniPID’s ongoing commitment, providing...
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...
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...
The UniPID Master’s Award in Development Studies 2024 was presented during the Development Days Conference reception in Helsinki. This year’s winner, Johanna Katariina Pajula from Tampere University, was recognized for her excellent thesis on social protection in humanitarian crises in Africa.