We are pleased to offer the opportunity for postdoctoral researchers to engage with the STEPS Centre during a one month period based in Sussex. The deadline for applications is 30…
ONE-MONTH POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS WITH THE STEPS CENTRE: APPLY BY 30TH JUNE
POLITICS FRONT AND CENTRE: SCIENCE AMIDST THE BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION
36 hours in Venezuela to attend a roundtable: Innovación, Sostenibilidad y Desarrollo para el siglo XXI: una visión desde Venezuela (‘Innovation, Sustainability and Development for the 21st Century: a Vision…
“ARE YOU A REVOLUTIONARY?”
On my way to South America to attend three roundtable events for the STEPS project ‘Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto’. I just finished the first leg, London – New…
COMMONWEALTH WEEK: WHY WE NEED SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
It’s Commonwealth Week. Julia Day has written a piece for the IDS website about the Manifesto project, which highlights alternative ways to link innovation, science and technology to development. “Standard…
PERI-URBAN FUTURES AND SUSTAINABILITY
By Pritpal Randhawa, Lyla Mehta and Fiona Marshall The future is increasingly urban. Urbanisation is increasing at the rate of 60 percent by 2030. Alongside this rapid expansion comes the…
MAKER FAIRE AFRICA 2010: CALL FOR ENTRIES
The team behind Maker Faire Africa 2010 put out the call for entries yesterday. Maker Faire Africa – “a celebration of African ingenuity, innovation and invention” – takes place in…
HOW TO BE RADICAL AND ALSO BE PRACTICAL?
The Delhi roundtable for the STEPS project ‘Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto’ was extremely challenging and also helpful. This blog can’t do justice to the full discussion, so please…