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March 3: Photojournalist Paul Watson @ the Liu Institute
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JAN 30: WELCOME BACK SOCIAL + FILM!
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IDRN Open House! Wed. Nov 6, 419 AERL 11:30am-1:30pm
The International Development Research Network (IDRN) PRESENTS: IDRN Annual Open House Check us out on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/60038390 —————————————————————— Join us to learn more about this year’s activities and ways you can get involved! Wed., Nov 6th, 11:30am-1:30pm – Rm 419, … Continue reading
EXHIBIT and EVENT–Artist talk, Wednesday, June 12th, 4-6pm
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Tagged Exhibits, Floods, Pakistan, Photography
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Film Screening: The World Before Her | *Award Winning* |
20 March 5-7pm
The International Development Research Network and the Liu Institute for Global Issues present Wednesday, March 20, 5:00pm-7:00pm Liu Institute for Global Issues (Multipurpose Room) RSVP now! (limited space): idrn.ubc [at] gmail.com “Indian-Canadian filmmaker Nisha Pahuja’s documentary …[is a] thought-provoking film … Continue reading
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Field Debrief on Doing Research in South Africa
Fri, Feb 15, 12-2pm
The Liu Institute for Global Issues and the International Development Research Network (IDRN) PRESENT: A Field Debrief on Fri., Feb 15th, 12:00pm-2:00pm ———————————————————––––––––––––––––––—————————— RSVP: anastasia.shesterinina@gmail.com ———————————————————––––––––––––––––––—————————— Led by Lucy Rodina, Masters’ student at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability Moderated … Continue reading
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IRSA releases UBC International Relations newsletter
Via UBC’s International Relations Student Association IRSA and the International Relations programme are excited to announce the release of the premier issue of the IR programme alumni newsletter! The newsletter will be released bi-annually to update students, faculty and alumni on the current … Continue reading
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Where to publish? | Top Development Journals:
A Guide for the Perplexed
Many of us are still in the throes of graduate research. As such we’re less experienced (and often less confident) in our work than are seasoned academics, and we struggle with how best to package and disseminate our findings for … Continue reading
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Solving the Global Food Crisis | New research, good reads and an interview with Dr. Navin Ramankutty (video)
In October of last year, the UN warned–ominously–of a new global food crisis threatening to hit sometime in 2013. Apparently, 2012’s record heatwaves and droughts brought crop reserves down to historic lows. While those of us in the global North … Continue reading
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