By JOHN THOMPSON, STEPS Centre member Assessments GaloreIn recent years, global assessments have become the focus of considerable international scientific interest and the mobilisation of vast institutional, technical, human and…
IAASTD: CONFLICTING VISIONS FOR A HUNGRY PLANET
BIOFUEL TRADING SCAM
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member The front page story of today’s Guardian delves into the murky world of a biofuels scam. “Up to 10% of biofuel exports from the…
ARE ANTIBIOTICS BECOMING A ‘NON SUSTAINABLE’ DRUG SUPPLY?
With increasing resistance to existing antibiotics and little incentive for pharmaceutical companies to invest in new ones, developing countries face a serious challenge combating killer diseases such as tuberculosis and…
LIQUID DYNAMICS: WORLD SANITATION & HYGIENE WEEK
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member The effects of recurring floods and droughts, the deaths of 6,000 babies daily from waterborne diseases and growing sanitation problems in booming peri-urban and…
STEPS SEMINAR: THE SUSSEX MANIFESTO
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member Listen to the podcast Read Geoff Oldham’s presentation To read the 1970 Sussex Manifesto: Science and Technology to Developing Countries during the Second Development…
ASBESTOS WORKERS LOBBY PARLIAMENT
By LINDA WALDMAN STEPS Centre member ‘Disgraceful’, ’a class decision’ and ‘an outright injustice’ were just some of the angry phrases heard as people from all over the country joined…
FLICKR THROUGH OUR PHOTOS
I have finally gotten around to creating a STEPS Centre page on Flickr. You can check out the first sets of photos to go live, including our launch, recent seminars…
HARD TO SWALLOW
“Vaccination is one of medicine’s greatest achievements, so why do so many people fear it?” Jim Giles of New Scientist asks this question of STEPS Centre director Melissa Leach and…
STEPS SEMINAR: GLOBAL BIOFUEL CROPS
By JULIA DAY, STEPS Centre member Read the presentation Listen to a podcast of this seminar Introduced by Adrian Smith (40 mins) Helena and Les’ presentation will be posted here…
LIVE ON AIR: FARMER FIRST ON NEW AGRICULTURIST PODCAST & RADIO
When agriculturists and academics from around the world attended the Farmer First Revisited workshop back in December, they were interviewed by Susanna Thorp of New Agriculturist. The resultant podcast is…