OU Global Development annual lecture series

The Open University (OU) is a longstanding hub for interdisciplinary, critical, and forward-looking research on international development. Celebrating its work and engaging with current debates, the University is launching the OU Global Development Annual Lecture series.

Forthcoming lectures

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Previous lectures

Naila Kabeer, wearing a brown-coloured top and standing in front of an arrange of pink orchids

Can care build a better economy?

The Open University hosted its third lecture in its Global Development Annual Lecture series on 22 October 2026, delivered by Naila Kabeer, Professor Emeritus at the London School of Economics, a faculty member of their International Inequalities Institute, and on the government board of the Atlantic Fellowship for Social and Economic Equity.

22nd October 2026
Olivier De Schutter, wearing a blue top and a suit jacket, standing in front of buildings

Eradicating poverty without growth: can it be done?

The Open University hosted its second lecture in its Global Development Annual Lecture series on 20 November 2025.

27th November 2025
Head shot of Olivia Umurerwa Rutazibwa, with her chin resting on her hand and her eyes gazing into the distance

Abolition and International Aid and Development: Retreat, Repair and Dignity

The Open University launched its Global Development Annual Lecture series on 17 October 2024.

17th October 2024
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