by GDI | Oct 21, 2025 | Comment
By Mina Wang, intern with the Just Earth Observation for Conservation (JEOC) project Earth observation (EO) has long been used for environmental monitoring, but has become increasingly integral in recent years — not least in the Global South, where the promise of the...
by GDI | Oct 8, 2025 | Comment
The Research for Transformation Lab is an initiative at GDI that aims to explore and critically reflect on the connection between development research and the ‘real world’. The Transformation Lab week will facilitate conversations between researchers and...
by GDI | Aug 19, 2025 | Comment
By Dr Gemma Sou and Ms Clare Steele. We’re told ever-hotter summers are inevitable. What’s less discussed is that Britain’s ability to cope has been systematically dismantled — not by the climate itself, but by 15 years of austerity. The UK has just endured its fourth...
by GDI | Aug 14, 2025 | Comment
Nicola Banks and Gijs van Selm Localisation. Locally Led Development. Shift the Power. These phrases have become fixtures in the language of international aid. They promise a simple but powerful idea: put resources and decision-making closer to the communities they...
by GDI | Aug 14, 2025 | Comment
As the start of term approaches, GDI is looking forward to welcoming our new students. To kick off the semester, we will be hosting a Welcome Week on campus (22nd – 26th September) where we will provide induction sessions, meetings and mixers to get to know...
