Knowledge Exchange Workshop with Sudanese Community in Birmingham
On 18 July 2026, we held a workshop entitled 'Improving food and digital access for the Sudanese community in Birmingham'.
Presentation at the DSA 2026 conference
On 8 July, Susanne Jaspars presented a joint paper with C Sathyamala and Tamer Abd Elkreem in the panel on ‘The political economy of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and development.
The risks of digitalisation: Implications for access to food in England
In partnership with The Food Foundation, this hybrid event shared findings of our research on the effects of digitalising food assistance on marginalised populations and on political and economic processes.
Tamer and Susanne present Sudan research at CEDEJ-Khartoum
On 19 November 2026, Tamer and Susanne presented preliminary findings of the second phase of Sudan research at CEDEJ Khartoum in Cairo.
Team goes to IHSA conference in Istanbul
The team organised a panel on ‘The politics of food and technology in changing global and local crises’ at the conference of the International Humanitarian Studies Association in Istanbul (15-17 October).
Presentation at IDS conference on Social and Humanitarian Assistance in Crisis
Tamer and Susanne presented a paper at the IDS conference (from 15-17 September 2025) on ‘The Politics of Digitalising Food Assistance in Sudan’s Crisis, and its Effect on the Food Security of Marginalised Populations’.
Team analysis workshop in Cairo from 2-7 July 2025
The international team met in Cairo (with Indian colleagues joining online) to discuss the preliminary analysis of our three country cases, start a comparative analysis, and plan our publications and dissemination strategy.
Research team present at the DSA 2025 Conference
Sathya, Tamer and Susanne participated online in the DSA conference of 2025 on the 26th of June.
Yasmin Houamed presents at the Future Food Symposium 2025
On May 21, 2025, Yasmin presented on findings from the Birmingham case study at the Future Food Symposium 2025, hosted by the University of Birmingham's Business School.
Susanne Jaspars speaks at the Conflict, War and Peace Conference in Utrecht
Susanne was invited to speak at a conference at Utrecht University (13-14 February 2025) on 'Conflict, War and Peace', as part of a panel on rethinking structural violence.