Masters student blog series: 2022 recap
Last year we invited some of our International Development students to write blog articles exploring key topics from their courses. Here's a roundup of all those articles in one place.

#01: Maya Ljubojevic
MPH International Development student Maya Ljubojevic discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted pre-existing digital inequalities.
#02: Matthew Rees
Buen Vivir and Food Sovereignty: A Radical Future Beyond Food Insecurity?
MA International Development student Matthew discusses the commodification of food and looks at international solutions to food insecurity.
#03: Beth Porter
MA International Development student Beth discusses the First Nations’ fight for food security.
#04: Onome Etim
MPH International Development student Onome discusses the human rights-based approach development cooperation in the context of women's bodily autonomy.
#05: Matthew MacRorie
PhD candidate in the department of Civil and Structural Engineering, who has taken International Development modules, Matthew MacRorie discusses the challenges faced by the one billion people around the world who have only intermittent access to running water.
#06: Rebecca Fernandes
The downsides of posing individualistic solutions to the global problem of food security
Rebecca Fernandes examines how to combat food insecurity.
#07: Manami Sano
What human rights are adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania aware of not being fulfilled?
MA Intercultural Communications and International Development student Manami discusses women's rights in Tanzania.
#08: Ellen Potter
The right to dignity; the right to food
MA International Development student Ellen discusses the right to adequate and affordable food.
#09: Hannah Roberts
MPH International Development student Hannah discusses access to water, sanitation and hygiene.
#10: Isabelle Parsons
MPH International Development student Isabelle discusses gender-based violence and rights-based approaches to development.
#11: Ritu Shankar Banda
MSc Environmental Change and International Development student Ritu Shankar discusses the post-neo-liberal concept of alternative development Buen Vivir.
#12: Lauren Smithstone
Re-imagining Food Security during Covid-19: Buen Vivir in the Andes
In the final installment of our masters students' blog series, MSc Environmental Change and International Development student Lauren Smithstone discusses rising food insecurity over the last decade, in particular during the global pandemic.