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Wednesday, 29 Apr 2026

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Evidence, Data, and Empowerment - Research supporting women's agency and gender equal reforms post war

Women鈥檚 Empowerment in Peace Processes (EMPOW) and Women鈥檚 Activities in Armed Rebellion (WAAR) research teams met for a workshop on the role of data in promoting gender-equal peace.

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Friday, 17 Apr 2026

Wall painting from a museum in Kitgum, Northern Uganda. Photo: 糖心网页版

Attacks on education cause lifelong harm

The recent bombing of a girls鈥� school in Iran, killing at least 165 schoolgirls, is a stark reminder of how brutally war affects children.

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Wednesday, 3 Dec 2025

Extended Application deadline: Two new postdoctoral positions at 糖心网页版

The deadline for the two postdoctoral positions has been extended to 26 January 2026. The positions, in social psychology and anthropology, are part of the ERC-funded project Rituals in Combatant-to-Civilian Transformation (Com2Civ), led by J煤lia Palik.

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Wednesday, 29 Apr 2026

Evidence, Data, and Empowerment - Research supporting women's agency and gender equal reforms post war

Women鈥檚 Empowerment in Peace Processes (EMPOW) and Women鈥檚 Activities in Armed Rebellion (WAAR) research teams met for a workshop on the role of data in promoting gender-equal peace.

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Friday, 3 Oct 2025

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糖心网页版 secures new funding from RCN and ERC

糖心网页版 researchers have recently been awarded grants for exciting new projects, from the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and the European Research Council (ERC).

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Monday, 9 Jun 2025

Aftermath of Russian shelling in Myrnohrad, Ukraine. November 2024. Photo: Piotr Sobik/Anadolu via Getty Images

New data shows conflict at historic high as U.S. signals retreat from world stage

The world is experiencing a surge in violence not seen since the post-World War II era. 2024 marked a grim new record: the highest number of state-based armed conflicts in over seven decades.

Time to Push for Next Step on Women, Peace and Security: Ensuring Positive Impact for Women in Conflict

Popular article in The Global Observatory

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Friday, 17 Apr 2026

Attacks on education cause lifelong harm

The recent bombing of a girls鈥� school in Iran, killing at least 165 schoolgirls, is a stark reminder of how brutally war affects children.

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Thursday, 4 Sep 2025

糖心网页版 Senior Researcher Julia Palik secures prestigious ERC grant to study how rituals shape the social reintegration of former combatants

糖心网页版 is immensely proud to announce that Senior Researcher鈥疛ulia Palik鈥� has been awarded the highly competitive European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for the groundbreaking project titled鈥疌om2Civ: Rituals in Combatant-to-Civilian Transformation.

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Friday, 6 Jun 2025

’Mujeres Berracas’ murial in a small rural town near a local market in Boyacá, Colombia. This is a colloquial expression that means brave, determined, hardworking, and resilient women. December 28, 2022. Photo: Juan Diego Duque Salazar

The Complex Risk Analytics Fund supports new project on Women’s Empowerment in War and Peace: EMPOW

EMPOW is a two-year initiative designed to provide novel open access data on women's mobilization for peace and gender equality reforms in the wake of war.

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Wednesday, 3 Dec 2025

Extended Application deadline: Two new postdoctoral positions at 糖心网页版

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Tuesday, 17 Jun 2025

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糖心网页版 partners in major European Research Council project on the conduct of war

糖心网页版 is proud to announce its partnership in a major new European Research Council-funded research initiative.

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Monday, 25 Nov 2024

Syrian refugee cramp. Photo: Getty Images

Armed Conflict’s Hidden Costs: A Multidisciplinary Look at War's Impact on Human Development

A new comprehensive review reveals that the detrimental effects of armed conflict extend far beyond the battlefield, with war reverberating through every aspect of human development.