Developing our Research Environment
Paul Barry, Cluster Convenor: Management and Governance in Development On Monday 18th December, seven first year PhD students from the Brooks Doctoral College met with a group of Global Development Institute academics to discuss informally how their PhD research is...
Using Board Games to Enhance Teaching in Higher Education
Dr Kate Rowlands, Global Development Institute Creative approaches to teaching and learning are increasingly being used throughout Higher Education and beyond. Earlier this month I chaired the latest SEED “Teaching Matters” session, which provides lectures with a...
Our five most read blogs of 2017
We take a look back at our top five most-read blogs of 2017. In loving memory of PP The ‘PhD Gang’ remember their friend, and former GDI student, Purnima Purohit who sadly passed away earlier this year. How can development academics help change the...
GDI Lecture Series: Oxfam’s use of evidence for influencing with Dr Irene Guijt
On Wednesday, 13 December, Dr Irene Guijt gave a lecture entitled ‘Evidence for Influencing: Balancing research integrity and campaign strategy in Oxfam’. You can listen to the podcast below. Find out more about the other talks in our GDI Lecture series Oxfam’s...
Aid scepticism isn’t damaging donations to international charities – but it might in future
Dr Nicola Banks , Lecturer, International Development: Urban Development and Global Urbanism Christmas is a time for giving, when people think about how to extend their generosity to those in greater need. We put additional items in our trolley to donate for food...
The see-saw effects of inequality
Kunal Sen, Professor of Development Economics, Global Development Institute When commentators refer to rising inequality, they mostly mean increased inequality in rich countries like the US. But while national inequality may have increased in some countries, global...
A love letter to Manchester: My year at the Global Development Institute
Hamza M. Arsbi, MSc International Development and CEO of Science League The University of Manchester is a world-renowned institution with an impressive record, which is why I choose to study my Masters in International Development at its Global Development Institute....Academia-fatigue, systemic shocks and the power of drama
This blog originally appeared on the Manchester Migration Lab website Blog by Natalie Anne Hall, PhD Candidate, Sociology, The University of Manchester As researchers, we often register for conferences excited and hopeful, arrive at them slightly nervous and, as our...