News – SweDev

SweDev Chairperson interviewed in Lundagård

Lundagård, the student newspaper of Lund University, recently interviewed Jesper Sundewall, Chairperson of SweDev, regarding the recent cuts in funding for development research.

SweDev is joining LinkedIn

The Swedish Development Research Network is now on LinkedIn!

Op-ed in Altinget – Forskarupprop: Regeringen har dragit undan mattan för utvecklingsforskningen

SweDev initiated a debate article at the recent DevRes2024 conference, which has been signed by several attendees. In this op-ed, SweDev maps out several worrying signs that the government is deprioritizing Agenda 2030, and argues that knowledge about complex global challenges is more important than ever. You can read the article (in Swedish) published in Altinget, below.

SweDev Annual Assembly Report

SweDev’s annual assembly took place on 22 October 2024 at the DevRes conference, in Lund.

SweDev members involved in a new PhD course

Fredrik Söderbaum (SweDev Steering Committee) will be coordinating a PhD course in the spring with the involvement of SweDev chair person, Jesper Sundewall, and SweDev Executive Committee member, Janet Vähämäki.

Invitation to participate in a survey on global health and development

Lund University researcher is looking for participants to share their experiences working in global health and development in a qualitative survey.

The SweDev bodies are welcoming new members

SweDev is welcoming a new member in its Steering Committee and a new Executive Committee has been formed.

UUniFI Sustainable Transformations – a new initiative at Uppsala University

The Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University (UU) has recently announced the establishment of the Uppsala Institute for Sustainable Transformations.

Recording: How Development Cooperation Can Support ‘Managing For Empowerment’ and Achieve Better Public Sector Performance 

Recording from SweDev and SEI’s dialogue series on development research on 26 September 2024.