Just last week Thursday 12th March, 2015, I attended the 6th Annual Sheffield Institute for International Development (SIID) Postgraduate Conference here at the University of Sheffield. This year's theme was “Reflecting on development: Global narratives, local realities” with a number of interesting PhD student presentations. A thought-provoking keynote address by Prof. Diana Mitlin raised a number of … Continue reading On the making of academic country experts in international development
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The boredom and joys of fieldwork in Ghana
This blog post was first written for and published on 6th November, 2014 by the Sheffield Institute for International Development (SIID) under the 'Students Insights' feature of their website. I am republishing it here without edit but with only the addition of pictures. I have so far enjoyed my PhD journey which started in September, … Continue reading The boredom and joys of fieldwork in Ghana
What a topsy-turvy week!
What a topsy-turvy week it was last week. Last week was my first working week in Sheffield after I got back from my fieldwork research in Ghana (more about that in a post soon). I had great expectations for the week which I had already made plans for while still in Ghana. My plan was … Continue reading What a topsy-turvy week!
Why I am an unplanned PhD planner
“Oh, so you are a planner” “Will you go and work as a planning officer when you complete?” “Hurry up and come help plan our country” These are some of the most common comments I tend to get when I inform people that am doing a PhD at the Department of Town and Regional Planning, … Continue reading Why I am an unplanned PhD planner
Emmanuel Akwasi Adu-Ampong 