People

How is the STEPS Centre run?

Members

STEPS director Melissa Leach, co-directors Ian Scoones and Andy Stirling and STEPS members are based at the Institute of Development Studies and SPRU Science and Technology Policy Research at Sussex University in the UK.
Directors and Members
STEPS organogram (pdf 50kb)

International Advisory Committee

We are overseen by an International Advisory Committee of globally renowned academics, policymakers, business and media professionals, chaired by Professor Judi Wakhungu, executive director of the African Centre for Technology Studies in Kenya.
International Advisory Committee

Partners

Our research is carried out with a network of partners around the world. Our four initial four are with partners are in India, China, Kenya and Argentina.
Partners

Funder

We are funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the UK's largest funding agency for research and postgraduate training relating to social and economic issues. It provides independent, high quality, relevant research to business, the public sector and government. The ESRC’s planned total expenditure in 2006/7 is £169 million. At any one time the ESRC supports over 4,000 researchers and postgraduate students in academic institutions and research policy institutes.
More at www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk

Job Opportunties

Joining the STEPS Centre team

We have now recruited new Research Fellows and Research Officers tohelp us develop a set of exciting research projects with local partners. Please watch the website for new opportunities as they arise.

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