By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member I am pleased to announce the launch of the STEPS Centre Biotechnology Research Archive – spanning ten years of IDS research – and a…
LAUNCHED TODAY! BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ARCHIVE AND NEW GM PAPER
INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY, DEVELOPMENT: A NEW MANIFESTO – THE STUDENTS’ VIEW
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member With British summertime underway in the usual fashion (horizontal rain battering the windows) a 16-strong group of MA and DPhil students and visiting fellows…
INDIAN ELECTION: A STEPS TOWARDS CHANGES IN HEALTH PROVISION?
By BARUN KANJILAL, Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur and member of the Future Health Systems consortia The 2009 parliamentary election in India meant a roller-coaster journey for the country…
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS WITH THE STEPS CENTRE
By HARRIET LE BRIS, STEPS Centre member The ESRC STEPS Centre is pleased to be able to offer one-month postdoctoral fellowships, based here in Sussex. The ESRC STEPS Centre (Social,…
GM CROPS: TEN YEARS ON
By IAN SCOONES, STEPS Centre Co-director A decade ago there was much hope – and even more hype – about the potentials of GM crops. GM crops were going to…
GM CROPS: JUNE LAUNCH
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member On June 10 the STEPS Centre is launching a Biotechnology Research Archive and a new paper on Bt Cotton by Dominic Glover at a…
SWINE FLU: SOME EMERGING LESSONS
By IAN SCOONES, STEPS Co-Director Read a short version of this piece, published in The Guardian.The back-story of the swine flu outbreak is gradually seeping out. There are some vitally…
INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY, DEVELOPMENT: A NEW MANIFESTO – THE VIEW FROM NEPAL
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member See photos from this event We are hoping to link up this lunchtime with the Innovation Asia-Pacific Symposium being held in Kathmandu, Nepal, for…
LETTER FROM DHAKA: HOW CAN WE REINVENT PUBLIC HEALTH?
By HILARY STANDING, Fellow on Health in the IDS KNOTS Team and Director of Realising Rights Living in Dhaka is a daily lesson in the extremes of human urban existence….
BOY ‘WAS FIRST TO GET SWINE FLU’
From the BBC News website following the authorities in Mexico saying they think they have pinpointed where the swine flu virus began. The video features ABC News’ Jeffrey Kofman speaking…