Child Protection and Education in the Context of Rising Heat and Drought Across Africa

ESRC Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) collaborative doctoral studentship.

The Department of Social Policy & Intervention, University of Oxford with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

 

SUPERVISORS

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PROJECT OVERVIEW

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PARTNERSHIP

The IFRC is the world's largest humanitarian network, active in more than 191 countries, bringing together more than 16 million volunteers. The IFRC acts before, during, and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people, reaching 160 million people every year through long-term services, development programmes, and disaster response, and to improve global humanitarian standards. The partner for this project is the IFRC Protection, Gender and Inclusion and Education Global Teams, which will contribute unparalleled expertise in developing and enhancing support tools - such as guidance, implementation tools, and training – used by IFRC National Societies in implementing safeguarding within their institutional systems. The teams’ expertise further includes supporting the development of strategies and operational plans, and during emergencies, enhancing the operational coordination and cooperation on Protection, Gender and Inclusion, and Education at field and regional levels. IFRC will contribute access to geocoded humanitarian preparedness and response data, to allow analysis of research questions. The student will gain expertise on climate data and analysis and will share knowledge about child-focused risks.

 

STUDENTSHIP DETAILS

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APPLICATION DEADLINE

12:00 midday UK time on 27th January 2026

 

HOW TO APPLY

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