New open access paper introduces the concept of "development brut," which challenges traditional notions of development by recognising the valuable contributions of those working outside the formal development industry. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #DevelopmentStudies #GlobalDev

Our new paper on mobility experiences of people with disabilities in #Bangladesh is out! Using #ParticipatoryMethods we uncovered various factors influencing their inclusion/exclusion framed within a time #geography context. We invite you to read & share your thoughts!​ www.bezev.de/en/institute...

Thanks again for your nice summary! I shared here :) www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/lots...

Exciting news - our blog on #ClimateChange and #DisabilityJustice has just been shared on the Sensing Climate website sensing-climate.com/news/climate...

Tomorrow Friday May 16 at 13 - 14 UK time/ 14 - 15 CET Please join us for this @justwaterfutures.bsky.social webinar on 'Do we need a Global Commission on the Economics of Water to Value Water?'

On the 77th anniversary of the #Nakba, Gaza is facing famine and mass displacement. IDS researchers warn of a deliberate humanitarian collapse and call for urgent global action. 👇 https://ac.pulse.ly/iyefxkvygt

77 years since the Nakba, Gaza faces famine & siege. IDS researchers warns the crisis stems from the erosion of humanitarian law and urge political leaders to take action 👇 https://ac.pulse.ly/wuklyeqf1u

Disabled people are hit hardest by climate change but often left out from the policy making. This #GAAD, IDS researchers are calling for climate justice that centres lived experience. 👇 https://ac.pulse.ly/ea4ioay21q

For the #AHRC funded Disability Inclusive Development Networks project I've been working with a cohort of early career researchers involved in disability-inclusive arts and humanities research. This report details the journey so far: www.ids.ac.uk/publications... #ECR #SkillsDevelopment

New publication, please share The Challenges of Decolonising Sustainability and the Environment in Development Studies (DS) link.springer.com/10.1057/s412... @ids.ac.uk @eadi.bsky.social

Our friends at @dsaireland.bsky.social are seeking a part time comms officer. ⏰ Apply by 6 May! unijobs.ie/jobs/part-ti...

💰 @ids.ac.uk compile their opinions and insights on the aid cuts and ask: What is the future of funding for international development? www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/opi...

One of my highlights of the #GDS2025 was meeting @desibility.bsky.social in person. His latest piece sums up the intensity of the Summit perfectly. For me the experience was a chaotic mixture of high level promise but grassroots concern about the future.

Has anyone published in Cogent Arts and Humanities? Seems like a legit journal, but so far submission process has been questionable. Keen to hear if anyone else has experienced something similar. #AcademicSky #Humanities #Arts

Ahead of the Global Disability Summit, @stephenthomo.bsky.social highlights recommendations for the inclusion of people with disabilities in future research. 👇 #GDS2025 #GlobalDisabilitySummit #CommitToChange www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/glo...

Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts.

Members of the #InclusiveFutures consortium will be at the #GlobalDisabilitySummit. Follow the link to learn more: inclusivefutures.org/global-disab... #GDS2025

Graduate Taught Webinar for Offer Holders and Prospective Students for MA/MSc. Meet our staff and current students, and ask questions. Monday 7 April at 2pm GMT ▶️Register Here! ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

If you are interested in doing a #PhD at the number 1 ranked place in the world for #DevelopmentStudies, get in touch. I am currently open to supervising new candidates.

We are accepting special issue proposals! We welcome proposals relating to any area of global and international studies as well as interdisciplinary scholarship. For more info, contact us or follow the link below 👇 1. [email protected] 2. www.tandfonline.com/action/journ...

Listening to a fascinating talk at @ids.ac.uk by @stillsherises.bsky.social on her book 'African Feminist Praxis: Cartographies of Liberatory Worldmaking'. A great tonic for the current strange times. "The reality is that politics is always felt in the body..."

‘I focus on the person, not the disability’: the photographer on a mission to make India inclusive www.theguardian.com/global-devel... Article on Vicky Roy’s new book, "Everyone is Good at Something"

Great article written by @lucymiller.bsky.social on providing eye care to #refugees from #Syria and #Gaza www.aop.org.uk/ot/news/2025... Proud to call Hammad Mansoor a friend. #Optometry #EyeHealth

My colleague Juliet Millican is editing a series on #HigherEducation & forced displacement www.cambridge.org/core/publica... You may want to contribute if you work on #HE with regards to: ▶️ Internal displacement ▶️ #Refugees/ #AsylumSeekers ▶️ Exiled institutions ▶️ Displaced, at-risk & exiled scholars

Very exciting online course on poverty-focused mixed methods research and evaluation 👇 www.ids.ac.uk/specialist-s... #Poverty

An important question 👇 Who is brave enough to speak truth to power? #AidCuts #FCDO #Starmer

I have a lot of respect for Anneliese Dodds for this 👇

Just saw that James Ferguson has died stanforddaily.com/2025/02/19/j... His work from the 1990s with Akhil Gupta on culture, power, place, and identity was hugely influential to me as a young geographer trying to figure out where I wanted to go with my career. Sad news. #Geography #Development.

New blog on key trends for #Development over the next decade 👇

Robben Island’s Hallelujah - the story of political prisoners and music in #SouthAfrica www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... Extraordinary radio produced by @catherineboulle.bsky.social

Really enjoyed the Headstrong Club talk last night by @leighturnerwriter.bsky.social on #diplomacy and #IR. Looking forward to reading the new book!

Colleagues from our School of Business & Law are doing some research into the uses of AI in teaching & learning in higher education — if you’re a student or colleague, can you please help by completing this survey? More below brightonbusiness.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

@officialbha.bsky.social with an outstanding game, surely worthy of a headline? Not according to the BBC. Such is the fate of the Prem's smaller clubs. #BHAFC

Thomas Paine Legacy is a new org I'm proud to be a Director of. They are based in Lewes & committed to celebrating Paine’s legacy by using history to empower present and future citizens. Support them next week as they open Thomas' home, Bull House. thomaspainelegacy.org/home/visit-b...

Really enjoyed this Witness History episode on Dolores Ibárruri and her role with the anti-fascist forces during the Spanish civil war. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #NoPasaran

If you are looking to grow your network of people who work on #SustainableDevelopment and #Diplomacy, give @k4dd.ids.ac.uk a follow 👇 Their website is a treasure trove of #development focused reports, papers and various other evidence-related things.

So excited to be speaking about #TheEmpathyFix next week @ids.ac.uk 🤩📗 . IDS Members seminar, chaired by Stephen Devereux . If you're in or around #Brighton on Tuesday 11th, let me know! . #TheEmpathyFix #poverty #empathy #booktalk

Environmental Change, Development Challenges – Revisited bulletin.ids.ac.uk/index.php/id... Latest edition of the Bulletin edited by former IDS Director Melissa Leach and current IDS Fellow Ian Scoones

Hi @orcid.org - I have a question about logging into a journal using my ORCID number. I can't seem to change my primary email. Is there anyone I can contact?

Coventry University is in crisis: 👉 300 jobs at risk 👉 Severe cuts across faculties Yet the vice-chancellor: 👉 Received an £80,768 bonus on £300k+ salary 👉 Rewarded with position at the DBT Sign the petition, urge the govt to rescind his role 👇 bit.ly/4aL7iAN

📅 On Feb. 4, join us for the launch @cgdev.org compendium, "The Future of Official Development Assistance: Incremental Improvements or Radical Reform." Ft ➡ Antón Leis García, Susanna Gable, Pierre Jacquet, & Masood Ahmed. RSVP! ⬇ bit.ly/3PUmbXQ

"Schools plant the seeds of ableism in many ways. And in my experience physical education is one of the most powerful and least questioned." Lea Labaki comes back to Disability Debrief with an essay that will resonate with anyone that remembers PE lessons. www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/stru...

Education provision for students with disabilities & additional learning needs in #PapuaNewGuinea www.sussex.ac.uk/research/cen... This promises to be an great seminar by Guy Le Fanu, Visiting Research Fellow. Tues 18 Feb 11am Uni of Sussex, Global Studies Resource Centre & on Zoom. #IE #Inclusion

As the new teaching term starts tomorrow, it feels appropriate to share this 👇 #AcademicSky

Just finished reading 'Between the World & Me' by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Strongly recommend it for anyone wanting to learn more about race & black/American/World history. As a father, the format of writing a letter to your children, trying to teach them & improve their lives, really hit home. #BookSky

Congrats to all the IDS graduates! What a curious, bright and inspiring bunch. Looking forward to seeing what they do next. www.ids.ac.uk/news/celebra... The future of #DevelopmentStudies is in good hands...

Deadline extended to 29th of January, 2025! 👍👀👌

Just read 'Where the deer and the antelope play' by @nickofferman.bsky.social. Is it too late to suggest he should be President of the US? A missed opportunity I feel.

Ten reasons not to use AI for development and ten routes to more responsible use www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/ten... New blog by @phatcontroller.bsky.social on the harms that #AI can cause.