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1. TRI DISCIPLINARY COURSE

Preston Montford, Shrewsbury

19:00 14th – 16:30 17th March

Application Deadline: Midnight, Thursday 6th March (TONIGHT!!)

The Tri-Disciplinary Course returns again this year to provide an introduction to elements of Water and Sanitation, Shelter and Infrastructure and Alternative Energy. This three day residential course will cover theory and practicals in all three areas. A fantastic opportunity to meet and mingle with some of the experts from the field and to learn about fuel efficient stoves, road infrastructure in rural Africa, solar water heaters, water supply and sanitation for development and much, much more.

There are still a number of spaces available and this is a fantastic course not to be missed! For more information or to apply, please go to http://www.ewb-uk.org/node/3364

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2. The 8th Cambridge INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE (IDC) - BOOK NOW! Interested in international development? Want to learn more about the issues surrounding development work from experience professionals and academics? The IDC is for you!  http://www.humanitariancentre.org/idc/

Welcoming participants from all disciplines and levels of experience, this single-day programme  provides an opportunity to investigate issues in international development in greater depth than you have before. A great follow up to the introductory December IDC or brilliant as a stand-alone course for you to advance your knowledge and understanding!

The day includes lectures on the ethics and philosophy of development, complemented by a whole range of interesting workshops, covering key areas, including: 'Conflict and Post-Conflict', 'Environment', 'Trade, Economics and Politics', 'Health and Healthcare Provision' and 'Education' -something for everyone!

The day will be lead by a range of development professionals and academics. This promises to be both thought-provoking and challenging! Giving you a chance to focus on issues, and conflicts of interest, which arise in the main areas of development work. The occasion to meet with so many professionals and academics in the field of development doesn't come along often - this is not an opportunity to miss!

Cambridge International Development Course
Saturday 3rd May 2008
9.00am- 5.00pm, Law Faculty
Booking is obligatory
£8 (includes buffet lunch and refreshments)

For more information, and to book your place, go to: http://www.humanitariancentre.org/idc/
This event always SELLS OUT, book early to avoid disappointment.
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2. Weekly Update

THURSDAY 6th

*       Joint Seminar: 'Capibility and Education': St Edmund’s College, Garden Room, 4pm, (http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/vhi/index.shtml)
*       'Creating a Healthy Environment: Challenges facing China' by Professor Sian Griffiths(Professor of Public Health at the Chinese University of Hong Kong): Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, New Hall, University of Cambridge, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF, 5.15pm, (If you wish to attend please email directorate@unep-wcmc.org)
*       Christian Faith and Climate Change Climate Change Study Session: 7.30pm, Castle Street Methodist Church, Cambridge, (www.castlestreet.org.uk/bible_study.html#themes)

SATURDAY 8th

*       EWB Shelter Training Course (day 1): Cambridge Engineering Department, 9.30am start (booking closed)
*       EWB Training Workshop: Field Communications, 10am start (booking closed)

SUNDAY 9th

*       EWB Shelter Training Course (day 2): Cambridge Engineering Department, 9.30am start (booking closed)

MONDAY 10th

*       Clare Amnesty AMNESTY WORKS night in Clare Cellars: 9pm, Clare Cellars, (http://cambridge.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8611966601)
*       CRASSH Meeting: 'The Boundless Main: On Poetry and Frost' by Melanie Challenger, CRASSH Centre, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RX, 5.00-7.00pm (For more info: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/2007-8/postconflict.html

TUESDAY 11th

*       CRASSH Seminar: "Justice and Reconciliation" CRASSH Centre, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RX, 1.30-3.30pm (For more info: http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/2007-8/postconflict.html
*       Workshop on Poverty and Development: 'THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON POOR COUNTRIES' by Dr Flavio Comim (CSC/VHI, St Edmund's College), Garden Room, St Edmund's College, 5pm

WEDNESDAY 12th

*       2008 Annual Lecture Series in Sustainable Development: "Carbon Footprinting: Industry, People, the Universe and Everything" by Professor Adisa Azapagic (Manchester University), Lecture Room 0, Cambridge University Engineering Department, 6pm (http://cocklebuttons.caret.cam.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1)
*       CUID Lecture: Darfur and South Sudan: "Satellites and Human Rights: Sniffing out the truth in Darfur and South Sudan" by Phil Clarke (Médecins Sans Frontières), Queen's Building Lecture Theatre, Emmanuel College, 7-9pm

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