Research output per year
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Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
International Development topics
Migration and internal displacement
Gender and climate change - NDCs, NAPs political process regarding UNFCCC
Rural labour issues in the global south
Rural development in the global south
Child labour
Gender and international development
UN organisations
International development aid mechanisms
Social protection systems in low income countries
Dr Una Murray has over thirty years of professional high-level experience working on international development topics with leading internatonal development organisations globally (e.g. UN agencies, governments, bilateral donors, NGOs etc) and has recently been nominated to participate in the scoping of theIPCC 7th Assessment Report. Dr Murray brings this experience to bear on her teaching and research to ensure that both are high quality and inherently connected to impact in the global arena of international development. Since joining the University of Galway as a 0.5X FTE Lecturer, Una established and is the Programme Director of the MA in International Development Practice at the University of Galway, which prepares a wide range of talented national and international students each year for impactful careers in international development. Dr Murray is also deeply engaged in research activities with partners globally, and has a long track record of publishing of peer-reviewed papers and research reports with international development organisations. Dr Murray currently leads two IRC COALESCE funded research projects (i) on migration, climate change and social protection (MiCASP) focused on Ethiopia, which is contributing to debates and policy processes within the UNFCCC negotiations; (ii) NaHuDi whichisto inform the goals of rebuilding livelihoods amidst the challenges posed by climate change, conflict, and internal displacement. Dr Murray works more broadly as an UN Evaluator and Consultant across a wide range of United Nations organisations, focusing on topics such as migration, labour and gender, and has worked for many years on the theme child labour in agriculture. Una evaluated the institutional response of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to climate change, was a senior evaluator for UN IFADs thematic evaluation on gender, and evaluates UNICEF projects and programmes e.g. She led a team conducting a formative evaluation of UNICEFs response to migrant children in the Horn of Africa , Dr Murray previously worked as a Lecturer in University College Cork (UCC) in international development, and has been lecturing on a number of University of Galway Masters programs e.g. the Masters in Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security; the MA in Gender, Rights and Globalisation; and the Masters in Environment and Society.Whilst at UCC, Dr Murray has also taught on a MA in Rural Development at two universities in Ethiopia, and has a wide range of highly impactful international development Public - No restrictionations.
International Development Sustainable Development Goals Migration Poverty Reduction and Social Protection Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Green Skills and Just Transition Policy Processes Evaluation Methodologies, Theories of Change Labour, including Child Labour Gender and Social Inclusion Gender and Institutions
International Development (a process of change involving nations, economies, political alliances, institutions, groups, amp; individuals. Development processes occur in different ways amp; at all levels: inside the family, the firm amp; the farm; locally, provincially, nationally, amp; globally).
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Ph.D
International Evaluator, United Nations (UN) - Multiple Specialised Agencies and Secretariat
1 Jan 2000 → 1 Dec 2020
Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › peer-review
Murray, U. (Member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Murray, U. (Co-Supervisor)
Activity: Other › Current Postgraduates (Research) Supervised
Murray, U. (Primary Supervisor)
Activity: Other › Current Postgraduates (Research) Supervised
Murray, U. (Co-Supervisor)
Activity: Other › Current Postgraduates (Research) Supervised
Murray, U. (Other)
Activity: Other › Postgraduates Supervised
Murray, U. (Recipient), Sep 2022
Prize: Honorary award
Murray, U. (Recipient), Jun 2024
Prize: Honorary award