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Matt Baillie Smith

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Prof Global Development @NUGeog @NUGlobaldev | volunteering, civil society, citizenship, climate | @RYVUganda | Dean Research Culture @NorthumbriaUni | he/him

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📢Fully funded PhD studentship on the role religion, faith or belief can play in addressing some of world’s global challenges with me and @mbailliesmith Come & join us at the wonderful @NUGeog and @NUGlobalDev Do get in touch for an informal chat 👇 findaphd.com/phds/project/f…


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Today @eu_echo & @ifrc in partnership @NUGlobalDev convened a side event at the 34th International Conference of the #RedCrossRedCrescent on the protection of humanitarian workers. These are not merely numbers but stories of challenges to do with safety and wellbeing #RCRC24

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Today at the 34 #internationalconference the conversation was around local action and a spotlight on volunteers and social safety nets. Interesting insights that discuss these as 2 parallel systems that interconnect but need an underlying framework to operate well #RCRC24

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Check out this great radio project amplifying the voices of women resisting resource extraction in Bolivia and contribute if you can!

1/2 Help amplify the voices of women territory defenders resisting resource extraction in Bolivia 🌱✊Donate here to support radio project ¡Escucha la tierra! tinyurl.com/bd2wun6j

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It was an honour to host a diverse range of international institutions, NGOs, research centres & government departments at #IVCO2024. This year's conference was organised by @forumids, @NUGlobalDev & @Comhlamh #NUGlobalVolunteering 🌎Discover more: northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-…

Volunteering builds bridges🌉 and promotes solidarity as we face the global crises of today and tomorrow. This is one of the key 🔑 messages from the #IVCO2024 where 150 volunteer leaders & organizations 🌎 exchange knowledge to drive global peace & development by #volunteering.

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💭 Have you got a great idea for a PhD? @NUGeog level 6 and 7 students find out about opportunities to apply for funding with @DtpNine and @nbcdtp Opportunities across Human Geography, Development, Climate & Sustainability topics. Ellison Building ELA113, Tues 8th Oct, 12-1pm

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New #OpenAccess paper - scales, forms, distribution of #volunteering amongst #refugee #youth in #Uganda using #survey data from @RYVUganda project. Hopefully provides food for thought on quantifiying volunteering outside global North! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps… #NUGlobalVolunteering

*New OA Paper* w/ @RYVUganda team - "The scale, forms and distribution of volunteering amongst refugee youth populations in Uganda" in 'Population, Space and Place' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps…

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We are thrilled to share our Annual Report 2023-24, highlighting Mukti's transformational impact and our ongoing commitment to empowering communities and driving sustainable change across various sectors. Tap to the link for view muktiweb.org/annual-report/ #annualreport


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Applications now open! Join @lborogeog for a PhD in Human Geography via @mgsesrcdtp with @ESRC funding for an Oct 2025 start. Deadline 21st January 2025. DM for more info on research themes, pathways and supervision. Start your PhD journey with us: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…

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Applications for UK's fully funded #Chevening Scholarships are open! To apply, visit:chevening.org/India

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We launched the 5 year report of the @UKRI_News @GCRF @livingdeltas The report shines the spotlight on building climate resilience of vulnerable communities of the deltas. Thanks to @GhulamRabbani_ @UniofNewcastle @NorthumbriaUni and partners for their support.


Great to be in Kolkata with @livingdeltas colleagues @AndyNcl @palaeoisotopes @SumanaB2401 and others to share our research. Thanks as always to @Andrew007Uk @PoddarHaimanti and @UKinKolkata for wonderful hosting and all the support. @NorthumbriaUni @UniofNewcastle @NUGlobalDev

.@Andrew007Uk spoke at an event on Sustainable Delta Livelihoods organised by @UniofNewcastle @NorthumbriaUni in Kolkata today. He stressed on the vital importance of climate change and biodiversity in the deltas and the collaborative research done by these universities.

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Do you want to know more about our MSc programme in International Development? Join our virtual open day on October 9th to learn all about it! ➡️Booking now open at: northumbria.ac.uk/study-at-north…

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Can you do me a favour and RETWEET this? Over the summer I interviewed 30 senior mediators and peacemakers and asked them: What works? I was interested in effectiveness. Here is the summary report effectivepeacebuildinginitiative.org/blank-7 (1/6)


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And it's a wrap, #IVCO2024! Big thank you to @NorthumbriaUni @NUGlobalDev, @Comhlamh and all participants for an amazing conference! See you next year in Cambodie for #IVCO2025 w/ @CCC_Cambodia!

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#FranceVolontaires @FVolontaires Allez! Collaboration et les amies!! Relationships and connections. ❤️💙💚 #ivco2024 @mbailliesmith @biancafdl

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#francevolontaire #ivco2024 @ConnectedVoice_ @FinottiVander @NUGlobalDev @NorthumbriaUni When we create links across the globe WITH key themes, we unite around similarity. #pridegatehead Lqbtq voices are our voices across the world. Big Tent imagination! @UNVolunteers

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Thanks for joining us! @NUGlobalDev @NorthumbriaUni

I've spend the past few days in Newcastle for #IVCO2024. Great opportunity to connect and to learn with our peers about international volounteering @francediplo @FVolontaires

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Great to see the collaboration between our @NUGlobalDev researchers, @forumids and @Comhlamh in action as #IVCO2024 is hosted in Newcastle this week. #NUGlobalVolunteering 💡Discover more: northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-…

Volunteering builds bridges🌉 and promotes solidarity as we face the global crises of today and tomorrow. This is one of the key 🔑 messages from the #IVCO2024 where 150 volunteer leaders & organizations 🌎 exchange knowledge to drive global peace & development by #volunteering.

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What a great day today at the IVCO Conference at Northumbria Univesity. Local meets Global. Very important conversations about the power of relational working and the importance of deep listening.

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