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Sabine Selchow on Obama’s National Security Strategy
Sabine Selchow on Obama’s National Security Strategy. 25 April 2016. In a recent publication by IGP Honorary Senior Research Associate Dr Sabine Selchow titled 'Resilience and resilient in Obama’s National Security Strategy 2010: Enter two…
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Challenging wealth inequality: reflections on Skoll World Forum 2016
Challenging wealth inequality: reflections on Skoll World Forum 2016. 22 April 2016. By Jun Han, D.Phil. Candidate in Sociology, University of Oxford. Global wealth inequality is growing fast. In 2014, OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation…
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Advance announcement: MSc in Global Prosperity
Advance announcement: MSc in Global Prosperity. 4 April 2016. The UCL Institute for Global Prosperity is launching an interdisciplinary Masters programme in Global Prosperity beginning in September 2016. Study with IGP: We educate the problem…
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IGP appoints Dr Tuukka Toivonen as Senior Lecturer
IGP appoints Dr Tuukka Toivonen as Senior Lecturer. 1 April 2016. The UCL Institute for Global Prosperity is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Tuukka Toivonen (PhD, Oxford) as a permanent member of staff. An organisational sociologist with a…
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Landscape, time and cultural resilience
Landscape, time and cultural resilience. 11 March 2016. A new paper 'Landscape, time and cultural resilience: a brief history of agriculture in Pokot and Marakwet, Kenya', authored by Professor Henrietta Moore and Dr Matthew Davies from UCL African…
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(Un)Urban: investigating green spaces in East London
Un)Urban: investigating green spaces in East London. 16 February 2016. Registration for the UCL Global Citizenship summer school (31 May to 10 June) opens Friday 19th February. Go to the Global Citizenship page to register from 19 February. Every…
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Henrietta Moore announced as member of Defra Science Advisory Council
Henrietta Moore announced as member of Defra Science Advisory Council. 8 February 2016. Director of IGP Professor Henrietta Moore has begun her appointment as a member of the Science Advisory Council for the UK Department for Food, Environment and…
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My Perfect Country airs on BBC World Service
My Perfect Country airs on BBC World Service. 4 February 2016. The first episode of My Perfect Country airs for the first time on Thursday 4 February on BBC World Service at 8pm GMT. The episode is also available to listen to on the BBC World…
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Professor Moore on Davos and the gender divide
Professor Moore on Davos and the gender divide. 20 January 2016. This week, the global business elite will descend on the upmarket Swiss resort of Davos this week for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. Last year, only 17% of attendees were…
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IGP deliver UN Women workshop on women's sustainable prosperity
IGP deliver UN Women workshop on women's sustainable prosperity. 20 January 2016. IGP Director, Professor Henrietta Moore, and Senior Research Associate Dr Carolyn Williams, have delivered a two-day workshop in Bangkok to delegates from UN Women.…
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