Lots to Celebrate in a Busy Start to 2020
It’s not even the end of March and I am very pleased to say we have a lot to celebrate at SHLC.
First of all, a big congratulations to the Philippines team who have recently launched the Centre for Neighbourhood Studies (CeNS). Inspired by SHLC’s neighbourhood approach, CeNS is a not-for-profit organisation that will investigate urban challenges facing different neighbourhoods across cities.
Congratulations are also in order for our colleagues at the University of Rwanda and University of Glasgow who recently published two journal articles: one in Sustainability looking at three neighbourhood typologies in Kigali, and another in Habitat International looking at interconnections between rural and urban areas. It is wonderful to see SHLC research being published.
And last, but by no means least, massive congratulations to Doctor Irene Moshi. Irene successfully received her PhD in Public Health from the University of the Witwatersrand.
At the beginning of February, SHLC hosted a successful side-event "Studying Cities from the Inside Out: Sustainability of Neighbourhoods in Asia and Africa" at the tenth UN World Urban Forum (WUF). Look out for a blog in the next edition of the SHLC Bulletin, which will feature thoughts and reflections from the lively panel discussion.
After a fruitful and productive international partner meeting in the Philippines (thanks again to Mario and team for their efforts!) it is time to reflect on what tasks lie ahead, in particular the survey. We understand that the emergence and spread of COVID-19 will delay fieldwork. Safety of researchers is our highest priority so fieldwork should be placed on hold for the time being while we wait to see if restrictions lift, and if not, we will explore alternative methods for delivering the survey. There is a lot of work to do between now and then to make sure we have everything we need before getting out into the field. Look out for actions and next steps following discussions in the Philippines, which have been circulated to all teams.
I'd like to take this opportunity to say a fond farewell to Dr Arvind Pandey who has moved on to new pastures to join the Tata Institute of Social Sciences as Assistant Professor. Best of luck Arvind, you will be missed! And a warm welcome to three new colleagues who have joined the University of Glasgow team: Alasdair Stewart, Yulia Nesterova and Graeme Young. I am pleased to see the team expanding and have no doubt our growing team will make a valued contribution to our neighbourhood studies.
As always, if you have any news or have read a research article you would like to share with the rest of the team, remember to send updates to our project team to be included in the next SHLC Bulletin: [email protected].
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