Events
The Centre for Global Development hosts and delivers numerous development related events.
Each year we hold our Annual Lecture and invite a prominent academic or senior figure from the development field to speak on a current development issue
We also hold collaborative events and lectures with partners within the University of Leeds, including the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI), LUCAS, water@leeds, Priestly Centre for Climate Research and Applied Institute for Research in Economics (AIRE), and from outside the Univeristy of Leeds.
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Water Governance Webinar- Climate Change and Urban Sanitation Systems (Leonie Hyde-Smith)
As part of ongoing webinars on global water governance, the water governance group at the Centre of Global Development hosted Leonie Hyde Smith, PhD Researcher at the School of Civil Engineering and Water-WISER CDT. Leonie’s presentation details how water and sanitation services can be improved for the urban poor and how these services can be…
RiDNet Brown Bag Event: Conducting Key Informant Interviews Online and in person
Please mark your calendars for the Researchers in Development Network (RiDNet) and the Centre for Global Development Brown Bag event of the month. This month we are hosting, Prof Anna Mdee, Professor of the Politics of Global Development to discuss “Conducting Online and Face to Face Key Informant Interviews”. The event is slated for the 25th of March…
Video: Participatory Research Methods
Are you a post-graduate or early-career researcher seeking to find means of engaging in participatory data collection with your field participants? In this webinar hosted by the Water Governance Group at the Centre for Global Development, Dr Uttaran Dutta of Arizona State University shares in-depth insights into how he relies on active and eclectic participatory…
Contextualising Crisis at Eskom
Postgraduate Researcher Ruth Bookbinder presented this talk as part of the Research Seminar Series hosted by the School of Politics and International Studies. A video recording is available to watch here.
Marginalisation and Power Dynamics in River Governance
Rivers are used for development, livelihood, and cultural purposes. Today 70% of India’s rivers are polluted. Watch the recording of Shivani Singhal’s School Research Seminar on water governance and the marginalisation of communities in Delhi.
Rent, Asset Value and the Politics of Patriarchy
How has assetization, “the rendering of resources into new tradable income streams through processes of enclosure”, changed the way we value our lives, things and livelihoods? Watch the recording of Dr Charlie Dannreuther’s Research Seminar on assetization in Kuwait and the UK to learn more.
Annual Politics of Global Challenges Lecture: Gender Fail During Global Health Emergencies: WHO Runs the World?’
POLIS presents the Politics of Global Challenges Annual Lecture – ‘Gender Fail During Global Health Emergencies: WHO Runs the World?’ About this Event This year, the Centre for Global Security Challenges and Centre for Global Development at the University of Leeds are launching the School of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) ‘Politics of Global Challenges Annual Lecture’. We welcome…
UN@75: Economic Security
SECURE JOBS IN A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY CGD Member Lata Narayanaswamy will join the panel at this event, part of the UN’s 75 year anniversary celebrations. Please visit the Eventbrite page to register. About this Event To establish economic security, we must sustainably expand employment opportunities. With the help of experts, such as Lord Stewart Wood, Dame Barbara…
Valuing Water: beyond technocratic, economic and bureaucratic agendas
Valuing Water: beyond technocratic, economic and bureaucratic agendas When: Monday 19th of October, 2020 13:00 – 15:00 Where: Zoom. Email: a.l.mdee@leeds.ac.uk for the zoom link Webinar on water value Organised by Professor Anna Mdee (School of Politics and International Studies) and Dr Nicolas Salazar Sutil (School of Performance and Cultural Industries) The recent water@leeds confluence…
Lunchtime Seminar – Injury Prevention in Nepal
Lunchtime Seminar –Injury Prevention in Nepal Nuffield Centre for International Development and Health with the Centre for Global Development Day: Tuesday 25th September 2018 Time: 12:30-13:30 Venue: Room 4.108 Worsley Building, University of Leeds Injuries accounted for 10.1% of the global burden of disease in 2013(1) yet are frequently overlooked as both a public health…
