Development Matters
By LIDC/SOAS Radio
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Podcast Description
Development Matters is a podcast that explores today’s major international development issues through in-depth interviews with leading scholars from across the globe. Questions and insights emerging from the programme offer a new approach to complex problems and are designed to challenge traditional development thinking. There is a particular emphasis on the benefits of bringing together social and natural scientists. The monthly 20-minute programme is produced by the London International Development Centre (LIDC) – an academic organisation which catalyses interdisciplinary research and teaching. The podcast is presented by Guy Collender, Senior Communications Officer at LIDC.
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Development Matters - World AIDS Day 2011 | The December 2011 episode of Development Matters, the podcast of the London International Development Centre, coincides with World AIDS Day. Anna Marry of LIDC spoke to two experts on the subject:Dr. Deborah Johnston, Senior Lecturer in Development Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, and Peter Godfrey-Faussett, Professor of International Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and consultant physician at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases. | 15 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Development Matters: Education experts discuss challenges in developing countries - Part 2 | Scholars from Africa and Asia shared their experiences regarding access to education, the quality of schooling, and educational outcomes at a major conference at the Institute of Education last November. Four of the researchers working with the Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity (CREATE) consortium explored these issues for a special double bill of Development Matters. read more | 18 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Development Matters: Education experts discuss challenges in developing countries Part 1 | Scholars from Africa and Asia shared their experiences regarding access to education, the quality of schooling, and educational outcomes at a major conference at the Institute of Education last November. Four of the researchers working with the Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity (CREATE) consortium explored these issues for a special double bill of Development Matters. read more | 18 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Development Matters: World AIDS Day 2010: Promoting Universal Access and Human Rights | Coinciding with World AIDS Day on 1 December, this episode explores the exceptionalism of the epidemic and the campaign to end stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS. Professor Peter Piot, former Executive Director of UNAIDS and the new Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, highlights improvements in treatment, but warns against complacency in both the developed and developing world. He also outlines his ambitions for LSHTM and mentions sanitation and water as global health challenges. | 30 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Development Matters: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Africa | Technological innovation and entrepreneurship are increasingly empowering Africans to lead the development of their continent. Senegalese-born Mariéme Jamme - the founder of business and IT development company Spot One Global - and a leading philanthropist explains how new technologies and social enterprise can improve lives. She refers to her work empowering African girls to become businesswomen and her involvement with Africa Gathering - a series of conferences about innovation in the continent. | 29 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Development Matters: After the Millennium Development Goals: Lessons Learned and Principles for the Future | The Millennium Development Goals are top of the agenda at the UN in New York this month as world leaders try to accelerate patchy progress. Listen to leading health economists Professor Anne Mills, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Dr Viroj Tangcharoensathien, of the International Health Policy Program, Thailand, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the goals. They stress the importance of equity, integrated approaches and capacity building in developing countries as they make interdisciplinary recommendations for future goal setting. read more | 17 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Development Matters: A New Approach to Education in India | The switch from rote learning to activity-based education in Tamil Nadu, India, has been rapid and successful. M.P. Vijayakumar - a pioneer of the child-centric scheme - tells Development Matters how a pilot project for 13 schools has now been adopted by 39,000 schools. The approach is being used to teach five million primary schoolchildren in the state, is gaining supporters elsewhere in India and is attracting attention from abroad, including from China. read more | 31 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Development Matters: Global Handwashing Day: Why it Matters and its Growing Success | Dr Val Curtis, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, describes how the simple act of handwashing with soap could save one million lives a year. She explains her key role in the creation of Global Handwashing Day, held annually on October 15, and how major companies are working together with academics as part of this unusual public-private partnership. | 29 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Development Matters: A unique survey of education in India | Worrying findings from a wide-ranging and novel study about pupil attendance and attainment, teacher absenteeism and competence in India's two poorest states are explained in this in-depth interview. Professor Geeta Kingdon, of the Institute of Education, University of London, describes how the data was collected, and also makes recommendations to improve learning outcomes, including testing and better training of teachers. | 27 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Development Matters: Improving Animal Health in East Africa | Four vets describe the challenges affecting livestock within pastoralist communities in East Africa and explain an exciting project to monitor disease by using mobile phones. Dr Ezra Saitoti and Dr Paul Chacha, both field vets for the charity Vetaid, discuss how this innovative technology will help improve animal health. Also, listen to Dr Musiany Kisipan, University of Nairobi, and Bev Panto, Royal Veterinary College, UK, talk about the benefits of online learning for veterinary students. | 30 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Development Matters: Tackling Climate Change in Bangladesh | The dramatic impact of climate change in low-lying Bangladesh and new efforts to mitigate its consequences are explored in this wide-ranging interview. Professor Mizan Khan, of North South University, Bangladesh, describes how Bangladeshi researchers are sharing their experiences with their UK counterparts to help improve research and policy at national and international levels. He also criticises the outcome of last year's climate change negotiations in Copenhagen, and highlights the win-win solutions associated with renewable energy and the health benefits of reducing carbon emissions. | 25 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Development Matters: Learning Lessons from Education in Nigeria | The challenges facing the education sector in Nigeria and potential ways of overcoming them are analysed in the second episode of Development Matters. Emeritus professors Pai Obanya, of Ibadan University, Nigeria, and Lalage Bown, University of Glasgow, discuss the impact of politics, the importance of adult education, and the problems of aid dependency. They also share their experiences of Nigeria's independence celebrations and speak of their hopes for Africa's most populous nation ahead of its fiftieth birthday later this year. | 24 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Development Matters: The Role of Science in Developing Countries | The first episode of Development Matters focuses on science, especially the dramatic impact of mobile phones and broadband internet in developing countries. Professor Calestous Juma, of Harvard University, reviews the ground-breaking new book Science and Innovation for Development by Professor Gordon Conway, of Imperial College London, and Professor Jeff Waage, Director of LIDC. He also explains how the latest technologies are transforming lives and democratising politics in Africa. | 27 1 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Episodes |
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