🌍 There's still time to register to our Symposium "Community Action and Intersecting Global Crises" (in-person only) 📅 23 June @northumbriauni.bsky.social in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (free, incl lunch) 🔗Sign up here: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/aca... #CommunityAction #GlobalDevelopment #PGR #ECR

CGD Interdisciplinary symposium - Community action and intersecting crises

One-day symposium for engaging dialogue about community action, civic engagement and development in today’s critical global context.

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How can measurement keep pace with the complex crises volunteers navigate every day? Join #SWVR2026 UNV & Northumbria University roundtable discussion on the challenges & opportunities of measuring volunteer contributions in crises. 🗓️19 May, 1 pm CET Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Over 1,200 participants have already joined the first two #SWVR2026 webinars. Join us tomorrow for the 3rd to explore how GIVE measures the value of volunteering for people, communities & economies. Tomorrow, 6 May ⏰ 13:00 CET 🔗 Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

How does volunteering address the gap for out-of-school girls? In #Mozambique🇲🇿, the EAGLE project tracks how volunteers help girls gain digital literacy and entrepreneurship skills. More on the project in the new #SWVR2026: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x

Last day to register 🚨 Join us tomorrow to take a closer look at how mixed methods & context-sensitive approaches improve the measurement of volunteering. ⏲️ 1–2.15 pm CET 📜 Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

UN Volunteers@unv.org · 4mo ago

Join UNV & @NUGlobalDev for the second #SWVR2026 Global Webinar! We’ll explore how mixed methods and context-sensitive approaches strengthen how we measure volunteering across health, skills & development. 📅 16 April 2026 ⏲️ 1–2.15 pm CET Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Trust works both ways. In #Slovakia 🇸🇰, research shows that trust in people and public institutions leads more people to volunteer, and volunteering builds that trust in return, especially in times of crisis. Read #SWVR2026: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x

If we don’t measure volunteering, do we truly support it? At the first #SWVR2026 webinar, people kept coming back to the same point: volunteerism is everywhere, yet much of it still goes unseen. Here are the key takeaways: unv.org/news/if-we-d...

"Crypto is a symptom of desperation, not innovation". Thoughts from me on #Iran #Bitcoin toll-booth in Strait of #Hormuz for @uk.theconversation.com @northumbriauni.bsky.social @nuglobaldev.bsky.social theconversation.com/crypto-tolls...

Crypto tolls in the Strait of Hormuz shows why bitcoin thrives in times of crisis

But implementing a bitcoin-based toll system will be difficult without US approval.

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Join UNV & @NUGlobalDev for the second #SWVR2026 Global Webinar! We’ll explore how mixed methods and context-sensitive approaches strengthen how we measure volunteering across health, skills & development. 📅 16 April 2026 ⏲️ 1–2.15 pm CET Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

What is the economic value of a volunteer? In #Kenya 🇰🇪, community health volunteers show up every day, holding systems together and building resilience, trust and care, often without pay. That value is hard to measure. Read #SWVR2026: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x

📣 Research funding news 📣 Congratulations to Dr @joannaallan2020.bsky.social and Professor Ben Brock from our School of Geography and Natural Sciences who have been awarded more than £1.1 million from @ukri.org Indigenous knowledge to improve climate impact modelling in the Western Sahara.

📢 Just a few hours to go 📢 Every month, 2.1 billion people volunteer globally. But how do we measure it? Join the first Global Webinar on the 2026 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report #SWVR2026 to find out. 📅 24 March | 13:00–14:15 CET 🔗 undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Data does not tell the full story. In #Uganda 🇺🇬, photovoice, a participatory method using photos for storytelling, gave young refugees a way to document how volunteering shapes their skills & livelihoods. A simple method that puts people’s realities at the centre. #SWVR2026

The first #SWVR2026 Global Webinar is here! Join us to learn: 🔸 How do we measure the impact of volunteering? 🔸 What is the Global Index of Volunteer Engagement? 🔸 How can evidence inform policy & planning? 📅 24 March | 1:00–2:15 PM (CET) 🔗 Register: undp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

How do we see the direct impact of volunteers on the #SDGs? In #Togo 🇹🇬, the National Agency for Volunteerism measures results in education and health, from pupil-teacher ratios to maternal health and the fight against malaria and HIV. Evidence matters. Read #SWVR2026: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x

Volunteers are on the frontlines of crises, threats, conflicts, and wars. Yet much of their impact is invisible. The new #SWVR2026 reveals the scale of volunteer work and why it MUST be measured📏: bit.ly/3YfUQ6x

In case you missed it: the official launch of the International #VolunteerYear 2026 at the UN General Assembly👏 Scroll through the highlights📸🎥 and read about the new State of the World’s Volunteerism Report: unvolunteers.exposure.co/internationa...

International Volunteer Year 2026 launch at the United Nations General Assembly by UN Volunteers on Exposure

History was made at the heart of multilateralism! On 5 December, the United Nations General Assembly in New York became the stage for a bold call to action: the official launch of the International Vo...

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The State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR) stands as the United Nations' flagship publication, offering deep insights into the power of volunteering in shaping our world. Researchers from our @nuglobaldev.bsky.social worked with @unv.org as the lead research partner for the 2026 report.

Global report on volunteer measurement supported by Northumbria researchers is launched

One year after Northumbria University was announced as the lead research partner on the 2026 State of the World's Volunteerism Report (SWVR) produced by United Nations Volunteers (UNV), the publicatio...

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Great to see Janet Clark of @nuglobaldev.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social sharing findings from her collab PhD with @volunteeringforum.bsky.social at #IVCO2025 in Cambodia. #NUGlobalVolunteering #Volunteeringresearch #Research #globaldev

Good to see Professor @mattbailliesmith.bsky.social, Co-Director of our @nuglobaldev.bsky.social, in Cambodia at the International Volunteer Cooperation Organisations (IVCO) conference. It was a privilege to host last year's event at our Newcastle City Campus. #NUGlobalVolunteering #IVCO2025

Global Volunteering Forum@volunteeringforum.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Radical optimism for the volunteering vision working in challenging civil societies. Building trust, solidarity and active participation in the field. A conversation with #CIVICUS @fvolontaires.bsky.social #BanteaySrei @mattbailliesmith.bsky.social #IVCO2025 #VolunteeringStandards #VolunteerVoice

Day 3 #IVCO2025 delegates exploring the different ways of approaching volunteer measurement with @mattbailliesmith.bsky.social @nuglobaldev.bsky.social #volunteerimpact #volunteeringstandards #volunteermeasurement #volunteeringforum

New paper in @spaceandpolity.bsky.social with @sarah-mills.bsky.social on volunteering and points for citizenship following UK Immigration White paper, exploring idea's legacy, workability and consequences. Details ⬇️ @northumbriauni.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social @nuglobaldev.bsky.social

Immigration and the contested politics of volunteering as ‘good behaviour’

Following the release of the UK Government’s recent White Paper on Immigration (2025), this provocation critically reflects on the role of points-based contributions, voluntary service and ‘good ch...

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Space and Polity@spaceandpolity.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Writing in response to the UK Government's White Paper on Immigration, @mattbailliesmith.bsky.social and @sarah-mills.bsky.social raise important questions about points-based citizenship policies and the politics of 'good behaviour' and volunteering: doi.org/10.1080/13562576.2025.2539744

Why #aid cuts have been made easy by sustained failures to build constituencies for #development - piece with @globaldevinst.bsky.social's Prof Nicola Banks and Dr Helen Underhill in Alliance Magazine: www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/buildin... #geography #geosky @nuglobaldev.bsky.social

Building new constituencies amidst destruction: the missing piece in shifting power agendas - Alliance magazine

The progress of the past few years in advancing discussion and understanding of decolonisation, localisation, and locally-led development movement is now threatened by international aid cuts and attac...

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It was a pleasure to welcome Dr Andrew Fleming, British Deputy High Commissioner for East and North East India, to our Newcastle City Campus where he met with our Dean of Research Culture, Professor @mattbailliesmith.bsky.social and @nuglobaldev.bsky.social researchers. @andrew007uk.bsky.social

New paper out in 'Social and Cultural Geography' - "Reconceptualising volunteering, crisis and precarity: the experiences of refugee youth in Uganda during COVID-19" - with @mattbailliesmith.bsky.social Bianca Fadel @nuglobaldev.bsky.social Moses Okech www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Reconceptualising volunteering, crisis and precarity: the experiences of refugee youth in Uganda during COVID-19

This paper provides new knowledge on, and reconceptualises our understanding of, the relationship between volunteering, crisis and precarity. This paper critically examines how COVID-19’s impact on...

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Researchers from @nuglobaldev.bsky.social and practitioners from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have signed a new agreement promoting collaborative research and practice on volunteering in humanitarian contexts over the next five years. 🌍Discover more:

Northumbria and IFRC strengthen collaboration to advance research on volunteering

Volunteers play critical roles in responding to the multiple humanitarian crises facing the world, including disasters linked to conflict and climate change. But there are often gaps in protection and...

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On International Volunteer Day we're proud to share that researchers from @nuglobaldev.bsky.social will be the lead partner on producing the next State of the World’s Volunteerism Report with @unv.org #IVD2024 #NUGlobalVolunteering #research 🌍Discover more: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Researchers selected to work with United Nations on flagship report

Northumbria University has been selected as the lead research partner to work with United Nations Volunteers (UNV) on producing the next State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR). The flagship U...

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International Volunteer Day #IVD2025 news!@northumbriauni.bsky.social @nuglobaldev.bsky.social will be working with @unv.org as lead partner for the delivery of the next State of the World's Volunteerism report. www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbr... #NUGlobalVolunteering #GlobalDev #Volunteering

Researchers selected to work with United Nations on flagship report

Northumbria University has been selected as the lead research partner to work with United Nations Volunteers (UNV) on producing the next State of the World’s...

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Welcome to our newly created BlueSky page! You can also follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/school/nuglo...