We are delighted to bring you the latest episode in the Asia Dialogue podcast series.

For the latest instalment, Director of University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute (UoNARI) Carole Spary interviews Chester Yacub, a PhD researcher at the University of Nottingham. Carole speaks with Chester about a new project he is involved in alongside UoNARI's Dr Pauline Eadie, which assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on women and girls in the Philippines.

'Resilience, Rights and Equity During Covid-19' is the working title of this research project - and has been given a pilot project grant by the university's ESRC Impact Acceleration as part of its funding.

You can read more about the project through the two articles below:

• Covid-19 and food insecurity in Metro Manila: a slow-moving disaster
• Covid19, palakasan and the culture of clientelism in the Philippines

Listen to The Impact of Covid-19 on Women and Girls in the Philippines.