by Global Development Institute | Mar 21, 2018 | Comment, News
The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute offers a range of taught master’s programmes focusing on human resource management, organisational change and managing and delivering development projects. The master’s programme includes fieldwork and visits...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 20, 2018 | Comment, News
Everyone at the Global Development Institute was saddened to hear that Simeen Mahmud recently passed away. Simeen was head of the Gender Studies Cluster and the Coordinator of the Centre for Gender and Social Transformation (CGST) at BRAC University in Bangladesh. She...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 19, 2018 | Research Findings
Gindo Tampubolon, Lecturer in Poverty, Global Development Institute Bringing financial services to people is key to enhance the chance of poor people to participate in development and reap its fruits. By connecting savers, who put their funds into an institution, and...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 15, 2018 | Comment
Edward Ademolu, PhD Researcher, Global Development Institute Hi everyone, my name is Edward – a doctoral researcher and I hold my hands up, I suffer with dyslexia imposterisms. Thank you. *Takes a seat among the other equally-inflicted*. So when did it start? Oh okay,...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 15, 2018 | Comment, Uncategorized
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, PhD researcher, Politics, The University of Manchester Poor communities in rural areas of Indonesia should not solely be the responsibility of the central and regional governments but the rural governments which receive significant amount of...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 14, 2018 | News, Policy
Prof Diana Mitlin was invited to present evidence to the International Development Select Committee on the changing nature of UK aid. The International Development Committee is conducting an inquiry on the definition and administration of UK official development...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 14, 2018 | Comment
Edward Ademolu, PhD Researcher, Global Development Institute The torrent of recent (and on-going) revelations of sexual exploitation by representatives of British humanitarian aid organisations in Haiti and South Sudan, has imbued an almost irreconcilable sensation –...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 14, 2018 | Events
Alumni and the public in Melbourne, Australia are invited to the opening plenary of a conference at the University of Melbourne. Wednesday 21 March 5.15 – 8.00pm Theatre 2, 221 Bouverie St, Carlton University of Melbourne The opening plenary discussion will be held...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 13, 2018 | Events
MSc Human Resource Management (International Development) is a practical introduction to the philosophy, values, policies and practices of human resource management in the context of developing or transitional countries. Students take part in fieldwork – visiting...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 13, 2018 | Events
The Future Dams Research Consortium (originally known as DAMS 2.0) hosted a public lecture by Prof Michael Hanemann of Arizona State University on the economics of water. The lecture discussed ‘why the economics of water is so hard’ providing a historical and...
