William Smith

💰Funding Opportunities for International Masters Students Join me on 23 Sept from 1-2:30 BST to learn more about @MorayHouse @EdinburghUni & funding options available to international students - @CheveningFCDO @commschols & more Register r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/2MQP-9AP

#UKFIETConf programme now online! We are excited to announce that the full programme is now available for our September 2025 conference. 3 full days of exciting presentations, symposia, workshops... & not to forget the legendary disco! ukfiet.org/conference/ukf…

National out of school estimates vary widely depending on the source, timing, and questions used to collect the data. In this article I review the challenges and recommend ways to improve the quality of out of school data. doi.org/10.1016/j.chip…

New internship for Moray House graduates with @GEMReport education-sport.ed.ac.uk/moray-house-sc…

@UwezoUganda, in partnership with @kyambogou's School of Education, the @Cambridge_Uni's, @REAL_Centre, and the Uganda Chapter of @ReliAfrica is organising a National Conference on what works in girls’ education. This conference that will be held under the theme, “Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: Evidence & Action for Girls’ Education” is scheduled for 1st – 3rd October, 2025. Please refer to the call for abstracts here: uwezouganda.org/call-for-abstr… Submission deadline: 15th August 2025.

President Trump showed a screenshot of Reuters video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans reut.rs/4mI3S7w 1/3

.@gavi promotes healthy children who grow up to power healthy economies - 19 countries have graduated from Gavi support. Gavi makes the world safer and healthier for everyone – with 1B+ children immunized. Congress: Please keep funding this lifesaving work.

We're hosting a special online event on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan this Thursday at 1pm, with speakers from @christianaidsco @IslamicReliefUK, @Tearfund and a special message from @AngusRobertson MSP. Register to attend here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/sudan-humani…

#BREAKING: Rep Raskin to #Maddow: "What I see are all the tell tale signs of a COUP. A coup is a seizure of state power by UNELECTED actors, who work to take over the critical infrastructure of government outside of the rule of law, and that's what I see as going on right now."

You are disgraceful. Read the First Amendment.

Applications are soon due for our 10-week #IIEPTraining course "Using learning assessment data to monitor SDG 4 progress" ➡️ bit.ly/4eilaCu 💻 Online, 100 learning hours 📚 4 IIEP credits 📅 5 March - 13 May 2025 💬 English & French

Fom @rachelbnfield and me: Fact-checking Elon's claims about USAID

Trump backed down. This is a win. It's what happens when we fight back.

Trump wants to extend his tax cuts for rich individuals, which would add $4.6T to the deficit. But he wants to go even further, cutting the corporate tax rate to 15%. It's yet another absolutely shameless giveaway.

Today is the final day to vote in the U21 Awards and Leaders of the Future Awards! Make your vote count! 👇Check the link below in our comments for details of how to nominate! #u21news #universitas21 #international

We are looking for a Consultant to develop our regional communications strategy and country communication plans. 💡 Deadline: 31st January 2025. 📩 careers@reliafrica.org cc philip.makori@reliafrica.org For more info: reliafrica.org/careers/

What role do knowledge brokers play in shaping global education systems? Register for the launch of The Rise of Knowledge Brokers in Global Education Governance. 💡 on January 22nd ! 📖Register now ow.ly/ki1650UugF4 @KIXEMAP @GVAGrad

TILTED NEWS! Save the date! @MorayHouse #intersectionality

Youth Sounding Board (YSB) Applications are open💃🏿 The EU Delegation to Uganda is inviting youth leaders 18-30 to apply for Season 2 of the YSB. This is a great opportunity to: ✅ Amplify youth voices ✅Influence EU-Uganda partnerships ✅ Connect with likeminded leaders