On November 15, 2022, Renzo Giudice Granados defended his doctoral thesis on "The effectiveness and efficiency of forest conservation policies to reduce deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon".

ZEF-researcher Imran Sajid from Afghanistan successfully defended his doctoral thesis on irrigation efficiency and productivity in Punjab, Pakistan, on November 2, 2022, at ZEF.

ZEF welcomes 10 new students to its Bonn International Graduate School for Development Research (BIGS-DR)!

After having defended their doctoral theses in Covid-19-induced digital mode, two of our former BIGS-DR and One Health students, Joshua Ntajal (Ghana) and Yasobant Sandul (India) received in-person congratulations at ZEF on their doctoral degrees on July 7, 2022

ZEF Senior Researcher Pallavi Rajkhowa from India received the second prize of the award “Förderpreis für praxisrelevante Entwicklungsforschung” by the KfW and the Verein für Socialpolitik for her doctoral dissertation on “Personalized digital extension services, electronic marketplace, and mobile phones: Implications for rural development in India”.

Dr. Powell Mponela from Malawi tells about his pathway to science.

Edna Agyepong from Ghana obtained her PhD from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences after successfully defending her thesis on "Displacement, 'land scarcity', and processes of societal transformation: Social constructions and dynamics of 'land access' around Ghana's Bui Dam".

ZEF doctoral researcher Shaibu Mellon Bedi successfully defended his doctoral thesis on May 9, 2022

Blog post by Ahmed Abdalla, doctoral researcher at ZEF and the Right Livelihood Campus Bonn

International Growth Centre supports "valuable contribution".