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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 20/08/2026

From humanitarian practice to research To mark World Humanitarian Day, we brought together IDS Research Fellow Philip Proudfoot and IDS students Romy Massaad and Erry Hakiki for a conversation about humanitarian research, learning and practice. Read more: ids.pulse.ly/oo4qksdukm

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 18/08/2026

🎙️In the latest episode of the IDS Between the Lines #podcast leading researchers explore new evidence from across East and Southern Africa, revealing why climate resilience and poverty reduction must go hand in hand. #ClimateChange #Africa #Poverty Listen at: ids.pulse.ly/nsfc2tp78w

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 29/07/2026

Against a global backlash against rights, the UN should play a key role in advancing gender equality. That's why we support this call from Global 50/50 for the next UN Secretary-General to act on five commitments Want to support the call? Sign on at 🔗 global5050.org/open-letter-...

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 29/07/2026

📹In this video, IDS Researcher Vidya Diwakar lists three key messages from the newly published IDS Bulletin: #Climate #Resilience and #Poverty Reduction. Watch the video now ⬇️

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 24/07/2026

Read the new IDS Bulletin 'Climate Resilience and Poverty Reduction'. Edited by Vidya Diwakar and Brian Mulenga. The articles highlight the mechanisms through which climate change drives negative poverty dynamics. Read the full issue at: www.ids.ac.uk/publications...

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 09/07/2026

🎙️New IDS #podcast Who powers innovation systems in Africa? #African countries must work more closely together at regional and continental levels if they are to overcome barriers to innovation and drive #sustainable development, experts have warned. Listen at: www.ids.ac.uk/news/podcast...

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 07/07/2026

#China is "seeking to shape a form of multilateralism that gives greater weight to sovereignty, development priorities & global South representation" IDS researcher Prof Jing Gu's evidence to the UK House of Lords International Relations & Defence Committee. lnkd.in/eMHWYdf6 👇

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 18/06/2026

In this episode of the IDS Between the Lines #podcast Kate Pruce, Stephen Devereux and Nick Nisbett talk about their new report: Social Protection for Food Security and Nutrition: a Business Case published by IDS and the @wfp.org Listen here: ids.pulse.ly/8nwkw94hei

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 19/05/2026

Over 6️⃣0️⃣ years, the Institute of Development Studies has challenged how we understand and practice development. Learn more about our six decades of impact:

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 03/04/2026

The recent 14th #WTO Ministerial failed to deliver the reform needed. Part 2 of a blog post explains how WTOs decision-making & participation processes need to change, so trade policy can live up to its promise of benefits for all, not just the few. 👇 ids.pulse.ly/zzfyzo2akn

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 31/03/2026

📢Where's the demos in Democracy? This report identifies how inequality and political exclusion is turning people away from democracy, but a renewed focus on engaging citizens in democratic systems and institutions can help to arrest the decline. Read: www.ids.ac.uk/campaigns/de... #Democracy

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 30/03/2026

To save #democracy we need to tackle political exclusion. Urgent steps need to be taken to rebuild the relationship between citizens and state to stem the decline of democracy 🌍 warns a new IDS report out today 👇 ids.pulse.ly/7xvmps6ljk

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 20/03/2026

New research! The new #IDSBulletin Building Disability Inclusive Futures is shedding fresh light on the urgent need for #disability inclusive development, highlighting both promising progress and persistent gaps that continue to leave millions behind. Read: www.ids.ac.uk/publications...

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 27/02/2026

A new study by the International Institute of Green Finance (IIGF) in collaboration with IDS, shows a significant shift to renewables compared to the past decade, dominated by mega solar projects in Asia and Africa. 👇 ids.pulse.ly/wje43dtjl8 #EnergyTransition #China #RenewableEnergy

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 25/02/2026

Following the US Supreme court ruling on President Trump's tariffs & his plan to introduce new tariffs in response, IDS researcher @nicknisbett.bsky.social argues it is time for progressives to come back to the table on trade policy👇 ids.pulse.ly/ia93yybxl3 #InternationalTrade #Tariffs

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 19/02/2026

📢IDS Annual Lecture news! We are proud to announce that @jasonhickel.bsky.social is our guest speaker for this year’s IDS Annual Lecture. 🗓️Join us on 24 March for the lecture on 'Capitalism, ecology, and class struggle in the 21st century' Find out more 👇 ids.pulse.ly/oiwcrwft0u

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 20/01/2026

Joydeep Sinha Roy, Country Director of BRAC Tanzania, talks about how IDS has deeply shaped how he approaches his work today. Read on to find out why he describes MA Development Studies as a “game changer” for anyone wanting to make a real impact in development. ids.pulse.ly/hsa603zzmb

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 12/01/2026

Keep the internet on! Digital authoritarian practices like #InternetShutdowns are being used by repressive governments around the 🌍 as seen happening in #Iran. Find out more in the new illustrated guide Understanding Digital Rights 👇 ids.pulse.ly/pvbqml6kfh @phatcontroller.bsky.social

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 29/12/2025

In this Between the Lines podcast, IDS Director Peter Taylor speaks to Margarita Gómez from Southern Voice and Kaia Ambrose from IDRC. They discuss why equity in research collaboration matters and talk about the challenges in achieving it. 📻Listen at: ids.pulse.ly/sklyixj1ls

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 19/12/2025

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 15/12/2025

🎙️#Podcast In this podcast IDS Research Fellow @philipproudfoot.bsky.social interviews Haneen Sayed, the #Lebanon Minister of social affairs who talks about her country’s main social development issues 📻Listen at: ids.pulse.ly/mwbzjx70ze

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 24/11/2025

The UK’s new Right to Food Commission aims to support community kitchens. But do they need some re-design? The DISHED research project, led by IDS is inquiring into the concept of ‘public restaurants’ as an alternative to the community kitchen model:https://ids.pulse.ly/xolqovtyeo #RightToFood

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 19/11/2025

Join us for this lecture with Chenai Mukumba, Executive Director of Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA). Chair: @giuliamascagni.bsky.social @ictdtax.bsky.social and Research Fellow, IDS. Wednesday 3 Dec at 16:00 to 17:30. Online on Zoom. Book now: ids.pulse.ly/7kqrukhr1x

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 16/11/2025

📢 New research! As world leaders meet at #COP30 in Brazil, the new IDS Bulletin ‘Struggles for justice in the energy transition: Voices from the front lines’ reveals that the green energy transition is far from ‘just’ and inclusive. Read at: ids.pulse.ly/ogfkeyvvdm

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 06/11/2025

Deadline extended! Are you a US-based public health academic working on issues of health equity? If your work is under threat, the Sanctuary for Health Justice initiative at IDS could help. You now have until 30 November to apply 👇 ids.pulse.ly/otlnmngso3 #PublicHealth #HealthEquity

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 03/11/2025

Live from #COP30 Voices from the front lines of energy transitions. This event brings together voices from marginalised front-line territories on how to construct more just energy futures. Wed 12 Nov | 10:00 to 11:30 (Brazil) 13:00 to 14:30 (UK). Book now: ids.pulse.ly/z5iw1hdqsl

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 30/10/2025

Join us for this #SussexDev Lecture with renowned Indian scholar @surajyengde.bsky.social for a lecture and discussion on his new book #Caste a Global Story. Thursday 4 November at 4pm. At IDS and online. Book your place here: ids.pulse.ly/ebtdfm4zmh

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 24/10/2025

Governments need to focus on local practical delivery, and people focused mechanisms, including dignity to deliver more effective social assistance in crisis contexts, experts explain in a new episode of the IDS #podcast.🎙️ Listen on your favourite podcast provider:https://ids.pulse.ly/re0njrdkld

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 06/10/2025

Decade Zero: The fight for justice for people and planet. Join us for the our #SussexDev Lecture with Asad Rehman, Chief Executive of @friends-earth.bsky.social 📅Tuesday 21 October 🕐16:00 to 17:30. @https://sussex.pulse.ly/ksnqjanoqp Book your place at: ids.pulse.ly/wod2ympsea

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 30/09/2025

Around 200 instances of internet shutdowns recorded in Africa since 2016. Who ordered them and what was the motivation? Listen to Felicia Anthonio, #KeepitOn global campaign manager on the scale and impact of shutdowns 👇 @phatcontroller.bsky.social @accessnow.org

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 24/09/2025

What encourages you to vote? 🗳️ From traditional door knocking to SMS texts, recent IDS student Wafa Alam shares insights from her dissertation, with evidence from around the world about what has proven to be most effective 👇 ids.pulse.ly/likqglixms #Democracy #VotingMatters

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 15/09/2025

Today, on #InternationalDayofDemocracy, we are witnessing a worrying democratic decline, with fewer people around the world now living in a liberal democracy.

'Nearly 3 out of 4 people in the world now live in autocracies.' written in white on a red background with an outline of the world map. Graphical figures are repeated many times, in white to represent those living in autocracies and fewer of them in black to represent those who are not.

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 15/09/2025

On #InternationalDayofDemocracy it has never been more important to understand the role of citizen action in how and why government's become more or less democratic. Find out more in the new IDS Bulletin 'Democracy Contested' 👇 ids.pulse.ly/s8k6qinzyt

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 12/09/2025

A new IDS Bulletin reveals that autocratic leaders are using identity-based narratives to influence citizens and their voting choices, fuelling a decline in democracy.👇 www.ids.ac.uk/news/identit...

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 11/09/2025

IDS webinar! Join the authors of the IDS Bulletin #Democracy Contested to hear insights into what can be done to halt and reverse democratic backsliding, and to address feelings of discontent. 📅Wed 17 Sept | 🕐16:00 | 💻Online on Zoom Book now: ids.pulse.ly/ysh5mbt96m

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 05/09/2025

🌍Early career researchers worldwide have built connections, strengthened skills & gained confidence to shape more inclusive development through the Disability Inclusive Development Network. Read the full impact story ➡️ ids.pulse.ly/ibhqn0n9ak

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 04/09/2025

📣 We're delighted to announce the release of our 2024-25 Annual Review, showcasing how our work is helping confront injustices and make progress towards a more sustainable world 🌍 ids.pulse.ly/n4ybka7e8u

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 02/09/2025

🎙️#Podcast Breaking the silence on #caste in academia. In this episode of Between the Lines, we explore how caste hierarchies continue to influence the production of knowledge, access to opportunities, and the experience of being in higher education. Listen at: 📻https://ids.pulse.ly/zurgipl2pg

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 29/08/2025

🎓 #Chevening Scholarship applications are now open! ✏️ At IDS we are creating content & an event to help with applications - watch this space! 📩 Deadline for Chevening Applications: 7 October 2025 Find out more ➡️ chevening.pulse.ly/gc1sdzi41l #StudyInTheUK #UKScholarship #LifeAtIDS

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 06/08/2025

Today global leaders in #EBHC are excited to launch the #WorldEBHCDay 2025 campaign, ‘Collaborative Knowledge Communication’ – because how we share knowledge matters as much as the knowledge itself ids.pulse.ly/roftjus4ht

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 05/08/2025

📣Essential reading 📚 and listening🎙️for 2025! IDS staff and students have put together an essential reading and listening list for the year so far. If you have a #book or #podcast you would like to recommend, then share in the comments below. Read the list at: ids.pulse.ly/npfwoymltl

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 31/07/2025

Why are food systems inequitable? Because they have been captured by a handful of transnational corporations says @stuartgillespie.bsky.social Transforming food systems will require bringing these corporations under control, and focusing more on people and planet. @foodequitycentre.bsky.social

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 30/07/2025

We need to move away from food systems which encourage overconsumption and overproduction, says IDS researcher Lidia Cabral from @foodequitycentre.bsky.social As citizens, how can we reassess our relationship with food to help achieve this change?

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 29/07/2025

Food systems are unfair, often built on legacies of colonialism. We need improved policies to support people marginalised in food systems, especially those working in fields, factories & hospitality. @deewoods.bsky.social explains how food systems can be changed. @foodequitycentre.bsky.social

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 28/07/2025

What would it take to transform the global food system? Coinciding with #UNFSS2025 we’re sharing a series of videos from @foodequitycentre.bsky.social hosted by IDS. For @philbakernz.bsky.social redistribution of resources to enable more households to access healthy food is the key.

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 24/07/2025

🎙️IDS #Podcast What does it mean to navigate #motherhood while pursuing a postgraduate degree? IDS students Patronela Tshuma, Chaltu Merera Fana, and Akinyi Ochieng speak about their journeys as mothers pursuing higher education. #Gender Listen at: 👉https://ids.pulse.ly/afmp3twszx

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 18/07/2025

We were delighted to welcome @chriswardmp.bsky.social and Baroness Chapman, Minister for International Development, to IDS today! It was an opportunity to demonstrate the breadth of development expertise that exists in the Brighton area, contribute ideas and have some v constructive discussions.

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 10/07/2025

How can the UK government's planned shift from hospitals to community be informed by international experiences? We've been working with @policyatkings.bsky.social to show the government how lessons from Brazil, Canada and elsewhere offer valuable insights www.ids.ac.uk/news/interna...

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 01/07/2025

📣IDS Survey! What should our strategic priorities be over the next decade? Please give us 5-10 minutes of your time to help us develop our new strategy. ➡️https://office.pulse.ly/rbgw63qfoj

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