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GDI recognised at Making a Difference Awards
19 May 2022
Colleagues and alumni were recognised in the Community Engagement and Environmental Sustainability categories. The work of the Global Development ...
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REF recognises GDI as the best place to do Development Studies research in the UK
12 May 2022
The Global Development Institute is delighted that both the quality and impact of its research has been confirmed in the Research Excellence ...
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New Open Access Book: The Politics of Distributing Social Transfers: State Capacity and Political Contestation in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
21 Mar 2022
Social protection has risen to a prominent position on the global development agenda since the turn of the millennium. Considerable attention has ...
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New research funding for sustainable forest transitions announced
17 Mar 2022
Reversing forest loss is essential for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation. We are pleased to announce that Dr Johan Oldekop has ...
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Exploring the experiences of migrants living in Latin America through the Covid-19 pandemic
15 Nov 2021
Dr Tanja Bastia, Global Development Institute, and colleagues Dr Erika Busse Cárdenas and Dr María Calderón Muñoz, recently ran a photography ...
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Black Professional Women face ‘concrete ceiling’ in career progression
1 Nov 2021
Black Professional Women in England face an almost impenetrable ‘concrete ceiling’ when it comes to career progression, according to from The ...
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Matthew Tyce awarded Dudley Seers Memorial Prize
30 Sep 2021
Dr Matthew Tyce has been awarded the prestigious Dudley Seers Memorial Prize for 2020.
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Researchers question Council land sales in Manchester
11 May 2021
The report highlights a lack of transparency around public land deals and questions whether Manchester City Council is getting value for money when ...
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The UK and the UN SDGs: Make or Break Time
23 Apr 2021
This week, the UK government sought to put itself firmly in the global driver’s seat for cutting carbon. The Prime Minister announced an amazingly ...
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New project on migration management in Africa and the Middle East
22 Mar 2021
The new interdisciplinary research project (2020-2024) is titled 'Effects of Externalisation: EU Migration Management in Africa and the Middle East' ...
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Research forecasts environmental disaster due to the disposal of menstrual products in India
5 Mar 2021
Rising disposable income, intensive product marketing and NGO encouragement has seen more women in India adopting modern pads and tampons instead of ...
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Indian women experience far more Covid-related hardship than men, research finds
15 Feb 2021
New research has revealed that women in India have suffered much more than men during the coronavirus pandemic, and in more ways than is usually ...
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Irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa are consistently falling short of their promises
22 Jan 2021
Irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa don’t measure up to their plans according to new research into the projects by scientists. Many of the ...
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Chrissie Wellington OBE wins Outstanding Alumni of the Year award
18 Dec 2020
Chrissie Wellington is an iconic figure in the history of triathlon. She is the only triathlete, male or female, to have won the World Ironman ...
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New research reveals ‘megatrends’ that will affect forests in the next decade
1 Dec 2020
A group of experts from academic, governmental and international organisations have identified five large-scale ‘megatrends’ affecting forests and...
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Researchers win new Grant to study the Role of Natural Resources in India-Africa Development Cooperation
21 Oct 2020
The project, starting in October will research a particular aspect of India’s development cooperation activity linked to natural resources in ...
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Master of Leadership for Development course launched in partnership with The University of Melbourne
5 Oct 2020
The 100% online course, which will commence in March 2021, aims to strengthen the leadership capacity of professionals working in the global ...
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Global Development Institute secures £32 million for African Cities research
1 Oct 2020
Researchers from the Global Development Institute have been awarded a new research contract of £32 million to establish the African Cities Research ...
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Tackling inequality is key for post-Covid economic recovery say experts
30 Sep 2020
Safeguarding people's living standards, re-evaluating the role of key workers in society, and reducing racial and social inequality are crucial for ...
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Filling Africa’s largest dam risks political tension if engineering realities are ignored
18 Sep 2020
A hydro dam currently under construction in Ethiopia is set to be the largest hydropower plant in Africa, but could be heading towards controversy for...
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Kunal Sen is awardee of the 2020-22 V.K.R.V Rao Chair Professorship
2 Sep 2020
Kunal Sen is Professor of development economics at the Global Development Institute and served as Joint Research Director of the Effective States and...
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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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