New £232,000 grant encourages students to become global citizens
03 September 2009
Undergraduates studying medicine, pharmacy and veterinary science will learn more about global issues and how their professions can contribute to international development due to an unprecedented project.
Students from the Royal Veterinary College, The School of Pharmacy, and the Medical School of University College London will be taught about the social, economic and cultural context of the developing world during the three-year scheme run by the Institute of Education's Development Education Research Centre in partnership with LIDC. Their experiences and engagement with campaigns against global poverty will also be surveyed annually as part of the research funded by the UK Department For International Development through its Development Awareness Fund.
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