Event Archive

'Veterinary research in Africa: changing perceptions of neglected diseases'

This is the second International Development week organised by CSID Volunteers. There will be a series of seminars on environmental issues, human rights, history and health as well as a day deveoted to careers in international development.

Bristol International Development Conference returns in 2013 for another year of lively debates, fascinating talks and fresh perspectives! This year we will be addressing The Underlying Motives of International Development

For the United Nations, the pursuit of social justice for all is at the core of our global mission to promote development and human dignity. The adoption by the International Labour Organization of the Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization is just one recent example of the UN...

CSID Nepal Research Group meeting: 13 February 2013. Three researchers will present their work (Yagya Subedi, Santosh Gaihre and Sohan Ghimire) on various topics in Nepal.

The Newcastle University International Development Conference 2013 has the theme 'Alternative Development: The Road Less Travelled'. Is the West way really the best way to develop? Is Development a compass that is stuck pointing west? Are we at a difficult crossroads in Development and we don't know which way to go?

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Geoff Tansey has worked on food, agriculture and development issues for over 35 years. He has degrees in soil science (University of Aberdeen) and history of and social studies of science (Sussex University).

Papers will be presented on: Managing Microfinance in an Innovative Way; Poverty Alleviation and Microfinance: A Perspective from the World Bank; Microcredit in Scotland; and Will Microcredit Work in Rich Countries?

This talk will introduce Oxfam's new measure of Scotland's prosperity - the Humankind Index. It will explore its genesis (the crisis of development in Scotland and beyond). The process of its construction (including the challenges and trade offs) and the first results will be set out. Its...