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
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…
India roundtables – photos
Images from the roundtables in Bangalore and Delhi are now available on our Flickr site.
UN NUEVO MANIFIESTO – LATIN AMERICA
Three Manifesto roundtables will take place in Latin America in March: 5 March: Caracas, Venezuela 10 March: Buenos Aires, Argentina 12 March: Cali, Colombia Elisa Arond from the STEPS Centre…
Latin America – March roundtables
Three roundtables were held in Latin America in March.
MIDDLE CLASSES IN AFRICA
Photographer Joan Bardeletti has set up a website, Middle Classes in Africa, which includes some great galleries of photos from Kenya and Ivory Coast. (Via Africa Is A Country)
HUMAN-POWERED FERRIS WHEEL IN NEPAL
From the wonderful blog BoingBoing, some footage of an ingenious solution to a lack of electricity. BoingBoing: Human powered ferris wheel in Nepal
SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT: CALESTOUS JUMA INTERVIEW
Following the previous post about the book “Science and Development”, Guy Collender from the London International Development Centre has interviewed Calestous Juma (who wrote the book’s preface) for a new…