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New International Advisory Board helps GDI chart the future of global development
24 Jul 2023
The Global Development Institute is delighted to announce the formation of its new International Advisory Board. The board brings together high-level...
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Three GDI academics receive prestigious Hallsworth and Leverhulme fellowships
14 Jun 2023
Dr Elisa Gambino was the recipient of the Hallsworth Research Fellowship. The three-year fellowship will begin in January 2024 and will explore ...
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Peace in Sudan depends on justice for the Darfur genocide
24 May 2023
I asked the pilot to deviate from our approved flight path and go low over Darfur. It was 2003 and I was the United Nations Humanitarian and Resident ...
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Global Development Institute staff and alumni recognised for their commitment to social responsibility
12 May 2023
We are delighted that staff and alumni from the Global Development Institute have been recognised at two University award ceremonies, the Volunteer ...
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Prof Sam Hickey becomes Head of the Global Development Institute
31 Mar 2023
Professor Sam Hickey has taken up the role of Head of the Global Development Institute. Sam follows on from Professor Khalid Nadvi who completed his ...
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Low emission energy systems can create water conflict without smart design
26 Jan 2023
A new study published today in Nature Sustainability has found that using hydropower dams to generate low emission energy can cause problems for other...
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Groundbreaking new analytical framework can provide economic benefits for Nile countries
9 Jan 2023
New research led by The University of Manchester has developed unique river basin modelling software which, for the first time, combines reservoir ...
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Dr Amani Abou-Zeid awarded honorary doctorate
17 Oct 2022
Below is the citation of Dr Amani Abou-Zeid by Professor David Hulme. Chancellor, distinguished guests and colleagues I am privileged and honoured to...
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Balancing economic policy outcomes for sustainable development
3 Oct 2022
Researchers at the University of Manchester have published new research which seeks to allow policymakers to identify development options which ...
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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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