Project Manager, Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform, Health & Nutrition Research Cluster
Project Manager, Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform, Health & Nutrition Research Cluster
We will work with informal settlement residents in Sub-Saharan African cities to understand the lived realities of climate change and co-produce contextually appropriate adaptation strategies. Typically, informal settlement residents are excluded from formal planning processes. Historic...
Our world is experiencing crises of unprecedented number and scale. Emergencies that relate to health, conflict and the environment are on the rise. Climate change is impacting, adding a new dimension to age-old causes of human suffering such as disease outbreaks and natural disasters. Communal...
This research will address the interconnected challenges of rising urbanisation and vulnerability to infectious disease It will explore the politics of collective action to improve public health in informal settlements.
Deadly diseases with pandemic potential are a global concern, but local people’s understandings of these diseases and their knowledge in preparing for them is often ignored. This research will explore ‘preparedness from below’ by highlighting the importance of local perspectives to disease...
The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) is launching the next phase of its Fellowship Programme to begin in May 2023. Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Wellcome Trust, SSHAP is looking for future leaders in social science to be able apply...
27 February 2023
The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) – a partnership between the Institute of Development Studies, Anthrologica, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine – has announced the first Francophone cohort of its SSHAP Fellowship. The Fellowship, which...
6 October 2022
The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) is launching the first French phase of its Fellowship Programme to begin in October 2022. SSHAP is looking for future leaders in social science to be able apply their knowledge to humanitarian emergencies in a locally relevant way....
28 July 2022
The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) - a partnership between the Institute of Development Studies, Anthrologica, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - has announced the third cohort of its SSHAP Fellowship. The Fellowship, which will run between May 2022...
3 May 2022