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Ian Russell is a Lecturer in African Studies and International Development at the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science. His research interests include education, knowledge-producing institutions, conflict, and development. He is currently the Principal Investigator on the 'Interrogating Africa’s Inherited Borders' project, which focuses on challenges and identities related to continental youth migration in higher education, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Ghana and Leiden University. His work at the Moray House School of Education and Sport involves researching the political economy of refugee access to higher education through the Connected Learning Crisis Consortium and the UNHCR. Furthermore, Ian has conducted studies on universities in Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka, focusing on post-war recovery and the impacts of political conditions on educational access. He is committed to a critical pedagogy and seeks to empower students through active learning methodologies. Ian teaches courses on MSc Data, Inequality, and Society and engages in PhD supervision on various topics related to politics and education in conflict-affected contexts.
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