Past events
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Good Governance in Nigeria: Rethinking Accountability and Transparency in the Twenty-First Century
16:00 - 17:30 20 May 2024
Book launch with Dr Portia Roelofs, King’s College London Political science has long claimed that African political systems are dysfunctional because they are too embedded in social and material relations. This assumption informed the rise of the World Bank’s good governance agenda in the late 1980s. This lecture and book launch situates this...
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GDI Webinar and Documentary Screening - 'Migrants: Joy, Rest & Celebration'
12:00 - 13:00 21 May 2024
Join us for a film screening of Sheril A. Bustaman’s Migrants: Joy, Rest & Celebration, a short film supported by the SEED Impact Fund and produced in collaboration with MIDEQ researchers – Dr Nadiah Ahmad (Monash), Prof Tanja Bastia (GDI) and Dr Matthew Walsham (GDI). The film looks at the activities of Nepali migrant workers in Kuala Lumpur,...
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Report Launch: GDI-SANEM study: “The COVID-19 Pandemic, Post-pandemic Challenges and Poverty Dynamics in Bangladesh”
11:00 - 13:00 28 May 2024
Report launch w/ Prof David Hulme (Chair), Prof Sohela Nazneen, Prof Selim Raihan, Prof David Fielding, and speaker TBC Bangladesh has witnessed remarkable economic growth and development in the last three decades. However, the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by the Russia-Ukraine war and the global energy crisis, has put Bangladesh to the test on...
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Advances in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Conference 2024
3 - 4 June 2024
This year’s Advances in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Conference, a Digital Futures activity, will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Manchester over the course of two days on the 3rd and 4th of June 2024. It will also coincide with The University of Manchester’s bicentenary celebrations occurring across the year. The Advances...
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Restructuring of the European semiconductor industry through government subsidies: focus on Germany and implications for GPNs
15:00 - 16:30 3 June 2024
This lecture is hosted by GDI's Global Production Networks, Trade, and Labour (GPNTL) group. Speakers: Gale Raj-Reichert,?Professor of Politics,?Bard College Berlin Tobias Wuttke, Post-doctoral Researcher, Bard College Berlin Since 2020, the semiconductor industry in Europe has faced: 1) a Covid-19 pandemic induced shortage of semiconductors,...
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GDI Webinar: Growing up in poverty, growing old with multimorbidity in America, Britain, China & Europe
13:00 - 14:00 5 June 2024
Webinar with Gindo Tampubolon, Senior Lecturer in Global Health. Childhood poverty is directly associated with many health outcomes in late life irrespective of youth health and of variation in health systems. The childhood poor in America, Britain and Europe have reported worse cognitive, muscle and mental functions in their fifties to nineties....
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Energy transition, new state capitalism? Changing state roles in the production networks of critical minerals in Chile
14:00 - 15:30 6 June 2024
Seminar organised by the Cities, Politics and Economies (Geography) and Global Production Networks, Trade, and Labour (GDI) research groups. Speaker: Dr. Felipe Irarrázaval, Investigador postdoctoral, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile The energy transition and the geopolitical reconfiguration of global production networks are reshaping...
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Book Launch: “Charaiveti: An Academic's Global Journey“
14:00 - 15:30 7 June 2024
Seminar with Professor Pranab Bardhan (Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at University of California, Berkeley). We are happy to welcome Professor Pranab Bardhan, one of the leading thinkers of Development Economics, to the GDI on 7 June 2024. Professor Bardhan will talk about his recently published book, "Charaiveti: An Academic's...
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Art in Times of Crisis - Bicentenary Exhibition
8 - 9 June 2024
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT Immerse yourself in the unique fusion of academia and artistry at an exhibition hosted by the University’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI). We’ll be showcasing art and culture inspired by HCRI’s research on challenging global issues and be guided through the displays by distinguished scholars and talented...
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GDI Community of Practice: Continuing conversations about migration
14:00 - 15:00 11 June 2024
Join us for our next community of practice exploring the challenges and complexities facing migrant- and refugee-led organisations. In this session, we’ll focus on platforming the experiences of displaced people, migrants, and forced refugees – much-needed voices in our community of practice. We’ll hear the story of Alimamy Bangura, a disability...
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Pankhurst Seminar Series: Digital Health Inequities Edition - Towards a decolonial agenda for digital health in Sub Saharan Africa
13:00 - 14:00 12 June 2024
Our next seminar in the Digital Health Inequities seminar series is on 12th of June, 1-2pm via Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/99993393007). Prof Sharifah Sekalala from the University of Warwick will talk about “Decolonial agenda for digital health in sub-Saharan Africa”. Sharifah Sekalala is a Professor of Global Health Law at the University of Warwick...
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Myanmar's Changing Political and Security Context and Rohingya Repatriation
13:00 - 14:30 18 June 2024
Guest lecture with Professor Sk. Tawfique M. Haque, Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Director of the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG) at North South University, Bangladesh. Lecture abstract: The ongoing civil war in Myanmar has initially ignited by the military junta's overthrow of a democratically...
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Community of Practice: Leadership in Development
12:30 - 13:30 27 June 2024
Do you have a leadership role within the development sector? Do you ever struggle with the demands and complexity of the role? Do politics and complex power structures affect your ability to effectively carry out responsibilities? You're not alone – leaders at all levels struggle with these issues, often finding creative solutions to overcome...
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Pankhurst Seminar Series: Digital Health Inequities Edition - Trust in health research and technologies among Muslim minorities
13:00 - 14:00 10 July 2024
Our next seminar is on 10th of July, 1-2pm via Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/93204990843). Saiyed Mohammad Mahin, an active Imam (a religious scholar who leads prayers) from a mosque in London and Mustafa Ali from the University of Manchester will talk about “Trust in health research and technologies among Muslim minorities”. In this talk, Mahin...
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GDI Community of Practice - Trends in Leadership for Development
12:30 - 13:30 25 July 2024
In the second of our communities of practice on Leadership for Development, we'll discuss the latest research trends in the field. How do researchers grapple with topics such as sustainability, digital leadership, politics, power, and ethics? We encourage practitioners, academics, students, and alumni to join us to share problems, solutions, and...
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Digital Health Equity seminar: Demystifying User Centred Design in Healthcare
15:00 - 16:00 11 September 2024
The next seminar in the Digital Health Inequities Seminar Series is on 11th September 3-4pm via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96339700737. Tim Brazier from Thrive by Design will talk about “Demystifying User Centred Design in Healthcare”. In this seminar, Tim will share lessons and insights from the design-thinking approach they use at Thrive by...
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GDI Webinar: Why culture matters: a revised approach to political settlements analysis and institutional change
13:00 - 14:00 26 September 2024
Join us for the first GDI webinar of the new semester. Dr Clare Cummings (Lecturer in Politics and Development at GDI) will discuss her recent work surrounding political settlements analysis. Abstract: The rules (or institutions) that govern how we distribute resources and uphold rights are important for development outcomes. In this webinar I...
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Global Development Today... Whose 'Development' Is It Really?
16:00 - 17:30 30 September 2024
Join Deborah Doane, author of ‘The INGO Problem: Power, Privilege and Renewal’, and Nana Asantewa Afadzinu, Executive Director of the West Africa Civil Society Institute, to discuss current challenges within the aid sector, how Southern NGOs are leading calls for structural change in global development, and whether International NGOs are rising...
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Fairtrade: Celebrating 30 Years of a Movement for Global Economic Justice
13:30 - 15:00 2 October 2024
The School of Environment, Education and Development Annual Social Responsibility Lecture Fairtrade is celebrating its 30th anniversary in the UK. When consumers buy Fairtrade labelled goods, they are supporting farmers and workers to improve their living standards, invest in their communities and businesses, and protect the shared environment....
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Digital Health Equity seminar: Key strategies for promoting digital inclusion and their adoption in practice
13:00 - 14:00 9 October 2024
Sarah Wilson from the Newcastle University will talk about “Key strategies for promoting digital inclusion and their adoption in practice”. The WHO Bellagio eHealth Evaluation Group recognised the need to mitigate digital exclusion, and organisations such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) require evidence that...
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