The STEPS Centre (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) is an interdisciplinary global research and policy engagement hub, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. The Centre brings together development studies with science and technology studies and was launched at Portcullis House in London on 25 June 2007
By acknowledging the interactions between social, technological and environmental factors in diverse local settings the STEPS Centre seeks to help create more sustainable and socially just conditions for poorer people. Based at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and SPRU Science and Technology Policy Research (formerly called Science Policy Research Unit) at the University of Sussex in the UK. The Centre works with partners in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Professor Melissa Leach is the director of the STEPS Centre while Professor Andy Stirling and Professor Ian Scoones are co-directors.
Read more about STEPS Centre: Advisory Board, Areas of Work, Pathways Approach, Policy Engagement, Projects, Further Reading
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