Events
- GDI Lecture Series: Blood Bricks: Untold Stories of Modern Slavery and Climate Change from Cambodia with Prof Katherine BrickellWed 20 Feb 2019, 17:00 - 18:30
The Global Development Institute is pleased to host Prof Kate Brickell as part of the GDI Lecture Series, talking about: Blood Bricks: Untold Stories of Modern Slavery and Climate Change from Cambodia Cambodia is in the midst of a construction boom.
- Inequalities in hearing and visual healthThu 21 Feb 2019, 13:00 - 16:00
You are invited to a free seminar on Inequalities in hearing and visual health, starting at 1pm with a free networking lunch.
- GDI Lecture Series: Property, institutions, and social stratification in Africa with Franklin Obeng-OdoomWed 6 Mar 2019, 17:00 - 18:30
The Global Development Institute is pleased to host Associate Professor Franklin Obeng-Odoom as part of the GDI Lecture Series, talking about: Property, institutions, and social stratification in Africa While it is intrinsically important to explain and, ultimately, try to address social stratification in Africa, these aspirations have not yet been satisfactorily executed.
- International Women's Day: Balance For BetterWed 6 Mar 2019, 13:00 - 15:00
Join us as Dr Jess Wade, scientist and equality campaigner, visits The University of Manchester to give a public talk as part of our International Women’s Day celebrations.
- Cafe Scientifique talk: The Human VoiceThu 7 Mar 2019, 18:30 - 20:30
The Human Voice – Prof Trevor Cox (University of Salford) Talking and singing comes naturally to most of us so it is easy to overlook how truly remarkable the human voice is.
- Girls Night Out!Fri 8 Mar 2019, 19:00 - 22:00
Jodrell Bank's ever-popular Girls Night Out event returns in March 2019 with a special focus on Mars! You’ll get to meet Dr Natasha Stephen from the University of Plymouth, whose research focuses on linking information from Martian meteorites with data from space missions.
- HCRI Research Series: 10 Years of HCRI, Sophie Roborgh and Nat O'GradyTue 12 Mar 2019, 16:00 - 18:00
HCRI celebrates its 10 year anniversary with a rich programme of events.
- Animal Research DayWed 20 Mar 2019, 09:00 - 16:30
A day of tours and practicals that gives an introduction to university-level study and research for year 12 students.
- GDI Lecture Series: Agrarian crises, institutional innovation and gender: Can group farming provide an answer? with Prof Bina AgarwalWed 20 Mar 2019, 17:00 - 18:30
The Global Development Institute and the Post Crash Economics Society is pleased to host Prof Bina Agarwal part of the GDI Lecture Series, talking about: Agrarian crisis and institutional innovation: Can group farming provide an answer? In efforts by developing countries to address agrarian distress arising from persisting rural poverty, unviable land holdings, and climate change, little attention has been paid to the institutional transformation of agriculture.
- All Our Futures 2: Further thoughts on creating a healthy built environment for older peopleThu 21 Mar 2019, 13:00 - 16:00
You are invited to a free seminar on creating a healthy built environment for older people starting at 1pm with a free networking lunch.
- HCRI Research Series: 10 Years of HCRI, Alison HowellThu 21 Mar 2019, 16:00 - 18:00
HCRI celebrates its 10 year anniversary with a rich programme of events.
- Hearing and vision support for people with dementia - Greater Manchester SymposiumFri 5 Apr 2019, 12:00 - 17:00
Over 90% of people with dementia (PwD) also have hearing and vision impairment.
- GDI Lecture Series: The business of forced labour in global agricultural supply chains with Prof Genevieve Le BaronWed 1 May 2019, 17:00 - 18:30
The Global Development Institute is pleased to present Professor Genevieve Le Baron speaking on the business of forced labour in global agricultural supply chains.
- GDI Lecture Series: Ambitious and ambiguous public investments in African cities with Edgar PieterseWed 8 May 2019, 16:30 - 18:00
The Global Development Institute is pleased to host Edgar Pieterse as part of the GDI Lecture Series, talking about: Ambitious and ambiguous public investments in African cities Urban governance in most African cities is marked by weak regulatory enablement by national governments, limited autonomous fiscal resources, limited managerial capacity, overlaid by distortionary politics—read a combination of clientelism, patronage, corruption, etcetera.
- Scaling up participatory development in towns and cities of the global South Wed 12 Jun 2019 - Thu 13 Jun 2019
The Global Development Institute will host a mini-conference to understand the opportunities and constraints on scaling up participation in towns and cities of the global South with a range of academics and practitioners.
- bluedotThu 18 Jul 2019 - Sun 21 Jul 2019
Jodrell Bank's multi-award winning festival of discovery is set to return to for its fourth outing on 18-21 July 2019, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landings.
