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Photo story: How could camel milk change the fortunes of Gujarat’s pastoralists?

by Ranit Chatterjee, Rohit Jha, Sahjeevan, Shilpi Srivastava, Lyla Mehta, Nobuhito Ohte, Shibaji Bose, TAPESTRY project

Jun 22, 2021

Photo story: How could camel milk change the fortunes of Gujarat’s pastoralists?

Jun 22, 2021

We need to ‘open up’ and ‘broaden out’ research for sustainability. What methods will help?

by Patricia Pérez Belmont, Umbela Transformaciones Sostenibles

Mar 29, 2021

We need to ‘open up’ and ‘broaden out’ research for sustainability. What methods will help?

Mar 29, 2021

“The world has become weird”: crisis, natures and radical re-enchantment

Essay on how radical ecologies and plural imaginations of ‘natures’ could offer ways out of current crises and our era of disenchantment.

Jan 7, 2021

“The world has become weird”: crisis, natures and radical re-enchantment

Jan 7, 2021

Strikes to science fiction: 4 ways to transform climate and development

by Nathan Oxley and Sophie Marsden, Institute of Development Studies

Sep 20, 2019

Strikes to science fiction: 4 ways to transform climate and development

Sep 20, 2019

Catastrophes of biblical proportions: why the apocalypse is back

by Nathan Oxley, ESRC STEPS Centre

Jun 19, 2019

Catastrophes of biblical proportions: why the apocalypse is back

Jun 19, 2019

How do we ‘co-produce’ transformative knowledge?

by Andy Stirling, Adrian Ely and Fiona Marshall

Feb 6, 2018

How do we ‘co-produce’ transformative knowledge?

Feb 6, 2018

Christmas in the Anthropocene

Right, it’s Christmas, and it’s nearly 2018. But why? About two millenia later, the first Christmas defines the date for many of us. It’s…

Dec 23, 2017

Christmas in the Anthropocene

Dec 23, 2017

Keeping pigs and people healthy in Myanmar

How a research programme with capacity-building at its heart is helping efforts to shed light on livestock disease and antimicrobial…

Nov 3, 2017

Keeping pigs and people healthy in Myanmar

Nov 3, 2017

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STEPS impact stories

Making futures: the politics of science, technology and innovation

This impact story shows how our research revealed new insights about science, technology and innovation. From the ‘New Manifesto’ to work…

Sep 21, 2017

Making futures: the politics of science, technology and innovation

Sep 21, 2017

Coming to terms with messiness: What is a ‘Transformation Lab’?

In this blog post, Laura Pereira explains the idea of a ‘Transformation Lab’ (T-lab). T-labs are being used in our Pathways Network project…

Aug 16, 2017

Coming to terms with messiness: What is a ‘Transformation Lab’?

Aug 16, 2017

Can open and collaborative approaches change the world?

Open science, open data and makerspaces promise a revolution in how things and knowledge are produced - but are there are problems too?

Aug 2, 2017

Can open and collaborative approaches change the world?

Aug 2, 2017

“What about sleeping a little longer and forgetting all this nonsense?”

by Nathan Oxley, ESRC STEPS Centre

Apr 21, 2017

“What about sleeping a little longer and forgetting all this nonsense?”

Apr 21, 2017

Facts vs truth: Brexit and sustainability in turbulent times

On 29 March, the UK’s Article 50 letter was delivered, formally marking the country’s intention to leave the European Union. Two weeks ago…

Mar 28, 2017

Facts vs truth: Brexit and sustainability in turbulent times

Mar 28, 2017

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From land grabs to the Anthropocene: exploring the politics of resources

This piece looks at how the ESRC STEPS Centre intervened in debates on ‘land grabbing’ following the financial crisis in 2007 and 2008, and…

Feb 3, 2017

From land grabs to the Anthropocene: exploring the politics of resources

Feb 3, 2017

The social life of infectious diseases

This story looks at how the ESRC STEPS Centre’s research on epidemics fed into responses to the Ebola outbreak in 2014, and the need for…

Dec 5, 2016

The social life of infectious diseases

Dec 5, 2016

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What does the future hold for Delhi’s urban farmers?

In March 2015, ‘City Forest’, a new recreational park, opened on the banks of the Hindon River.

Sep 27, 2016

What does the future hold for Delhi’s urban farmers?

Sep 27, 2016

Earth Day: Are we astronauts or toads?

It’s 50 years since the first image of the Earth from space was beamed back home from Lunar Orbiter 1. It’s hard for us now to imagine, or…

Apr 22, 2016

Earth Day: Are we astronauts or toads?

Apr 22, 2016

Chinese engagement in African agriculture is not what it seems

by Ian Scoones, STEPS Centre director

Mar 28, 2016

Chinese engagement in African agriculture is not what it seems

Mar 28, 2016

What can the new ‘global goals’ achieve?

A new set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals are being formally adopted in a UN summit on 25–27 September. They follow on from the…

Sep 24, 2015

What can the new ‘global goals’ achieve?

Sep 24, 2015

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After the storm

In the small hours of 25 May 2009, tropical cyclone Aila swept across Southern part of West Bengal and Bangladesh with wind speeds up to…

Sep 1, 2015

After the storm

Sep 1, 2015

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