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Professor Emma Mawdsley is a leading scholar in Human Geography at the University of Cambridge, where she contributes to the Geographies of Knowledge Research Group. As a Fellow of Newnham College and Director of the Margaret Anstee Centre for Global Studies, her work bridges academic rigor with practical engagement in global development politics.
- BA in Geography (St. John’s College, Cambridge, 1989-1992)
- PhD in Geography (St. John’s College, Cambridge, 1992-1996)
- Academic trajectory: Lecturer (1996-2003), Senior Lecturer (2009-2014), Reader (2014-2022), Professor (2022-present)
Her research interrogates the politics of global development, focusing on South-South Cooperation (especially India-Africa dynamics), financialisation of aid, and the UK’s shifting development agendas. She leads the ESRC-funded project ‘Development Consultants and Contractors’, analyzing private-sector roles in ‘Aidland’.
Recent publications highlight trends in South-South partnerships, innovative finance, and decolonial approaches. Awards include the Leverhulme Research Fellowship and recognition as a Royal Geographical Society medalist.
She supervises PhD students on topics like Sino-Indian development cooperation and postcolonial governance. As Director of the Margaret Anstee Centre, she fosters interdisciplinary global studies, connecting academia to policy through initiatives like the India-UK Development Partnership Forum.
