Articles about 'Sharath Srinivasan'

George the Poet is a spoken word performer whose innovative brand of musical poetry has won him critical acclaim both as a recording artist and a social commentator. He will be in conversation with Sharath Srinivasan, David and Elaine Potter Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, about political activism, the meaning of education and more at the Cambridge Festival on 26th March (6-7pm).

“Without trust, we don’t flatten the curve,” says Sharath Srinivasan, whose work in developing countries has given him an acute insight into how people’s worldviews and perspectives affect who and what they choose to trust. Through a new communications tool he’s helping to engage communities in Somalia so that COVID-19 risks are communicated effectively and rumours are quashed.

A complication of pregnancy that causes the mother’s blood pressure to rise – often fatally – is more common in women of African descent than any other. Research in Uganda by African and Cambridge researchers is helping to uncover why.

A new research collaboration will investigate the capacity of radio to facilitate citizen-led governance in developing countries.