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Events in November 2012

The quest for energy: Competition and Cooperation between China and India

02 November 2012, 14:00 - 17:00 The quest for energy: Competition and Cooperation between China and India Part of the Global Economic Governance programme at University College, Oxford.

ESRC-DFID Strategic Advisory Team Panel

03 November 2012, 09:00 - 17:00 ESRC-DFID Strategic Advisory Team Panel The ESRC-DFID Strategic Advisory Team has secured a panel at the DSA conference, being held this year in London on Saturday 3rd November. The panel, entitled “Social Science Research and Development Impact”, will feature a number of award holders who will reflect on their projects to stimulate discussion and debate.

Development Studies Association Annual Conference

03 November 2012, 09:00 - 18:00 Development Studies Association Annual Conference This year's conference builds on the last three DSA conferences (2009: Current Crises and New Opportunities; 2010: Values and Ethics; 2011: Rethinking Development in an Age of Scarcity & Uncertainty) plus the New Ideas Initiative launched in January 2012. The Keynote Speaker is Ha-Joon Chang from the University of Cambridge.

Public Lecture - Lessons of the Crisis 2007 - 2012

05 November 2012, 17:00 - 18:30 Public Lecture - Lessons of the Crisis 2007 - 2012 This lecture will address the key issues around the banking crisis.

African Film Series - Sometimes in April

06 November 2012, 18:00 - 21:17 African Film Series - Sometimes in April Sometimes in April is a 2005 historical drama television film about the Rwandan Genocide of 1994.

GCID Lecture Series: "The Neglected Diseases of the Bottom Billion - picking the low hanging fruit"

06 November 2012, 17:30 - 19:00 GCID Lecture Series: "The Neglected Diseases of the Bottom Billion - picking the low hanging fruit" Part of the Glasgow Centre for International Development Lecture Series 2012/13

Centre for Sustainable International Development

06 November 2012, 11:00 - 12:00 Centre for Sustainable International Development An overview of the work of the Centre for Sustainable International Development and discussion of possible areas of synergy with HSRU

Changing Patterns of Migration and Implications for Health

07 November 2012, 17:21 - 17:21 Changing Patterns of Migration and Implications for Health Manuel Carballo is an epidemiologist and is currently Executive Director of the International Centre for Migration, Health and Development and Professor of Clinical Public Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, in New York. He is a specialist on health issues of migrants and refugees (particularly reproductive health, but also diabetes) and also has worked extensively on HIV prevention programmes with uniformed services and peacekeeping forces. Changing Patterns of Migration and Implications for Health

Sharing what works in international development

09 November 2012, 09:30 - 13:45 Sharing what works in international development An event for development professionals, academics and policymakers to discuss how to ensure international development activities are based on sound evidence from social science and from experience of implementation, delivery and evaluation.

Understanding and Responding to Civil Conflict in the Current Era

09 November 2012, 14:00 - 17:00 Understanding and Responding to Civil Conflict in the Current Era Part of the Global Economic Governance programme at University College, Oxford.

African Film Series 2012 - Black Gold

13 November 2012, 18:00 - 21:30 African Film Series 2012 - Black Gold Black Gold 2011 film about coffee farmers in Ethiopia.

International Day for Tolerance

16 November 2012, 22:18 - 22:18 International Day for Tolerance Tolerance does not mean indifference or a grudging acceptance of others. It is a way of life based on mutual understanding and respect for others, and on the belief that global diversity is to be embraced, not feared." Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

The Geopolitics of Water: China and the Lancang-Mekong River

16 November 2012, 14:00 - 17:00 The Geopolitics of Water: China and the Lancang-Mekong River Part of the Global Economic Governance programme at University College, Oxford.

World Toilet Day

19 November 2012, 00:00 - 23:59 World Toilet Day World Toilet Day will be observed internationally on the 19th November.

Universal Children's Day

20 November 2012, 22:20 - 22:20 Universal Children's Day It recommended that the Day was to be observed also as a day of activity devoted to promoting the ideals and objectives of the Charter and the welfare of the children of the world.

African Film Series 2012 - Darwin's Nightmare

20 November 2012, 18:00 - 19:22 African Film Series 2012 - Darwin's Nightmare Darwin's Nightmare (2004) deals with the environmental and social effects of the fishing industry around Lake Victoria in Tanzania.

Oral evidence Post 2015 MDGs

20 November 2012, 11:00 - 13:00 Oral evidence Post 2015 MDGs This is the final evidence session for the inquiry on post 2015 development goals. The Committee will question the Secretary of State on various issues pertaining to the post 2015 agenda, including the role of the Prime Minister as co-Chair of the UN High Level Panel.

Climate justice: What is it?

21 November 2012, 12:30 - 13:45 Climate justice: What is it? Three presentations by Sheelagh O'Reilly, Rowan Ellis and Nigel Dower on various aspects of climate justice with an interactive question and answer session led by Liz Dinnie.

Fixing the Global Funding Machine: why half of the new global financial regulation is misconceived

23 November 2012, 14:00 - 17:00 Fixing the Global Funding Machine: why half of the new global financial regulation is misconceived Part of the Global Economic Governance programme at University College, Oxford.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

25 November 2012, 22:24 - 22:24 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women “Our goal is clear: an end to these inexcusable crimes - whether it is the use of rape as a weapon of war, domestic violence, sex trafficking, so-called “honour” crimes or female genital mutilation/cutting. We must address the roots of this violence by eradicating discrimination and changing the mindsets that perpetuate it.” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Oxford University AIDS Research Day

26 November 2012, 14:00 - 17:00 Oxford University AIDS Research Day Part of the Global Economic Governance programme at University College, Oxford.

African Film Series 2012 - The Constant Gardener

27 November 2012, 18:00 - 21:00 African Film Series 2012 - The Constant Gardener Set in a remote area of Northern Kenya, around the death of activist Tessa Quayle and her husbands search for answers.

GCID Lecture Series: TBC

28 November 2012, 17:30 - 19:00 GCID Lecture Series: TBC Part of the Glasgow Centre for International Development Lecture Series 2012/13