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My name is Polina Bishenden, and I am a first year PhD student with the School of Politics and International Relations at Kent. Through my … Read more

You are warmly invited to join Dr Beth Breeze, Director of the Global Challenges Doctoral Centre and Prof Gordana Fontana-Giusti, Associate Dean for Humanities (Graduate … Read more

Dr Beth Breeze (GCDC director) and Dr Andrew Massoura (Deputy Director of Research Services) will host a GCRF/GCDC staff briefing session on Tuesday, 5 November … Read more

The Global Challenges Doctoral Centre (GCDC) was delighted to welcome its 2019 cohort and their supervisors at an induction event in the Graduate School on … Read more

The GCDC is pleased to announce the launch of ‘GCDC Hangouts’, an informal, interdisciplinary event that will include a discussion on addressing global challenges through … Read more

What is the project? The project seeks to find a solution to disease outbreaks that cause significant economic damage to the aquaculture industry and interrupt … Read more

I have a pop culture fascination with motivational memes: combinations of images and words that get shared on social media with the intention of inspiring … Read more

The GCDC hosted its inaugural Early Career Research Training School in collaboration with the GCRF COMPASS project from 2-6 July 2019. The event brought together … Read more

What is the project? This project aims to develop a new mammalian cell-based vaccine manufacturing platform which can be utilised by our partners in Southeast … Read more

It has been a great pleasure to do my doctorate here at Kent, particularly as a GCRF-funded student at the Global Challenges Doctoral Centre (GCDC). … Read more