Education and Employment

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More than 120 million children and adolescents around the world do not attend school. Education is a pathway to employment, and escape from poverty and a mechanisms for community development. This is ever more the case as the world becomes more globalized and knowledge-driven. The world of work is changing and ensuring people have the right skills and opportunities is critical to reducing global poverty.

Our researchers are working around the world to understand barriers to education, identify opportunities for new ways of teaching and learning, investigate pathways into employment and develop on-the-ground training opportunities for students and professionals across a variety of disciplines.

 

Where this research is happening at UofG

School of Education

School of Biodiversity, One Health & Comparative Medicine

School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing

School of Infection & Immunity

School of Interdisciplinary Studies

 

Classroom full of people
Classroom full of people

Gendered Journeys: the trajectories of STEM students and graduates through higher education and into employment, in multiple global south contexts

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:05:00 GMT

This project is investigating how far, and in what ways, gender may have an influence in the progress of students through higher education, graduation and progression into skilled employment in the STEM sector in India and Rwanda.

Group photo of MalDent Team at their curriculum meeting in Malawi
Group photo of MalDent Team at their curriculum meeting in Malawi

Towards a Dental School for Malawi – the MalDent Project

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:40:00 GMT

This projects supports the ambition of the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) to establish the first Bachelor of Dental Surgery course in Malawi.

Group photo of people in front of an Afrique One banner
Group photo of people in front of an Afrique One banner

Afrique One - ASPIRE

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:03:00 GMT

Afrique One – ASPIRE is focussed on endemic zoonotic diseases (diseases that are transmissible between animals and humans) through capacity building.

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Two people in construction hats with

Can dual apprenticeships create better and more equitable social and economic outcomes for young people?

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:28:00 GMT

This research is supporting more effective implementation of dual apprenticeship in India and Mexico and to strengthen the capacity of project partners to evaluate their apprenticeships in the medium to long term.

Group photo of the Sustainable Futures in Africa Network
Group photo of the Sustainable Futures in Africa Network

Participatory Futures

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:28:00 GMT

This project seeks to re-examine 5 GCRF projects to evaluate the way partnerships have been conceptualised and practiced across diverse research contexts.

Logo for the Educational Peacebuilding Project - abstract shapes forming a running person
Logo for the Educational Peacebuilding Project - abstract shapes forming a running person

Educational Peacebuilding in Medellin and Acapulco

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:46:00 GMT

A project looking to contribute to reducing the negative impacts of drug-related violence and crime in Mexico.

Group of people standing together in front of signs representing partnership
Group of people standing together in front of signs representing partnership

Creating sustainable solar energy for the Blantyre-Blantyre Clinical Research Facility

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 11:14:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow partnered with Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Malawi (KUHeS) to install an affordable, reliable and clean power supply.

Group photo of project workshop participants in red and grey project t-shirts
Group photo of project workshop participants in red and grey project t-shirts

The Equality Project: Starting from Home. Reducing gender inequalities in Kenya and Tanzania

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 13:35:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow partnered with the University of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania, and Strathmore University in Nairobi to address and reduce domestic gender inequalities in Kenya and Tanzania.

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Young woman standing in the savanna with a group of elephants in the background

Supporting the Next Generation of Wildlife Managers in Tanzania

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 18:20:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow is supporting Tanzanian students to build the skills and experience they need to address wildlife management challenges in Africa.