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Event Archive for March 2016

Making Medicines in Africa: Book Launch

23 March, 2016 - 15:00 to 18:30

Churchill Room, Goodenough College, Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1N 2AB

High-profile launch of landmark open-access book, which argues that improved manufacturing of pharmaceuticals in Africa could lead to more accessible and sustainable health care for all.

Illuminations: Ernesto Laclau

17 March, 2016 - 15:30 to 16:30

Christadoulou (Central) Meeting Room (CMR1), Open University, Milton Keynes

Illuminations is a series of informal talks on a range of key theorists within the social sciences. A short presentation is followed by general discussion, and all are welcome to attend.

Fraud at Polls: Can Journalists and Statisticians Check?

16 March, 2016 - 18:30 to 20:00

Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, LSE, London, WC2A 2AE

In every Mozambican election the ruling party won and the opposition cried fraud. Can we tell who really won? A unique project brings together media and election forensics to find out.

Limits without Scarcity

16 March, 2016 - 12:30 to 14:00

Room 00-13, Ground Floor Chambers Building, OU, Milton Keynes

International Development Leverhulme seminar presented by Professor Giorgos Kallis (SOAS), who will revisit the notion of limits in modern environmentalism.

CANCELLED: Chinese Investments in Myanmar

16 March, 2016 - 12:30 to 14:00

Room 00-13, Ground Floor Chambers Building, OU, Milton Keynes

International Development seminar presented by Diane Tang Lee (Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute), who will explore new approaches to public engagement for state-backed investments.

Rethinking the Impact of Openness in Development Contexts

2 March, 2016 - 12:30 to 14:00

Room 00-13, Ground Floor Chambers Building, OU, Milton Keynes

International Development seminar presented by Dr Leigh-Anne Perryman (OU), who will explore findings from India and from the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth.

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