Centre for Behaviour Change partnership with ActionAid Ireland receives recognition of excellence from the Paris Peace Forum

  • Date: 15/11/2021
  • Author: Dr. Paul Chadwick & Triona Pender

Written by: Paul Chadwick, Savannah Simons, Triona Pender About the Paris Peace Forum In November 2021 the partnership between ActionAid Ireland and the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change was recognised as a project of excellence by the Paris Peace Forum. Triona Pender, Head of Programmes, ActionAid Ireland and Dr. Paul Chadwick, Deputy Director, Centre for.....

The People Versus Austerity

  • Date: 18/10/2021
  • Author: Karol Balfe

Over the past 18 months, Covid has taught us, more than ever before, the importance of public sector services. We lit candles, clapped and paid tribute to frontline workers, the nurses and doctors who bore the brunt of the pandemic. Yet, across the globe, blunt and ineffective public sector wage cuts are damaging the very.....

Ireland’s overseas development aid changing lives across the globe

  • Date: 27/09/2021
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

Violence against women and girls is a global problem. One in three women experiencing violence relating to their gender during their lifetime. Unfortunately, the pandemic has exacerbated the issue, with cases of child marriage and domestic violence reportedly on the increase globally. To respond to increasing need caused by the pandemic, we need overseas development.....