Nurjk Agloni is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology and a member of Jesus College at the University of Cambridge. She holds a BA in Sociology from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) and an MPhil in Modern Society and Global Transformations from the University of Cambridge (2010). Right before starting the PhD at Cambridge, Nurjk worked as a researcher at the Centre for New Development Thinking (DEV-OUT) at the Faculty of Economics, Universidad de Chile. In parallel, she worked as a researcher in the project “Leveraging buying power for development; ethical consumption and sustainable public procurement in Chile and Brazil”, funded by the UK Economic and Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International development (DFDI). The project was developed by an interdisciplinary research team based in universities in three countries (Universidad Diego Portales in Chile, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and Royal Holloway University in the United Kingdom). Additionally, Nurjk has participated in numerous public policy oriented research projects, assisting Government agencies in Chile, such as the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior, in project development and evaluation.

PhD Student

My name is Abdul Shah and currently employed by the Ministry of Education and in 2014, I was promoted as a Senior Education Officer in the Curriculum Development Unit, incharge of Secondary PE curriculum. My current work involves: 1) developing, implementing and review of secondary PE curriculum with appropriate learning and teaching resources: 2) provide professional guidance to PE teachers through school vistis and workshops: 3)develop realiable national formative and summative assessments and carry out routine administrative duties including attending meetings with stakeholders, responding to correspondence and writing reports. As a PE administrator, I have developed a new PE curriculum and the following resources for the PE teachers: 1) PE is Fun for Years 9,10 &11: 2)An Administration Guide for Secondary PE teachers: 3) A Fitness Manual for Primary and Secondary Schools in Fiji: 4) Fundamental Motor Skills - Manual for PE Teachers and 4) standard PE inventory recording book for all schools in Fiji. From 2012 to 2013, I had the opportunity to teach sports science at Fiji National University as a part time tutor. Prior to my promotion, from 2001 to 2014, I was the Head of the PEMAC Department in various secondary schools. I possess a Bachelors degree in Sports Science from the University of the South Pacific, Diploma in Education in PE and Art &Craft from Fiji College of Advanced Education and a Certificate in Primary Teaching from Lautoka Teachers College.

A Masters graduate in International Development Studies, I now work as a Junior Researcher at the Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam. I work on two projects; Her Choice, an alliance of four Dutch-based organisations working to create child marriage free communities in 11 Asian and Sub-Saharan African countries, and a research project commissioned by SOS Children's Villages Netherlands into the social exclusion of vulnerable youth (youth in and from care, and youth at risk of losing parental care) in six countries across the globe. I am working to build upon the latter of these two projects through a PhD position, where I will take an inter-disciplinary and multi-level approach to exploring the effects of political environments on care leavers realities.