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News - 2009
 | £60,000 International Development PhD Studentships for 2010Tuesday 22nd December 2009LIDC is contributing thousands of pounds towards field costs for five three-year PhD Studentships.The funds will support research projects in a range of innovative and specialised areas including using ... Read more |
 | Improving Migrants’ Health: Targeting the Hidden ProblemsFriday 4th December 2009“Migration is the issue of the 21st century” and its consequences are complicated. That was the message from Dr Cathy Zimmerman as she highlighted the growing significance of ... Read more |
 | Learning Lessons and Looking Ahead: Options to Improve EducationThursday 3rd December 2009Education expert Desmond Bermingham has suggested a transformation of the global education architecture. The former Head of the Secretariat for the Fast Track Initiative (a global partnership supporting ... Read more |
 | Africa Gathering: Podcasts From the Latest Forum on InnovationMonday 23rd November 2009Presenters discuss surviving civil war and harnessing new technology in this latest series of LIDC-commissioned podcasts. The recordings were made at Africa Gathering - a two-day ... Read more |
 | LIDC Membership Soars Past 1,000Friday 30th October 2009LIDC welcomed its thousandth member this month. The academic organisation facilitates new research on international development by bringing together social and natural scientists. It reached the membership milestone only two ... Read more |
 | Lessons from Abroad: The Growth of Chinese Education in AfricaMonday 26th October 2009Increasing numbers of Africans are choosing to learn Chinese, and China is responding rapidly by offering more scholarships and building educational institutes in Africa. Professor Kenneth King, Emeritus Professor, ... Read more |
 | The Impact of Mobile Phones Upon Development and Health: Successes and ShortcomingsMonday 12th October 2009Mobile phones are increasingly used in diverse and innovative ways in developing countries, including as a tool to help monitor cattle disease in Zanzibar. Their benefits, such as their widespread ... Read more |
 | Entrepreneurs Gear Up to Share Ideas at Second Africa GatheringWednesday 9th September 2009Budding entrepreneurs eager to use technology to improve the lives of ordinary people in Africa will share and promote their innovative ideas at the second Africa Gathering conference. Senior ... Read more |
 | £3.5m Award to Explore Nexus Between Agriculture and HealthTuesday 1st September 2009Pioneering researchers coordinated by LIDC have won approximately £3.5m to address the global food security crisis by investigating the neglected links between agriculture and health. Their programme, funded by ... Read more |
 | New £232,000 Grant Encourages Students to Become Global CitizensThursday 27th August 2009Undergraduates studying medicine, pharmacy and veterinary science will learn more about global issues and how their professions can contribute to international development due to an unprecedented project. Students from the ... Read more |
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