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05 December 2017
Role of education in the prevention of violent extremism

A paper by Samantha de Silva (MPP Class of 2015) has been published by the World Bank. The report, "Role of education in the prevention of violent extremism", is available to read in full here.

Samantha de Silva is a Senior Social Protection Specialist working across both Education and Social Protection Global Practices in the World Bank Group.
 

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New Transformational Leadership Fellows join the Blavatnik School 

The 2026-27 cohort of Transformational Leadership Fellows has now joined the Blavatnik School. The Transformational Leadership Fellowship programme supports distinguished individuals to take up to one year out, part-time, to engage with faculty and students at the School to develop a working proposal for their next stage of impact.  

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Professor Sir Paul Collier retires

After a career spanning six decades, renowned development economist Professor Sir Paul Collier has retired, leaving a rich legacy of research, teaching and real-world impact. 

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MPP Alumna Soledad Núñez elected as Mayor of Asunción

Soledad Núñez (MPP 2018) has been elected as Mayor of Asunción, Paraguay, in municipal elections that took place on 4 October.

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