Current Lecture Series: March-April 2010
Details of the 2010 series are outlined below. All lectures are held in the Arts Block at Trinity College. The easiest way to access this building is via the Nassau Street entrance; directly opposite Dawson Street. There will be signs with directions inside the building door. The lectures are open to the public and free to attend.
For more information please e-mail mdglect@tcd.ie or phone 086-8442641
Click here for: [PDF of 2010 Series line-up] .....[Poster with details of 2010 lineup]
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Date: Thursday March 4th 2010 Theme: Zambia: Challenges and Opportunities for an Irish Partner Country Speaker: Bill Nolan, Former Irish Ambassador to Zambia Venue: Ui Chadhain Lecture Theatre (2041b), Ground Floor, Arts Building, TCD. Time: 7-8:30pm Lecture Resources:
Irish Aid Country Strategy Paper - Zambia [pdf]
TCD Development Studies Zambia webpage
Map of Africa from Bill Nolan Lecture [pdf]
Images from Bill Nolan Lecture - Dams in Lesotho [pdf]
Images from Bill Nolan Lecture - Images from Zambia [pdf]
Newspaper article - referenced in Bill Nolan Lecture [pdf]
Date: Thursday March 11th 2010 Theme: One man's meat is another man's poison? The MDGs and the Neglected Diseases Speaker: Ken Gibson, Leprosy Mission Ireland Venue: Ui Chadhain Lecture Theatre (2041b), Ground Floor, Arts Building, TCD. Time: 7-8:30pm Lecture Resources:
Leprosy Mission Ireland MDG Report [pdf]
Leprosy Mission Ireland [weblink]
Slides from Ken Gibson Lecture [pdf]
The Neglected Diseases in the Media - article [pdf]
Link to TCD Development Studies Page on MDG Goal 6 [weblink]
Date: Thursday March 18th 2010 Theme: Human Rights and Pro-Poor Growth Speaker: Marta Foresti, Overseas Development Institute (ODI) London Venue: Ui Chadhain Lecture Theatre (2041b), Ground Floor, Arts Building, TCD. Time: 7-8:30pm Lecture Resources:
ODI Project Briefing 'Human Rights and Pro-Poor Growth' (January 2010) [pdf]
Overseas Development Institute London Website
MDG Lecture Slides - Marta Foresti [pdf]
Date: Thursday April 1st 2010 Theme: A Fairer Global Tax System: Developing World and National Perspectives Speakers:
David McNair, Head of Research and Policy, Christian Aid, London
Sheila Killian, Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Limerick
Venue: Ui Chadhain Lecture Theatre (2041b), Ground Floor, Arts Building, TCD. Time: 7-8:30pm Lecture Resources:
Christian Aid Document 'False Profits' (March 2009) [pdf]
Christian Aid Document on Tax and Governance (June 2008) [pdf]
Trocaire Development Review 2009 Chapter on 'Tax Justice' [pdf]
Christian Aid Websites: Ireland and United Kingdom
David McNair: Text of MDG lecture [pdf] MDG Lecture Slides [pdf]
Sheila Killian: MDG Lecture Slides [pdf]
Date: Thursday April 8th 2010 Theme: The Truth about Trade: the real impact of trade liberalisation Speaker:
Clive George, University of Manchester and author of 'The Truth About Trade' (Zed Books, 2010)
Venue: Ui Chadhain Lecture Theatre (2041b), Ground Floor, Arts Building, TCD. Time: 7-8:30pm Lecture Resources:
Amazon page with details of 'The Truth about Trade'
MDG Lecture Slides - Clive George [pdf]
Lectures from Previous Years
For a list of all MDG lectures since the series began in 2004 click here.
A number of lectures from previous MDG series are available as podcasts from the TCD i-tunes site.