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Long read: How mega infrastructure projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America are reshaping development
6 Nov 2019
First published in The Conversation on 31 October 2019. Huge investments in infrastructure are redefining global development, from China’s Belt...
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Three GCRF Post-Doctoral Fellows join GDI
8 Aug 2019
The Global Development Institute has three new Global Challenges Research fund (GCRF) Post-Doctoral Fellows who will be based at the Institute over ...
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GDI Merit scholar becomes General Secretary of Students’ Union
8 Aug 2019
GDI Merit Scholar Kwame Kwarteng has taken up his role as General Secretary of The University of Manchester Students’ Union. He was elected as ...
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Social media use contributing to poor mental health in Indonesia, research finds
10 Jun 2019
Social media use is contributing to poor mental health in Indonesia, research presented in a paper by Sujarwoto Sujarwoto, Gindo Tampubolon and Adi ...
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New book reveals the extent to which women are under-valued in global value chains
21 May 2019
A new book by Professor Stephanie Barrientos consolidates more than 10 years of research on contemporary working conditions and gender discrimination...
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Narendra Modi’s performance on the Indian economy – five key policies assessed
13 May 2019
When Narendra Modi became India’s prime minister in spring 2014 the Indian economy was in the doldrums. There was a clear policy ...
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New research shows community forest management reduces both deforestation and poverty
6 May 2019
Giving local communities in Nepal the opportunity to manage their forests has simultaneously reduced deforestation and poverty in the region, new ...
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NGO Explorer tool aims to connect the UK’s development charities
30 Apr 2019
To address this gap, Professor Dan Brockington of the University of Sheffield and Dr Nicola Banks of The University of Manchester set out to map and ...
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Project aims to ensure that digital platforms like Uber treat workers fairly
28 Mar 2019
A team including researchers from The University of Manchester has created the world’s first ever rating system for working conditions in the ...
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Bangladesh is booming, but authoritarianism could burst its bubble
28 Feb 2019
Bangladesh has been a development success story in recent years. The country made remarkable progress in poverty alleviation prior to the Millennium ...
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The Rt Hon Helen Clark at the Global Development Institute Annual lecture
19 Nov 2018
Former New Zealand Prime Minister the Rt Hon Helen Clark spoke on “Women – Equality – Power” to a public audience at The University of ...
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How do we value development, the environment and conservation? Book out now
23 Oct 2018
A new book edited by Sarah Bracking, Aurora Fredrikson, Phil Woodhouse, and Sian Sullivan challenges the dominance of economics as the measure of all...
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Manchester academic wins award for communicating research to the public
9 Oct 2018
Dr Joanne Catherine Jordan has won a leading award which recognises how she has successfully communicated the purpose, meaning and impact of her ...
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GDI alumni advises Nigerian Presidency on Sustainable Development Goals
1 Oct 2018
GDI Alumni Bala Yusuf Yunusa (MSc 2006, PhD 2017) has been appointed Technical Advisor to the Office of the Nigerian President on SDGs. Under this ...
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GDI Alumni appointed as President of Colombia's public pension and social security administrator, Colpensiones
28 Sep 2018
Juan Miguel Villa completed his PhD research on antipoverty transfer programmes in 2015 with us. He then went to work in a research position in ...
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NSU Delegation Visits GDI
18 Sep 2018
A high level delegation from North South University (NSU), Bangladesh visited the Global Development Institute (GDI) on Tuesday 11th September 2018. ...
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A warm welcome to the Global Development Institute to our incoming students
10 Sep 2018
You’re joining us at fascinating time for Development Studies. Seismic shifts are taking place globally, nationally and locally. While headline ...
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GDI welcomes new researchers to the team
7 Sep 2018
The Global Development Institute is pleased to welcome new researchers to support our growing range of work. Dr Shamel Azmeh - former GDI masters ...
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GDI alumni plays role to shape the peaceful future of South Sudan
4 Sep 2018
Following Africa's longest-running civil war, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in July 2011. Unfortunately conflict in South Sudan did not ...
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New GDI research project asks whether regional value chains undermine decent work, or promote labour standards
4 Sep 2018
The rise of South-South trade, involving Southern lead firms and end markets, raises a critical challenge for global governance: how can Southern ...
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Idris Elba: isn’t it time for a black James Bond?
21 Aug 2018
A black Bond? It’s an apparently unproblematic and straightforward question, right? Well, not quite. When suggested quite quizzically by a ...
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Trevor Noah is right. People can be both French and African
10 Aug 2018
The afterglow of France winning the 2018 World Cup tournament on July 15 should be gone by now. But the arguments over France’s 23-man squad, with ...
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Centre for Development Informatics begins new collaborative project on the digital gig economy in South Africa
10 Aug 2018
There are millions of platform workers globally, doing work outsourced or organised via digital platforms or apps in the gig economy. Previous ...
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Bangladesh Confronts Climate Change - Book Goes Open Access
25 Jul 2018
Rising sea levels and worse cyclones forced Bangladeshis to take the lead in combating climate change, at home and internationally. Their story has ...
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Former Brazilian President visits Global Development Institute
22 Jun 2018
The Global Development Institute hosted a visit from the former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff yesterday (Thursday 21 June) as part of a study ...
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GDI to investigate deindustrialisation in cities in the Global South
31 May 2018
Senior Lecturer at the Global Development Institute Seth Schindler has been awarded an ESRC grant for a new research project looking at ...
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GDI researcher supports Dutch government to help NGOs work more politically and effectively
11 May 2018
GDI researcher Nicola Banks is working with the Dutch government in shaping research that will help them reorient their funding of NGOs in a way that...
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Alumna wins British Council award
4 May 2018
Two alumnae of the Global Development Institute have been recognised for their work at the Study UK Alumni Awards. Two alumnae of the Global ...
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Researchers work to tackle cardiovascular deaths in rural Indonesia
23 Apr 2018
A researcher from The University of Manchester's Global Development Institute has been part of a team testing an innovative new intervention in ...
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Three PhD scholarships for FutureDAMS Research Centre
18 Apr 2018
The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute is pleased to announce three PhD studentships to fund doctoral research on priority ...
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Research network at the Global Development Institute investigates the resurgence of national planning for development
17 Apr 2018
In the last 10 years, the number of countries with a national development plan has almost doubled. In 2006, about 60 countries had a national ...
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Theatre production supported by University researchers up for award
13 Apr 2018
A play on migration produced by a theatre group and researchers from The University of Manchester is up for a PR award for Best Use of Creativity....
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Development studies alumna appointed to historic Foreign Office position
13 Apr 2018
An alumna of the Global Development Institute has been appointed the first black female high commissioner. NneNne Iwuji-Eme, who has worked for ...
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How to help the public trust NGOs again
4 Apr 2018
Allegations of misconduct and unethical behaviour by Oxfam staff during its response to a humanitarian crisis in Haiti in 2011 and other behaviour by...
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6 Fully Funded Master's Scholarships Announced for African Students
15 Mar 2018
The Global Development Institute Merit Awards provide six full scholarships for academically excellent professionals studying a GDI campus-based ...
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UK rivers heavily contaminated with microplastics, study finds
12 Mar 2018
Researchers from The University of Manchester are calling for tighter regulations on waste flowing into urban waterways, after the first study of its ...
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Anger as Israel begins detaining and deporting African asylum seekers
27 Feb 2018
Around 20,000 Israelis and African migrants took to the streets in Tel Aviv on February 24, protesting against a government policy of detaining and ...
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How I marvelled at Black Panther’s reimagining of Africa
16 Feb 2018
Watching Marvel’s highly anticipated comic-book film adaptation, Black Panther, was no ordinary tried and tested cinematic experience. Much like ...
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How aid can be done better
14 Feb 2018
A researcher from The University of Manchester has written a provocative book which looks at the truth behind aid and the reality of ‘taking ...
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Tony Shorrocks joins Global Development Institute as Honorary Professor
6 Feb 2018
British economist, Tony Shorrocks, has been made an Honorary Professor at the Global Development Institute (GDI) in acknowledgement of his ...
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Gesture politics and foreign aid: evidence vs spin
30 Jan 2018
Secretary of State for International Development Penny Mordaunt has warned recipient governments that they face cuts in UK aid if they don’t “put...
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Anti-globalisation has switched from a left to a right-wing issue – what now?
29 Jan 2018
The world is currently witnessing a new backlash against economic globalisation. Supporters of the UK’s exit from the European Union seek to ...
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Celebrating 60 Years of Development Studies at The University of Manchester
24 Jan 2018
Over the course of 2018, the Global Development Institute will be celebrating 60 years of Development Studies at The University of Manchester. ...
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Dr Oliver Bakewell joins the Global Development Institute
5 Jan 2018
Dr Bakewell's work focuses on the intersections between migration and mobility and processes of development and change, with an empirical focus on ...
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Aid scepticism isn’t damaging donations to international charities – but it might in future
20 Dec 2017
Getting aid to those who need it in Kenya. Oxfam International/flickr.com, CC BY-NC-ND Nicola Banks, University of Manchester and Dan ...
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Global inequality is on the rise – but at vastly different rates across the world
14 Dec 2017
The gap between rich and poor is growing. shutterstock.com Antonio Savoia, University of Manchester Inequality is rising almost everywhere ...
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