The University of Kent’s Global Challenges Doctoral Centre (GCDC) is delighted to announce the appointment of a new director, Dr Beth Breeze (Centre for Philanthropy), and deputy director, Dr Frank Grundig (School of Politics and International Relations). Beth and Frank will work collaboratively to drive forward the Centre’s activities and initiatives over the next two years.

The GCDC is dedicated to research aligned to the development needs in and for ODA nations and aims to provide a virtual and physical “location” for the discussion of research aimed at identifying solutions to global challenges. The GCDC funds eight doctoral scholarships per year, coordinates an affiliate student scheme and organises specialised training and events throughout the academic year.

Beth says in her introductory blog post: “Whether or not you have been involved with GCDC to date, please feel free to get in touch (B.Breeze@Kent.ac.uk) if you have ideas about how best to build on this initiative and advance efforts to conduct research for the greater good.”

Beth’s blog post, entitled, “A New Direction for the GCDC: Memes, Meetings and Moving forward”, is available to read on the GCDC website here.