NEWS
20/03/12: committee 2012-2013
EUID have got a new committee for next academic year. We welcome Mitch Barltrop as President, Emily Yarrington as Secretary, Manon Oliver as Treasurer, Imogen Ashfield as Publicity Officer, Ida Tonnessen as Webmaster, Rapti Ratnayake as Undergraduate Officer, and Conor O'Neill, Fiona Rae, and Christina Chu coordinating the Global Peer Awareness Programme.
In the new academic year there will also be a position of Postgraduate Officer that will be opened up to new sutdents of the University.
19/01/11: event schedule
EUID are holding weekly events!
We are moving from fornightly to weekly events hosting, holding discussions, and screening documentaries - so keep your eyes peeled on our website, Facebook, and Twitter to find the latest details!
12/11/11: upcoming projects
EUID are working on new upcomming projects:
- Library Resources: as an interdisciplinary field, it is hard to find relevant books in one contained area of the library. We are working on securing a space with interesting reads for everyone.
- Peer Awareness: providing interactive development workshops in local primary schools. See other tabs at the top of the page for more information.
CLICK TO EXPAND OLDER NEWS:
14/04/11: committee 2011-2012
The previous President, Angelina Taylor, has been re-elected, with
Mitch Barltrop as Secretary, Christina Chu as Treasurer, Ellinor Jensrud as Publicity Officer,
Jonathan Choksey as Societies Liaison Officer, and Victoria Jarecki as Social Secretary.
17/12/10: new masters programme
The School of Social and Political Science at The University of Edinburgh is offerning a new taught Masters
programme on South Asia and International Development. The course will be starting in September 2011.
Click for the link here.
26/09/10: interested in a new society?
Women for Women International, an organisation that supports women in worn-torn areas,
is recruiting strong candidates at The University of Edinburgh to set up and run a society. If you are interested,
click here for a link to the application pack and the student society section of the website.
13/04/10: committee 2010-2011
EUID has elected a new committee for the next academic year (2011-2012)! The President Angelina Taylor, with Eleanor Murtagh as Secretary, Mhiri Seneviratne as Treasurer, Christina Chu as Publicity Officer, Mitch Barltrop as Societies Liaison Officer, Will George and Emma Beckinsale as EUID Conference Coordinators.
EUID'S FUTURE EVENTS
Sorry, we have finished our events for this year!
Please check back in September 2012! The new committee will be working hard to make sure we have more great events. If you are interested, take a look at our 'Previous Event' page to see what we have done in the past.
Our last event: The Micro Debt
For decades, Microcredit has been hailed as the best solution to eradicate poverty. Journalist Tom Heinemann takes a critical look at the loan system and its adverse effects in his investigative film "The Micro Debt". This controversial documentary for the first time casts a critical eye on the issue of microfinance and its benefits to the developing countries. It offers insight into why major charities like ActionAid are pulling out of microfinance initiatives and why alternative poverty reduction strategies are required. The documentary sparked a great deal of controversy when it was released in 2010 and led to an ongoing debate about microfinance as an industry and particularly the reputation of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.
The documentary will be followed by an informal discussion, facilitated by postgraduate student Alexandra Young from the Global Development Academy. This will be an opportunity to discuss the validity of the documentary and offer views on both sides of the story.
Please follow the facebook link for more details. As usual, event £1 for non-members and free for members.
When? Tuesday 3rd April, 7.00pm
Where? Room 7.01, 7th floor, David Hume Tower
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Consumer Voting Powerpoint
Dr Shaw kindly gave us her slides with references for further reading:
Powerpoint presentation here
DFID resources
A couple of articles provided by Sue Lane for our previous event:
1. World Development Report: Conflict, Security and Development
2. Practice Paper: Building Peaceful States and Societies
3. Powerpoint presentation from the evening