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Prof Thompson will speak on Humanitarianism on Trial: How a Global System of Aid and Development was Forged through the End of Empire

International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of freshwater.

This presentation will look at the process of developing the post-2015 development framework including the High Level Panel Report, the deliberations at the UN General Assembly Special Session and the most recent Open Working Group Report. The focus will be on equity, inclusivity and sustainability and how far the documents...

One of the greatest challenges facing humanity is to provide food security across the world and in the long term. One of the prerequisites to tackle this great challenge is to understand how sustainable agroecosystems function.

Post-graduate students will present their work mainly from the field of Geology and Petroleum Geology. All welcome

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Women's equality has made positive gains but the world is still unequal. International Women's Day celebrates the social, political and economic achievements of women while focusing world attention on areas requiring further action. Inspiring Change is the 2014 theme for our internationalwomensday.com global hub and encourages advocacy for women's advancement everywhere...

The conference will bring the year of the David Livingstone bicentenary to a close with a mixture of high profile speakers and interactive workshops to Showcase the range of successful education projects with a focus on gender equality established through Scotland Malawi connections Foster an understanding of the value of education in...

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The final event in the CSID Volunteers International Development week - a screening of the TakeOne Action film A river changes course. Followed by a discussion with Alasdair Neilson, Professor Adam Price, Dr Zeray Yihdego (University of Aberdeen) and Sara Cowan (Oxfam)