Claire Somerville

Claire Somerville

Dr. Claire Somerville is currently the executive director of the Gender Centre at the Graduate of Institute of International and Development Studies, an APSIA member since 2001. An applied medical anthropologist by training, she continues to pursue research in global health, systems innovation and technology; teach various courses and supervise students in the Development & International Studies M.A. programs including applied research and qualitative methods, and also delivers modules in executive education courses.

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Opinion: The future of global development: 5 trends graduate students should know

Opinion: The future of global development: 5 trends graduate students should know

about 8 years ago // Produced in Partnership: Grad School Week

What graduates need to know now, and in the next 15 years, if they want to work in global development is not the same as in the past. Claire Somerville, executive director of gender studies at the Graduate Institution of International and Development Studies in Geneva, shares five key trends graduate students should know to prepare for their careers tomorrow.