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In conversation with Dr Awino Okech on gender and sexual rights

In conversation with Dr Awino Okech on gender and sexual rights

by Ed Clarkson | May 26, 2021 | Events, News

…Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí, Dr Okech outlined how the theory of intersectionality explains that women’s experiences as women cannot be essentialised because experience and identity are always informed by a complex of…

Closing the gender gap in STEM through digital literacy

Closing the gender gap in STEM through digital literacy

by Alumni Team | May 26, 2023 | Girls Education

…are women. Key factors behind this gender gap are gender stereotypes, a lack of role models for women, male dominated cultures, and maths anxiety. Digital literacy is another important contributor….

Breaking the cycle: tackling menstrual barriers for Ugandan girls

Breaking the cycle: tackling menstrual barriers for Ugandan girls

by Alumni Team | Dec 2, 2025 | Alumni, News, Together We Thrive – a Commonwealth for the next generation

…video testimonials, panel discussions, and plenaries. Peace convened eight panellists representing community stakeholders including, education leaders, Ms Fatumah Kirokimu, Principal Education Officer in Hoima City and Ms Sarah Nakamadi, Inspector…

Imagined possibilities: Disability sports and inclusive higher education

Imagined possibilities: Disability sports and inclusive higher education

by Alumni Team | Apr 18, 2023 | Sport for Development

…disability inclusion policies in Nigerian Higher Education (HE) using a decolonial lens. He is interested in inclusive education, HE policy, internationalisation, decoloniality, and development. The need for inclusive sports and…

2017 entrants – Taylor & Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize

by Hannah Openshaw | Sep 5, 2017 | Best Journal Article Prize, Best Journal Article Prize 2017, News

…Pregnant Stroke Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat, Hypertension Michelle Semple-Bean (2012 Scholar from Guyana, PhD Early Childhood Education, UCL Institute of Education) The Art of ‘smart gaff’: reshaping early childhood caregiver–child…

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