by GDI | May 28, 2024 | Comment
The University of Manchester’s Post-Crash Economics Society and Rethinking Economics recently launched a report examining whether the economics curriculum is fit for purpose in an increasingly turbulent twenty-first century. One of GDI’s undergraduate...
by GDI | May 20, 2024 | Comment
Published 17/05/2024 in The Conversation Recent floods in Kenya have left at least 270 people dead, displaced more than 200,000 and destroyed property, infrastructure and livelihoods across the country. In Nairobi, hundreds of people in informal settlements were left...
by GDI | May 15, 2024 | Comment
Written by Mariana C. Hernandez-Montilla Ubumuntu means humanity, goodness, generosity, and kindness. For me, Ubumuntu means Rwanda and Rwanda means learning from the past. Murakaza neza Kigali! I stepped off the plane in March 2024, having travelled to Kigali as...
by GDI | May 10, 2024 | Comment
At the University of Manchester ‘Making a Difference Awards’ on the evening of 9th May, GDI’s Dr Gindo Tampubolon and PhD researcher Tess Hartland were both honoured for incredible work in their respective fields. SMARThealth: revolutionizing cardiovascular care in...
by GDI | May 10, 2024 | Comment
Academics from across GDI will head down to London next month to participate in the highly anticipated Development Studies Association Conference 2024, which is taking place at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, between Wednesday...
by GDI | Apr 30, 2024 | Comment
By Armando Barrientos, Professor Emeritus of Poverty and Social Justice at the Global Development Institute Discussions surrounding how Latin American states can support less advantaged citizens have often looked to European ‘welfare states’ as exemplary models for...
