Past events

Community of Practice: Innovative Capacity Building in the Development Sector

08:00 - 09:00 12 December 2024

Capacity development initiatives in global development aim to empower individuals, organisations, an...

Planning Reforms in Conversation

14:00 - 16:00 11 December 2024

'Conversation 1 (2:00-3:00): The Comeback of Strategic Planning? Ian Wray in conversation with Mark...

Centre for Digital Trust and Society Seed Corn Showcase 2023-24

14:30 - 17:00 11 December 2024

The Centre for Digital Trust and Society (The Centre) is excited to present the CDTS Seed Corn Showc...

Briefing on Sudan (HCRI webinar)

16:00 - 17:30 10 December 2024

ABOUT The Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) is hosting a guest speaker to brief us...

Dams, Power and the Politics of Ethiopia’s Renaissance

15:00 - 16:30 4 December 2024

Speaker: Tom Lavers (GDI) After more than a decade, Ethiopia is filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaiss...

Sustainability @ SEED - Meet & greet lunch

12:00 - 13:30 28 November 2024

This is a casual lunch, spearheaded by the newly forming 'Sustainability @ SEED' steering group, for...

From Development to Democracy: The Transformations of Modern Asia

17:00 - 18:30 28 November 2024

Speakers: Dan Slater (Michigan) and Joe Wong (Toronto) Over the past century, Asia has been transfo...

Online research conference: St Helena, A Unique Environment, A Rich Tapestry

27 - 28 November 2024

Hosted by St Helena Research Institute and The University of Manchester. This free online conference...

Book Launch: Syndicates and Societies: Criminal Politics in Dhaka

15:30 - 17:00 21 November 2024

Join GDI’s State-Society Relations Group for a panel discussion celebrating the launch of David Ja...

Driving Decisions: How Autonomous Vehicles Make Sense of the World (Palgrave) book launch

16:00 - 17:30 21 November 2024

Sam Hind (Art History and Cultural Practices, SALC) will be in conversation with Alex Gekker (Univer...