Past events
GDI Webinar: Does the "Melting Pot" Still Melt? Internet and Immigrants' Integration
Speaker: Alexander Yarkin, Ph.D. in Economics at Brown University (2023), Post-doc at UC Davis (Glob...
GDI Lecture: Decolonization and the Future of Academic Research
On the panel: - Diana Mitlin (African Cities Research Consortium, GDI) - Eyob Balcha Gebremariam (P...
Symposium: Transitioning Architecture through Pedagogy, Research and Collaboration
Symposium on Transitioning Architecture through Pedagogy, Research and Collaboration
GDI Lecture: Africa's Structural Transformation for Job Creation: Trends and Policy Priorities
Africa’s GDP has grown 5.3 times between 1990 and 2020. Still, at USD 8.86 trillion today, the con...
Books Talk: Environmental Histories of Architecture + It's About Time: The Architecture of Climate Change
Presentation of two books by Dr. Kim Förster and Dr. Lea-Catherine Szacka (moderated by Prof. Steph...
Launch of the JUST Centre
Kicking off in March 2025, the JUST Centre will be a new powerhouse of social science research and a...
Urban Futures and the Threat to Heritage: A Look at Lagos, Nigeria
Speaker: Taibat Lawanson (University of Liverpool) Seminar co-hosted by the African Cities Research...
Digital Trust and Security Seminar Series: Prof Cristian Vaccari
Join us for an eye-opening seminar exploring how trusted sources like BBC News can influence the spr...
Digital Trust and Security Seminar Series: Dr Gunes Acar
Register to explore a groundbreaking study on web tracking and advertising on child-directed website...
GDI Lecture: Enforcers Beyond Borders: The Growing Role of NGOs in International Law Enforcement and Effects on Wider Advocacy Movements
Speaker: Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni NGOs have generally served as issue-entrepreneurs, advocates an...