A new comment article in Nature by a group of authors, including STEPS co-director Andy Stirling (SPRU), takes the form of a ‘manifesto’ for responsible mathematical modelling. This relates to…
A manifesto for models: New Nature Comment article
Podcast: The Social Dynamics of Pandemics
The global pandemic Covid-19 is impacting people in many and varied ways. The effects on all our lives are immense and diverse, from rural and urban communities, young and old,…
How do ‘transformative spaces’ open up possibilities for action?
A paper by Fiona Marshall (SPRU), Jonathan Dolley (SPRU) and Ritu Priya (South Asia Sustainability Hub) explores how ‘transformative space making’ can contribute to systemic change that supports pro-poor transformations…
Preparing for pandemics and the role of uncertainty explored in new project
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has announced a new project funded by the Wellcome Trust: Pandemic Preparedness: local and global concepts and practices in tackling disease threats in Africa….
Freebook: Pathways to Health and Sustainability
The second in a series of FreeBooks from Routledge, Pathways to Health and Sustainability, is available to download free of charge. Download the book The FreeBooks allow open access, for…
STEPS researchers receive grants from Sussex Sustainability Research Programme
The Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP), a partnership between the University of Sussex and the Institute for Development Studies, has announced its first round of funding.
One Health Day: 3 November 2016
Read our ‘One Health stories’ on how research from the STEPS-led Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa consortium was used to inform responses to zoonotic disease.
Ebola initiatives win ESRC Outstanding International Impact Prize
The Ebola Response Anthropology Platform (ERAP) and the related Ebola: lessons for development initiatives have won the prestigious Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Outstanding International Impact Prize. The team…
A year of STEPS: 2015 highlights
As it’s nearing the end of 2015, here are some highlights you may have missed from the STEPS Centre’s last 12 months. We’ll see you next year! Our coverage of…
Addressing resistance to antibiotics
There is growing international concern about the threat to public health of the emergence and spread of bacteria resistant to existing antibiotics. An effective response must invest in both the…