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...
Launch of the JUST Centre
Kicking off in March 2025, the JUST Centre will be a new powerhouse of social science research and a...
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...
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...