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Delivering world-class research, learning and teaching for more equitable and sustainable development globally. Media enquiries - [email protected]
Joined March 2009
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Transform your world with one of our postgraduate degree courses in international development. #GlobalDev. 🌟Ranked 1st in the world for Development Studies🌟. Find out more 👉
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"These are challenges that affect everybody everywhere, and we need the knowledge, the theories, the practices, the experiences, the ideas, from people and organisations all over the world." @mleach_ids. 🌎#GlobalDevTrends
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"We need to bring truth to power. The truths both about the political & economic systems that are driving these challenges but also around the often marginalised & ignored alternatives that if we can bring them to light might take us forward." @mleach_ids. 🌎#GlobalDevTrends
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As #GlobalDev continues to grapple with dramatic social & political shifts, our work continues to bring important new evidence, insights & engagement that is shaping debates, policy and practice. See how in our 2019 annual report 👇. #GlobalDevTrends
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Conflict in Tigray has all but destroyed the agricultural sector, leading to the collapse of the region’s food system. Millions of are now facing human-induced starvation. Tigrayan farmers need urgent help to face a war-induced famine. Read more 👇.
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Thrilled to once again be ranked #1 in the world for development studies in @worlduniranking @TopUnis #QSRanking w/ @SussexUni @SussexGlobal @SPRU
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It's 2 yrs since the #TigrayWar started and a peace agreement has been signed, but there are many doubts about it succeeding. @Lylamehta & @TeklehaymanotG outline recommendations for the international community to act on now 👇.
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We're proud to announce that IDS has been ranked 1st for Development Studies in this year's QS World University Rankings. 🎉👏🎊. Find out more 👉
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Last week to apply for our short course 'Digital & Technology for International Development'. Gain the knowledge & skills to cut through the hype of digital development. Choose the right technologies & approaches to achieve social change. 👉#ICT4D
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We are excited to invite applications for up to nine new Research Fellow postitions!. For further details and to apply 👇. Successful candidates will join a vibrant, collegial, organisation at a key moment as we implement our ambitious new strategy 👇
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Excited to announce a monthly podcast series launching on 3 October --between the lines-- Exploring books for a better world. Each episode will be an interview with an author on a #GlobalDev related book. Follow #IDSbetweenthelines
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What is development? Why we must work towards progressive economic, social and political change for everyone everywhere. Transforming Knowledge, Transforming Lives - IDS Strategy 2020-25 👇. #whatisdevelopment #globaldev #globaldevtrends
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"As the world's best university for Development Studies, above Harvard and Oxford in this respect, the courses offered across Sussex – @IDS_UK, @SussexGlobal, @SPRU, @SussexCIE – all come with high acclaim." . @SussexUni 👍.
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The QS World University Rankings have just been announced and IDS, together with @SussexUni, has been ranked first in the world for development studies for the fourth year in a row! 🥇. .#QSWUR #universityrankings #unirankings.
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Thrilled to once again be ranked #1 in the world for development studies in @TopUnis @worlduniranking . Read more: #QSWUR #QSRanking w/@SussexUni @SussexGlobal @SPRU
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The 23 May marked one year of imprisonment for Devangana Kalita - a talented academic, social justice activist and former IDS student. She was arrested 12 months ago for taking part in peaceful protests and held in prison since. Read more here:
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We are delighted to see IDS alum #DevanganaKalita, along side fellow student-activists #NatashaNarwal and #AsifIqbalTanha have been granted bail and released from prison in India.
Free for now. Free forever. #NatashaNarwal #DevanganaKalita #AsifIqbalTanha . #FreeAllPoliticalPrisoners
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IDS stands in solidarity with those standing up against racial injustices #BlackLivesMatters
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#COVID19 is not a 'great equaliser'. Informal sector workers slip through the cracks of govt relief packages & face increased risks of falling ill. @KeetieRoelen @MaxGallien & Phil Mader describe the dangers & argue that social safety nets must go further. @ICTDTax
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Delighted to be ranked best international development policy think tank in the 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report for the second consecutive year. Read more 👉
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As 2022 draws to a close we look back at some of the most viewed content from the past year. Revisit this blog from @Lylamehta & @TeklehaymanotG marking the second year of the #Tigray war.
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Robert Chambers: "Quite an experience. A few reflections.".
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Along with @SussexUni we are delighted to have been ranked 1st in the world for Development Studies in the QS World Rankings by Subject 2023 for the seventh year in a row!. @SussexGlobal @worlduniranking #GlobalDev. Read more: 👉
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Response strategies for #Covid19 need to factor in the social dynamics of the different communities and contexts in which they are implemented, if they are to be effective & sustainable. #SocialScience @mleach_ids @ALSWilkinson
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Will a tightening of social media regulations put the important spaces for accountability and citizen action at risk? . @A4EA_Research .
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📣 We’re delighted to announce that in partnership with @SussexUni we have been ranked first in the world for Development Studies in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024! It is the eighth consecutive year that we have taken the top spot for the subject area. 🏆🎉🌟
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The #PakistanFloods are a climate change disaster, but this disaster is not just about climate change. It is a failure of governance on multiple levels. IDS researchers @shaandana and Miguel Loureiro explain why 👇.
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Half of the land in the UK is owned by 1% of the people. An interesting new blog from @IanScoones looks at 'Why radical land reform is needed in the UK' with in put from @GeorgeMonbiot. #UK #LandReform #Democracy
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It's disappointing that today’s @10DowningStreet announcement has been taken without due consultation as promised. Especially when the need for DFID’s ground-breaking research and humanitarian aid has never been greater. See our full statement:
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📢 We have the following vacancies!. ➡️ Bid Writer.➡️ Communications and Impact Officer.➡️ Director of IDS.➡️ Fundraising and Development Office Administrator.➡️ Fundraising & Engagement Coordinator.➡️ HR Manager.➡️ Research Officer.Apply at: 👉 @devcomms
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Not long to go till the launch of the --between the lines-- podcast series! **3 October** Episode 01 will be #GlobalDev legend Robert Chambers on his book 'Can We Know Better? Reflections for Development' 👂Follow #IDSbetweenthelines
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After a Palestinian activist and IDS research partner is arrested without charge by Israel, @Chloe__Skinner_ and Amina Abdulhaq explain how Omar al-Khatib is just one of thousands to be held under the cruel system of administrative detention.
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Excited to announce the launch of what is set to be a fascinating #SussexDev event series on '#COVID19 & #GlobalDev: building back better?'. Launch event 1 October @ 5pm BST live on Zoom & YouTube 👇. @SPRU @SussexGlobal @SussexCIE @SussexDev @SussexUni.
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Would you like the latest knowledge on social protection? Apply now for our short course for professionals & gain the skills to improve policies & programmes for positive social change. Details 👉 . #socialprotection #cashtransfers #SDGs.
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"The vicious cycles of violence and impunity in Ethiopia risk continuing.". IDS research fellow @Lylamehta and researcher @TeklehaymanotG write about #Tigray on the 3rd anniversary of the war 👇.
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@ids_uk is proud that @SussexUni is ranked #1 in the world for development studies in the QS University Rankings 2018. Read: #qsrankings #pgstudy #postgrad
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Today we are launching a new report #NoTimeToWaste with @TearfundAct @FaunaFloraInt @WasteAidUK @patricks_IDS.We need to tackle #plasticpollution that harms the world’s poorest people.#CircularEconomyMeans #GlobalDev #CircularEconomy.👉
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Today marks the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, a towering global advocate for justice & equality 🌎 #MandelaDay – Share your favourite quotes with us by reply ❤️
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Hunger not #COVID19 is the greatest threat for millions of children reliant on trading, begging, waste-picking, and other street-based work. Children's voices & experiences are critical to research & solutions on child labour #ChildLabourAction. #NoChildLabour #NoChildLabourDay
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‘Today’s announcement is incredibly damaging with devastating long-term consequences for millions of the poorest people in the world and for the UK’s international reputation.’ . Read our response to today’s #UKaid announcement: . #SpendingReview #SaveAid.
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Staff at IDS express their support for researchers and students arrested following peaceful protest in Pakistan, including IDS alum @AmmarRashidT . #ReleaseAmmarRashid #ReleaseIslamabadProtestors #WhoIsAmmarRashid
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We are thrilled to retain our No.1. world ranking for development studies in the 2022 QS University Rankings. This achievement is testament to the expertise and dedication of our staff, students and partners globally. Thank you! . #QSWUR #QSRanking @SussexUni @SussexGlobal @SPRU
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🥇We are ranked No1 in the world for #developmentstudies, in partnership with @SussexUni. 🌍Students & faculty are united by a commitment to tackling the world's most pressing issues such as #climatechange, #disease & #conflict . 👉
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Devangana Kalita, a former IDS student, has been held in prison in India since May 2020, after peaceful protest against the Citizen Amendment Act #CAA. She now studies for an MPhil-PhD from her prison cell. Read more here: . #DevanganaKalita #UAPA.
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If you’re interested in studying #InternationalDevelopment, this series of online events will help you find out all you need to know about postgraduate study with IDS and @SussexUni. Full details below about Development Studies Week 2023 below⬇️.
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📢 Job opportunity!. We are looking for a full-time Project Assistant who will provide administrative support to colleagues to deliver consistent high quality project support services. Apply: 👉 Closing date: 10 September. #BrightonJobs #ProjectJobs
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🎙️️📚 Podcast out today! #IDSbetweenthelines. The Social Dynamics of Pandemics #COVID19 .@mleach_ids @IanScoones.
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The global land grab is still taking place, with major land sales organised by states and businesses continuing to cause problems for rural communities and indigenous groups. A 🧵 inspired by #LandGrabbing2024 👇. 1/7
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📡Announcing the next exciting #SussexDev lecture series on Achieving the #SDGs – Synergies and Tensions. Starts Nov 1! @SussexGlobal @SPRU @SussexCIE @SussexDev
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👉IDS Book launch!. In this talk, @IanScoones will introduce his new book, Navigating Uncertainty: Radical Rethinking for a Turbulent World. 3 October from 16:00 to 17:30 at IDS. In person and online. Chaired by: @Lylamehta. Register your place at: ➡️
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📢 We are hiring!. We are looking for a full-time Research Officer to work on a portfolio of projects on #innovation, #trade and #development. Apply at: 👉 Closing date: 5 July. #BrightonJob #ResearchJobs
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📣 We’re pleased to welcome @JoseA_Ocampo and @TBartonUK - two internationally respected leaders in their fields of international development - to our Board of Trustees. Read more here 👇.
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⚠️The news broke today that the UK Government has halted all 'non-essential' UK overseas aid spending . This is a dangerous move that will cost the lives and livelihoods of some of the most marginalised people around the world. Statement below from IDS Director @mleach_ids 👇
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🌎📡Join us for our Annual lecture with the President of Costa Rica @CarlosAlvQ. Followed by a discussion with @farhanaclimate. Register👉. #ClimateJustice #ClimateAction #SocialJustice #COVID19
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Leading international lawyer & voice for gender equality @karunanundy is the guest speaker for this year’s #IDSAnnualLecture on Tuesday 14 November. Find out more 👇.
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New book by @nomhossain and Sam Hickey being launched today by @CGDev in London, 'The Politics of Education in Developing Countries: From Schooling to Learning'. Read the open access version at: #Education #Schooling
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NEW PUBLICATION❗️. How does infrastructure shape #food security?🥣.What are the social & political dynamics of #infrastructure & access?🤝. The first working paper from the #LivingOffGrid Food & Infrastructure Collaboration explores these concepts:👉 1/6
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IDS is looking for a new Director who will take forward the organisation’s pioneering work, building on our reputation as one of the world’s leading development studies institutes & advancing our research, teaching & impact. Apply: . Closing date: 20 Nov
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#COVID19 has exposed cracks in the systems and assumptions that underlie conventional models of development, starkly highlighting that we need to do things differently. @mleach_ids shares reflections on 2020 and priorities for #GlobalDev in 2021 and beyond. #GlobalDevTrends🌎📈
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🇪🇬 Congratulations to IDS student Amira Saber El-Sayed on her appointment to Egyptian Parliament 🇪🇬. @amirasabersd.
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Contextualising Gaza: Colonial violence and Occupation: our researchers analyse the context in which the unprecedented events of 7 October took place:
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We will not be posting on Twitter for 48 hours in solidarity with all those facing antisemitism, racism and religious intolerance #NoSafeSpaceForJewHate #48HoursSilence.
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IDS researchers call for urgent release of political prisoners in India, now in serious danger from #COVID19 - including former IDS student #DevanganaKalita. . #COVID19India #COVIDSecondWave @Lylamehta.
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“While countries in the global North have been united in condemning the Russian invasion in Ukraine, there has been little global action taken around another war.”. Read @Lylamehta on the war in Ethiopia that is ‘out of sight and out of mind’ 👇. #Tigray.
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Pastoralists can and should be part of a more climate-friendly food system. But it’s vital to distinguish between different places and methods of livestock production. New report: . . #UNFSS2021 #FoodSystems @PASTRES_erc @FoodSystems.
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Founding leader of the MA Gender and Development course at IDS, Professor @N_Kabeer awarded honorary doctorate - . @SussexUni @LSE_ID @LSEnews
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Did you miss the IDS Annual Lecture this week with leading international lawyer and feminist @karunanundy ?. Watch the inspiring lecture on ‘Gender, Justice and Joy: Legal travels through the patriarchy, suppressed speech and corporate crime’. 📺🎧👇.
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Join our free online course to learn about the basics of social protection and its implementation around the world 👇 . #socialprotection.
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There is a critical role for interdisciplinary research that is thoroughly engaged with people & actors in society to tackle global challenges like climate change & rising inequality . #UNGA2019 #GlobalDevTrends #LeaveNoOneBehind. @IDS_UK director @mleach_ids 👇
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🔖New report reveals African governments are spending as much as a US$1bn per year on surveillance tech 🌐🖥️👩🏾💻. It shows how states are using this tech to suppress democratic debate & violate int human rights law . Read the full report here👇.
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The failure of ‘resilience’ projects in northern #Kenya: what can we learn? New blog from @IanScoones and @twahirah3, read more below 🇰🇪.
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Edited by @phat_controller & @radionerd76 ‘Digital Citizenship in Africa: Technologies of Agency & Repression’ explores citizens' use of tech tools to participate in social, economic & political life in a context of repression & authoritarianism. It consists of 8⃣ chapters👇
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🎙️Podcasts for your 'staycation'! 👇. #GlobalDev #COVID19. Ft. @helenlewis @kellyshephard @mleach_ids @MazzucatoM @phat_controller @Serena_Natile @MaxGallien @ferdinandeibl @CSciPol @newscientist @1blackbirder @Solidarity_Is @DevPathways @fhi360.
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How can men and boys become engaged in work for gender equality? http://t.co/DAIp01vgeV Explore the EMERGE resource collection #HeForShe.
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NEW BLOG: Four ways to rethink ‘resilience’ & its links to #SocialProtection ❗️. #Resilience is widely used in #humanitarian & #development discourse, but how does it apply to social protection?. @CarolinaSzyp, from IDS-led #BASICCrises, discusses:
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From South Africa🇿🇦 to Myanmar🇲🇲, and from Brazil🇧🇷 to Zambia🇿🇲, food systems have become disconnected from people. WATCH our new video now . #foodequity
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Congratulations @mleach_ids who has been appointed a CBE for services to Social Science in Queen’s #BirthdayHonours
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Today is the fortieth anniversary of the #AlmaAta declaration to meet the health needs of people through primary health care. Is the renewed effort to achieve #UHC #HealthForAll by 2030 achievable? #UHC #HealthForAll #HSR2018 @H_S_Global @UHC2030
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Over 250 Masters students are graduating today from IDS. They come from all over the world to study with us and today’s graduates represent 62 different nationalities! 🌎 . #IDSgrad #Sussexgrad
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📣 World renowned economist @MazzucatoM Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value @IIPP_UCL will be the guest speaker for this year’s IDS Annual Lecture. Tuesday 26 Nov at 16:00. In-person and online at IDS. All welcome. Register 👇
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New @IDS_UK Bulletin published: The Political Economy of Food. Read at: 👉 @nicknisbett @chantalwclement @IPESFood.#OpenAccess #OA #Journal #GlobalDev #DevelopmentJournal #Food
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'The market and changes in #Governance institutions hold growing roles in determining #Pastoralists’ livelihoods, contributing to new risks, challenges and opportunities.' Read 'Herding through uncertainties – regional perspectives' now. #WeekendReading
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Robert Chambers leading a workshop on the second day of the International PhD Conference. Can we know better? Reflections for development . #PhDconference #PhD #GlobalDev
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On @UN #WomenInScienceDay - IDS Director, @mleach_ids on the importance of #EqualityInScience to tackle global challenges
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👏We are delighted to be ranked as best international development policy think tank in the @TTCSP 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report!👇. #ThinkTanksMatter2020
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Join researchers and academics to celebrate the work of renowned development scholar Professor Robert Chambers in a series of events and workshops running from 26 to 28 April. Full details at: 👉 #Participation #GlobalDev #DevStud
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“What I mean by reflexivity is holding a mirror up to yourself, and the way in which you learn, what you see, what you don’t see, how you categorise things, what your values are, and how this affects your whole mindset.” R.Chambers
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IDS is ranked first in the world for #developmentstudies, in partnership with @SussexUni. Students & faculty are united by their commitment to tackling some of the world's most pressing issues such as #climatechange, #disease & #conflict 👇.
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@IDS_UK Director @mleach_ids on IDS’ 55th birthday: . ‘Today marks the 55th anniversary of the inauguration of the Institute of Development Studies and gives us pause to reflect on all that has been achieved by IDS,…. cont. (1/4)
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#ClimateChange is fundamentally a question of justice, in terms of responsibility for the problem & its mitigation. Report explores transformative #ClimateJustice for #ClimateAction to disrupt power & shift decision-making processes 👇. @IDRC_CRDI #COP26
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The problem with our food systems isn’t one of supply ❌. The problem is inequities that are causing disproportionate disadvantage to the most marginalised & excluded. That's why we're focusing on #FoodEquity ahead of #WorldFoodDay. New IDS Blog 📢📢.
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The Evolution of the #IDSBulletin from 1968 to present day. Read over 50 years of #OpenAccess development research at: #globaldev #oa #journal
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We ignore the social dynamics of #COVID19 at our peril. Read the latest from @mleach_ids @ALSWilkinson Melissa Parker and Hayley MacGregor on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.👉 #SSHAP @WHO
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"#Misinformation and hate speech on social media are being used as reasons to shut down the internet by the government [in #Ethiopia]"-@AtnafB @ADRNorg. Read report 👉 . #DigitalRights #ICT4D .@UKRI_News @GCRF
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⚖️What are the crucial differences between inequality, equality, #equity & justice?. 🎓Study an MA in #Poverty & #Development with us & deepen your knowledge of the drivers of poverty & effective policy & programming responses. 📚Learn more
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