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Laidlaw Foundation CEO Susanna V. Kempe Explains Simple Steps Leaders Can Take To Redress Gender Imbalance In Their Organisations
CEO of the Laidlaw Foundation, Susanna V. Kempe, was recently featured in London Business School's publication Think to explain how organisations can dramatically redress the gender imbalance with simple, pragmatic steps. Excerpt from Think: "If [...]
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Sunderland schoolteacher becomes YouTube star with healthy eating videos as part of a Jamie Oliver campaign
A schoolteacher is offering food for thought with a new series of videos about eating cheaply but healthily during the pandemic. [...]
DfE faces legal action over FSM voucher scheme
Government criticised for refusing to continue national free school meals voucher scheme over summer break Written by Amy Gibbons for Tes. [...]
THE GOOD LEADER PODCAST
#TheGoodLeader: Rewriting History – Shirley Thompson OBE
Composer, academic, and cultural activist Dr Shirley J. Thompson discusses the importance of constantly questioning the status quo, transforming established narratives, [...]
#TheGoodLeader: Reconceptualising Justice – Sanjna Ullal
University of Toronto Laidlaw Scholar Sanjna Ullal discusses her project into the double-marginalisation of dalit women in urban India, the importance [...]
SCHOLARS’ RESEARCH
Coloniality of Humanitarian Aid: Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Refugee Camps
By Sarah Markos (Tufts University) Supervisor: Prof. Diana Chigas "The question I kept going back to is "Who is being silenced [...]
Mental Health in Kenya
By Collins Mokua (Columbia University) View Collins' research poster here. Mentors: Christine Musyimi, PhD, Africa Mental Health Research and Training Foundation; [...]
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Coloniality of Humanitarian Aid: Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Refugee Camps
By Sarah Markos (Tufts University) Supervisor: Prof. Diana Chigas "The question I kept going back to is "Who is being silenced and why?" By asking this question, I wanted to look at which narratives are [...]
Mental Health in Kenya
By Collins Mokua (Columbia University) View Collins' research poster here. Mentors: Christine Musyimi, PhD, Africa Mental Health Research and Training Foundation; Kathleen Pike, PhD, Director, Global Mental Health WHO Collaborating Centre at Columbia University; Research [...]
10 Steps to Breaking the Glass Ceiling in a Post-Covid19 World
Written by: Susanna V. Kempe, CEO of Laidlaw Foundation Two things happened this week which reminded me that bemoaning the continued lack of gender equality, without committing to do something about it, is not only [...]
Tufts Laidlaw Scholar Repurposes Snorkeling Masks to Help Protect Medical Staff From COVID-19
William Liu, a Laidlaw Scholar from Tufts University, works with a bicoastal engineering team to enhance PPE for medical professionals using snorkeling masks and 3D printing. Excerpt from TuftsNow article by Laura Ferguson. Read full [...]
Lord Laidlaw Gives Four Thousand Food Packages to Masiphumelele Township
Lord Laidlaw is providing four thousand food packages, with enough food for a family of four, to his local township Masiphumelele, for the next two weeks while the community struggles with the impact of Covid19. [...]
A good [short] read for anyone who has ever questioned the resilience and work ethic of #GenZ. #Iaidlawscholar Khushi Kakrania talks about "doing the work yourself to show the cause matters" and how to improve the value of #degrees. https://twitter.com/LaidlawFoundatn/status/1291281837952835586
🔦#ScholarSpotlight: @UCL's Khushi Kakrania on her #research into how we can evaluate & improve the quality of an #Economics degree to affect policy decisions.
"Being a #LaidlawScholar means using research methodologies to bring about meaningful #change." https://laidlawscholars.network/posts/scholar-spotlight-khushi-kakrania
🔦#ScholarSpotlight: @UCL's Khushi Kakrania on her #research into how we can evaluate & improve the quality of an #Economics degree to affect policy decisions.
"Being a #LaidlawScholar means using research methodologies to bring about meaningful #change." https://laidlawscholars.network/posts/scholar-spotlight-khushi-kakrania
🙏 @Carter6D @LaidlawFoundatn for an insightful, great session on leadership of academy trusts. ‘The only true intervention that makes a difference to children is a relentless focus on teaching and learning.’ Looking forward to reading the @Carter6D book.