Two STEPS Centre members have been included for the second year running in the Highly Cited Researchers List produced by the analytics company Clarivate. Ian Scoones, Professorial Fellow at the…
STEPS members featured in global list of highly cited researchers
TAPESTRY events at the COP26 conference
The TAPESTRY project is hosting three side events at the COP26 conference in Glasgow, November 2021. Transforming Deserts, Deltas and Deconstructing Cities 7 November at 8:30-9:30 am South Asian Regional…
Transformations Conference 2021: STEPS Methods Sessions
The upcoming annual Transformations Conference will feature a talks by STEPS colleagues reflecting on questions of methods and methodology. These talks will form part of the Centre’s theme for 2021:…
In memoriam: Dr Pravin Kushwaha
We are deeply saddened to share the news of the death of Dr Pravin Kushwaha, of the South Asia Sustainability Hub. A notice by his colleagues in India is posted…
Transformation Conference 2021: Tapestry project sessions
The Tapestry project will be participating in a series of sessions at the upcoming 2021 Transformations Conference. The events will narrow in on marginal environments and climate uncertainty in South…
Methods video: Regenerating the soil for new roots – Umbela Conversatorio #1
Our colleagues in Mexico have have launched the first webinar in a four-part series, Cultivating Knowledges. The first webinar was convened in April by Umbela Transformaciones Sostenibles and LANCIS-IE-UNAM and…
Animated explainer: What are Pathways to Sustainability?
How should people address problems like climate change, environmental destruction, poverty and injustice? With many possible ways to respond, whose voices and ideas will shape the pathways that are chosen?…
STEPS members recognised in global list of ‘highly cited’ researchers
Members of the ESRC STEPS Centre based at the Institute of Development Studies and University of Sussex have been included in the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers List, compiled by Clarivate…
A manifesto for models: New Nature Comment article
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…
IDS Bulletin: Fifty Years of Research on Pastoralism and Development
Pastoralism is a way of life for millions of people around the world, farming livestock in wide geographical areas and moving with their herds. However, it can often been a…