Preliminary mathematics and statistics This course is an integral part for all students taking any of the MSc programmes in MSc Economics, MSc Development Economics, MSc International Finance and Development, MSc Economics and Environment, and MSc Political Economy of Development.
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Future Leaders Programme 16: Designing for Development: How collaboration among architects, urban planners and political economists can inform a rethinking of development strategies London, 2-6 November 2026
Walking a Tightrope: Museum of Islamic Art, Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and the making of 'Empire of Light' in Doha An overview of how the Museum of Islamic Art, in partnership with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, organised the current exhibition 'Empire of Light: Visions and Voices of Afghanistan'.
Thomas Summers Thomas Summers is a PhD candidate in African Studies in the department of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics. His PhD thesis, titled "Digital Swahili: Tracking Language Innovations in Tanzanian Swahili from 2013 to 2023 on X", analyses a corpus of circa 11,000 X posts (circa 120,000 individual lexical units) to find patterns in use and spread of linguistic innovations. His research interests include: African languages in digital spaces, Swahili language and culture, Tanzanian minority languages and the wider East African community.
Jennifer Fleming Doctoral candidate researching artists of Hong Kong descent living and working in Britain. Other research interests include modern and contemporary Chinese art, diaspora art in Britain, and phenomenology as a tool for art historical research.