by Global Development Institute | Jul 25, 2016 | Comment
Richard Heeks, Professor of Development Informatics In practice, there is a growing role for data within international development: what we can call “data-intensive development”. But what should be the research agenda for this emerging phenomenon? On 12th July 2016,...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 25, 2016 | Comment
We heard that one of our alumni was coming back to Manchester to attend the Big and Open Data Workshop this month, so we sat down with Chris Foster to talk about how why he chose to study at the University of Manchester and what he’s been up to since he graduated. Why...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 20, 2016 | Comment
Giving a gathering of over 20 development professionals, journalists, alumni and MPs a reminder that 1.2 billion people went to bed in extreme poverty last night, Mike Kane MP opened up Professor David Hulme’s book launch at Westminster for a frank but positive...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 13, 2016 | Comment
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the North West Doctoral Training Centre (NWDTC) have issued a call for Postdoctoral Fellowships as part of the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). This career opportunity emphasises impact and stakeholder...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 28, 2016 | Comment
Judith Krauss, Post-doctoral associate and Aarti Krishnan, PhD researcher, Global Development Institute “Let me say the most important thing first: I am the father of three daughters.” This memorable sentence kicked off a unique masterclass with Dr Hubert Escaith,...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 27, 2016 | Comment
By Minna Lehtinen, Communications Officer One way that governments can help reduce poverty is by implementing social welfare programmes for those with low incomes, but the design of such programmes must be done with great care to make sure they actually achieve their...
