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Join the Largest Global Development Research Network
Are you a student or recent graduate looking for a professional network to help kickstart your career in global development? London International Development Centre (LIDC) invites you to benefit from our membership programme. Becoming a member connects you with over…
IPCC Report on Climate Change: Why we must all respond, by Prof. Claire Heffernan
The UN IPCC report on Climate Change is unequivocal. The time to act is now. LIDC Director, Professor Claire Heffernan, issued the following response: The United Nations warned on 9 August that global warming is dangerously close to being out…
LIDC hosted public engagement training for PhD students and Postdocs
How do you spark an interest in the research you are conducting? In May, PhD students and early-career researchers selected from our members learned the ropes of public engagement – including by using socks as props. History. Politics. Epidemiology.…
Open letter from LIDC Students and Alumni on the proposed cuts to international development research funding
“Research is not a disposable item, yet it is being treated like one. Being a key global player is central to the UK’s post-Brexit policy agenda. Britain is currently at the forefront of efforts to tackle societal challenges via…
Statement on the £120m UKRI funding cut
Evidence-based intervention is key to reaching the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The drastic UKRI budget cuts – announced on 11 March – are jeopardising our chances to obtain these goals. The pandemic has crystalised the need for global research…
Calling artists in our member colleges
LIDC is launching its very own Artist in Residence programme to communicate our research through the eyes of an emerging artist. The artist will join us for a period of 6 months – 1 year to develop their talent within…
City, University of London, Launches SDG Report
Achieving the SDGs “Universities have a pivotal role in achieving the SDGs. This role ranges from the obvious physical contribution, as large institutions reduce the energy use and carbon emissions, and by conducting research and providing education around matters…
Motivated and Ambitious: Recent LIDC Interns Share Their Stories
Through the course of the pandemic, LIDC’s internship program has continued to offer invaluable experience for emerging international development professionals. Since England went into its first lockdown in March last year, LIDC has had the pleasure of working with 19…
LIDC Director leads Successful Funding Bid to address Antimicrobial pollution in the Nairobi River
LIDC’s Director, Professor Claire Heffernan, has successfully led a bid for funding for a project to tackle livestock-derived antimicrobial pollution in the Nairobi River. The success of the bid was made public in the announcement of UKRI-GCRF ‘Clusters Awards’ on…
Val Curtis: In Memoriam
Professor Val Curtis passed away on Monday 19 October 2020. She was the Director of the Environmental Health Group at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. And so much more. “It is with great sadness we learned…