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2 people and a dog sitting outside of a stone house with a wooden door

Research project

Social cash transfers, generational relations and youth poverty trajectories in rural Lesotho and Malawi

This research, funded by ESRC-DFID, generated evidence regarding how social cash transfers (SCTs) .

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Tropical forest dynamics in logged, restored and conserved forests in SE Asia

A programme of work, led by Prof. Mark Cutler, that builds on research started over 20 years ago in logged forests around Danum Valley in Sabah, Malaysia. This includes analysis of the impacts of the 2015 El Niño on leaf reflectance and traits, and the effectiveness of restoration measures on carbon accumulation in forests after logging.

People selling goods at a railway station in Africa

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Growing up on the streets: research with and for young people on the streets

'Growing up on the Streets’ worked with hundreds of street children and youth in three African cities, providing insights into their patterns of daily life, struggles, capabilities and coping strategies as they seek to create adult lives to value

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Youth Transitions in Protected Crisis

Funded by DFID, Youth Transitions in Protracted Crisis focuses on young people who are refugees and highlights the challenges and strategies youth employ to create adult lives in difficult environments. The research took place in urban and camp settlements in Uganda and Jordan working with various refugee groups aged 10 -24.