Every Wednesday during February 1.05pm-1.55pm at the Graduate Union, Silver Street.

This term, CUiD will be launching a new initiative: Lunchtime open discussions led by PhD/ MPhil students.

Undergraduates, graduates, and anyone who is interested in international development are all very welcome. These lunchtime sessions will take place from 1.05-1.55pm on Wednesdays, at the Meeting Room, Cambridge University Graduate Union (along Silver Street). We are expecting these to be small group discussions with very focused topics, based on what the PhD/MPhil students have their expertise in. The discussion leader will present on his/her topic for around 15 minutes, and then lead a 30-minute discussion regarding the issue.

If you're interested in more in-depth studies and cutting-edge research in
international development, or simply in the specific topics listed below - this is the perfect opportunity to do so!

1 Feb (Wed) - Tara Cookson
Tara Cookson, a PhD student at the Department of Geography, will be presenting on her thesis about Social Policy Initiatives in Latin America. She will cover social policy initiatives in Latin America that tackle poverty, and explore what they mean for women's daily lives in terms of their unpaid caring labour (raising families, care-taking, household duties, and so on).

8 Feb (Wed) - Wing Lok
Wing Lok, an MPhil student at the Department of African Studies, will be
presenting on the topic: Comparing European and Chinese Approaches to Development Aid in Africa.

15 Feb (Wed) - Greg Queyranne
Greg Queyranne, an MPhil student at the Department of African Studies, will be presenting on his project regarding Agricultural Development in Eastern Congo. The project is assisting an established agricultural cooperative representing 1,200 farmers in the post-conflict sub-region of the Ruzizi Valley, in Congo's South Kivu province. More details can be found at their NGO's website: http://cads-cdsa.org/local-projects/.

22 Feb (Wed) - Sungmi Kim
Sungmi Kim, a PhD student at the Department of Geography, will be presenting on her topic of South Korea as an Emerging Donor of Development Assistance: Middle Power Theory Revisited.

29 Feb (Wed) - Spencer Thomson
Spencer Thomson, a PhD student at the Department of Development Studies, will be presenting on his research on the Developmental Potential of Cooperative Firms. The experience of the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation (MCC) in the Basque Country is the ultimate cooperative success story, maintaining its democratic principles whilst achieving international business success, thus disproving present criticisms of such firms. His research aims to refute claims of non-repeatability, by investigating the process of institutional adaptation of the MCC model in the Valencian region of Spain - and to provide evidence that cooperative success is possible in a variety of contexts, and that such success offers substantial socio-economic benefits, but that this success can only be achieved through a 'big push' of establishing mutually-reinforcing institutions.

Wednesday 7th March 8.30pm
Harrod's Room, Queen's Building, Emmanuel College

Your chance to become part of the 2012/13 CUiD Committee! Please email Lucy Caines (lec50) with your application. Please keep applications to a maximum of 300 words, to be sent to Lucy by Mon 5th March. Committee positions available are all those on the CUiD website on the current committee page. You will be asked to read out the application at hustings, and potentially answer questions. If you cannot attend hustings, please let Lucy know, and someone will read out your application for you. It is however advisable to attend.

Wednesday 7th March 7pm
Harrod's Room, Queen's Building, Emmanuel College

An experienced and respected development practitioner in Uganda, Rita Mijumbi from Uganda Development Services (UDS), visits Cambridge to discuss the vital work at UDS, which brings knowledge and information into one of the poorest districts in Uganda. Rita will also share her experiences of the role of women and women leaders in African development. Rita is a partner of Afrinspire and this event is in conjunction with Afrinspire.

Monday 20th February 5pm-6pm
Small Lecture Theatre, Geography Department, Downing Site

Professor Tony Allan identifies how water is globally mis-allocated by the institutions who govern 90% of the water in the food supply chain and how their behaviour is reinforced by blind rules. Don’t miss this opportunity of an insight in to the forces which transport water around the world, often away from those who need it most.

Professor Tony Allan, King’s College London and SOAS London

Thursday 16th February 7pm
Clare College

International Development Forum in collaboration with the Cambridge Fabian Society

Speakers: Ian Sanderson (Chairman of Afrinspire), Clare Leigh (Vice Chair of the Young Fabians), and Mara Makoni (Cambridge PhD student studying sustainable development and appeared at a Cambridge Union debate in Michaelmas term 2011)

All CUiD events are FREE to attend.

Monday 13th February 5-6pm
Small Lecture Theatre, Geography Department, Downing Site

Professor Paul Rogers examines the major future security challenges arising from a global system that is deeply divided along socio-economic lines and facing formidable environmental constraints, especially climate change. Will short-term political systems be able meet these challenges, and if not, what are our prospects for a sustainable and emancipated world?

Professor Paul Rogers, Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University, Writer and Broadcaster

All CUiD events are FREE to attend.

Thursday 9th February 7-8pm
Auditorium, Queen's Building, Emmanuel College

The natural environment is under more pressure today than ever before as the atmosphere, oceans and land is transformed by economic processes. Functional benefits like climate stability, water purification, soil formation as well as less tangible benefits to health and happiness are not priced in to the markets, so monetary wealth rises but we may be poorer for it.
How is this dilemma to be resolved in a century of rising population and consumption? What can be priced and how? Will the markets force us to pay the full price of products or override other barriers to environmental degradation and let big corporations have their way?

Professor Samuel Fankhauser
Economist
Co-director Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE and Chief Economist of Globe, international legislators’ organisation

Professor Alan Holland
Philosopher
Emeritus Professor of Applied Philosophy, University of Lancaster
Founding editor of the journal “Environmental Values”

Professor Molly Scott-Cato
Economist and activist
Professor of Strategy and Sustainability University of Roehampton and Economic Spokesperson for the Green Party

Professor Sir Robert Watson
Scientist and policy adviser
Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Chair of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia

All CUiD events are FREE to attend.

1) Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule it sometime in the future. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Redefining Poverty: Masking the issue?

With the Indian government recently redefining the national classification of poverty, Dr Nayanika Mathur (University of Cambridge) and Dr Subir Sinha (SOAS) (both of whom have appeared on Al Jazeera News) hold an open debate about how to measure poverty, and its wider developmental and policy implications. How would you define poverty? Come along to listen, learn, and debate!

2) Friday 11th November 2011 - 5pm-6pm - Queens Building, Emmanuel College

The Future of Bangladesh

Professor David Lewis (LSE Professor of Social Policy and Development) discusses Bangladesh's future development prospects in the face of global challenges like climate change, food insecurity, and population growth. Professor Lewis will draw upon the work in his new book 'Bangladesh: Politics, Economy and Civil Society'.

3) Monday 14th November 2011 - 5pm-6pm - Queens Building, Emmanuel College

Economic Development in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Dr. Sahar Taghdisi Rad (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) will speak about her work on economic development in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

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Welcome to CUiD 2011-2012!

We have an exciting term-card of free events for this Michaelmas, with
guests including Radhanath Swami, Prof Roland Dannreuther (University of Westminster), Prof David Lewis (LSE), Dr Sahar Taghisi Rad (SOAS), Dr Nayankia Mathur (Cambridge), and Dr Subir Sinha (SOAS). Events will be confirmed within the next few weeks, so please keep checking our website cuid.org for updates!

We are pleased to announce the theme for the Michaelmas edition of CUiD's free biannual magazine, VISION, is 'Responsibility'. The magazine aims to help explore and examine who is responsible for the current state of international development, and who is responsible for addressing the issues and challenges faced.

We are looking for contributions of 2-3 sides of A4, including pictures if
you wish, on this topic. This is a great opportunity to have your work
published and distributed throughout the Cambridge student body. The
magazine will also be published online for worldwide access!

Articles can interpret the theme broadly, but starting points to consider
might be:
- Adopting a particular field of development and considering who is responsible for tackling the problems and issues there
- A debate on the roles of NGOs vs government organisations vs international organisations - the role that big industries need to play - consumer responsibility

Please be aware that the author is responsible for ensuring their article
is appropriately referenced, there are no cases of plagiarism, and no
breaches of copyright laws. This includes photographs and charts. Please
include your name, college, and tripos at the bottom of the article.

Any title and style will be considered (including modified course essays
and accounts of personal experiences) but please check the title with Lucy Caines (lec50) to avoid any duplication. Please send article drafts to Lucy (lec50) by 22nd September.

Thank you in advance for your contributions and we look forward to
welcoming you to all our CUiD events this upcoming term.