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Shailaja Fennell is a Professor of Economic Security Resilience in the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge. She holds a B.A. and M.Phil. in Economics from Delhi University and has further obtained another M.Phil. and a PhD in Economics from Cambridge. Fennell is also a Fellow at Jesus College and serves as Director of the Centre of South Asian Studies. Her research interests focus on economic security, ecological change, community resilience, institutional reform, and regional transformation, particularly in relation to local decision making and agricultural sustainability. She has led significant research projects, including a NERC funded grant aimed at landscape regeneration in the UK. Additionally, she has been involved in initiatives like the ASEAN funded project and the British Council's Climate Connections programme, mentoring early career researchers and documenting climate change actions in the Global South. Fennell's teaching encompasses modules in Land Policy Development Economics and Institutions Development.
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