Our ‘Alumni Watch’ series tracks the working lives of our graduates, including a wide range of former PhD fellows around the world. Many continue working in academia or serve in national governments or international organisations. NB: the next application deadline for our full-time PhD programme is February 2020.
Alumni Watch
Lifting the embargo on the children of Iran: Dr. Sepideh Yousefzadeh
23 November 2013
I started my PhD in 2008 as a mid-career professional, having already worked for several years in Iran and a few years in Afghanistan. Due to my previous experience, I realized that I wanted to continue working with children. I also wanted to work on Iran as I thought my local knowled...
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Entering government in Nigeria: Dr. Joe Abah
17 October 2013
Fellows on our part-time PhD programme (GPAC²) work for governments and international bodies around the world. Their day jobs land them at the centre of events in geopolitical hotspots, meaning they are often better informed than even the best connected journalists. In this new series...
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Comparing innovation & development in various countries: Dr. Jun Hou
14 October 2013
In October 2013, Jun Hou successfully defended his PhD thesis on ‘Complementarity in Innovation and Development: A Cross-country Comparison’. Having analysed several thousand firms in more than 30 developing countries, he gives a range of recommendations. In particular, these are base...
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