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Sam Hickey elected president of Development Studies Association
29 Jun 2020
Sam Hickey, Professor of Politics and Development, has been elected as president of the Development Studies Association (DSA), taking over ...
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Manchester researcher helping to tackle coronavirus in Kenya’s slums
11 May 2020
A new initiative designed by Professor Diana Mitlin of The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute, alongside long-term ...
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University researcher publishes Handbook of Migration and Development
29 Apr 2020
Dr Tanja Bastia, a Reader at the Global Development Institute, co-edited The Routledge Handbook of Migration and Development with Professor Ronald...
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Healthcare workers are still coming under attack during the coronavirus pandemic
28 Apr 2020
From balconies, windows and door fronts around the world, citizens are applauding healthcare workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 ...
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GDI ranked in the world’s top 10 for Development Studies
4 Mar 2020
The Global Development Institute (GDI) has retained its position as one of the top 10 places to study in the 2020 QS World University rankings. The ...
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New book explores China's impact on the Global South
16 Jan 2020
In the early 2000s, Chinese demand for imported commodities ballooned as the country continued its breakneck economic growth. Global markets in ...
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Prof Khalid Nadvi becomes Managing Director of Global Development Institute
14 Jan 2020
Prof Khalid Nadvi has taken up the role of Managing Director of the Global Development Institute. Khalid follows on from Diana Mitlin who completed ...
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2020 New Year Honours for University academics
28 Dec 2019
Professor David Hulme, professor of development studies at the University, has been awarded an OBE while Professor Adisa Azapagic has received an MBE.
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Merit Scholars graduate from the Global Development Institute
10 Dec 2019
The first class of the Global Development Institute (GDI) Merit Scholars graduate as part of the winter 2019 graduating class. The students were ...
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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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