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Listen to our PhD researchers explain their thesis in three minutes.

Colombian artwork in woven material

Luis Eduardo Perez Murcia

Conflict and displacement in Colombia.

Women preparing food.

Sally Cawood

Collective action in Bangladesh.

Market sellers working.

Kate Pruce

Knowledge and social protection.

People protesting.

Helen Underhill

Learning in the Egyptian struggle.

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