Canadian High Commissioner to South Africa James Christoff opens T20 side event in Joburg today www.ce4dev.org @ids.ac.uk

🤖 Can AI transform evidence synthesis? IDS' @bloggs74.bsky.social explores the promise and limitations of AI in policymaking. He says human expertise remains central, especially in complex socio-economic and environmental contexts. 👇 https://ids.pulse.ly/cx9afqklnr

Help guide the @ids.ac.uk future direction - spend a few minutes telling us how research can address global challenges forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

When will this madness end? @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social sums up Labour’s own goal on international students

Want to know the secret sauce for getting evidence into use? Well you need to start by using the best tools for discovering it and that is what we are sharing in our popular online course! www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/fou...

Come on UK - even the Vatican is more progressive than you are! www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...

Doctoral thesis submitted today - might go and have a pint !

Dear AI it’s not me it’s you 🥲 www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/t...

The first case in the world of avian flu in sheep has been found on a farm in the UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Read more about the risks of avian flu in higher-income and lower-income countries in the analysis by IDS researcher Ayako Ebata 👇 www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/avi... #BirdFlu #AvianFlu

Facing our elephants in the room - my collaboration with Suraj Jacob on exploring research equity amidst the aid cuts - its a two parter! :) www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/fac... @ids.ac.uk @ukri.org

Digging out an old blog on Aid cuts (2021) and whilst what we face now is much worse I think it works well for our current crisis archive.ids.ac.uk/impactinit/b... @ids.ac.uk

Go Rory www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...

#UKAID returns to 97 levels - we have gone full circle - the end of a more positive and progressive ere :(

@petertaylor-uk.bsky.social IDS Director on UK's aid cut: "This reduction in aid of billions of pounds in real terms is a disappointing and short-sighted move from the Labour Government. Increasing spending on defence should not come at the expense of development." www.ids.ac.uk/press-releas...

Check out this super interesting blog from my @k4dd.ids.ac.uk colleague Izzy Birch, giving an overview of what the evidence is telling us will be the key trends for #Development over the next decade. @ids.ac.uk @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social @stephenthomo.bsky.social @bloggs74.bsky.social

The new (or not so new?) FCDO research funding portal goes live! www.grtd.fcdo.gov.uk

10% early bird discount! Apply by 17 February, 2025. This six-week online course will equip you with the concepts, skills and tools required to use evidence to inform policies and programmes. 📅 June 03 – July 10 📍Online Apply now👉 bit.ly/41jCMLn

A new report by IDS researchers and partners with @fao.org urges donors, development agencies and governments to move beyond technocratic solutions & confront social, political and economic barriers to overcome food insecurity & rising obesity rates worldwide. www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the...

Blast from the past - the good old strategic planning cycle being deployed at a IDRC ITT workshop in Nepal (11 yrs ago!)

US Aid cuts a disaster www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the...

New IDS Podcast episode!🎙️ @bloggs74.bsky.social is in conversation with #evaluation expert @robdvandenberg.bsky.social who talks about the issues in his new book Evidence for Hope: The Emerging #Sustainability Revolution. Listen at: www.ids.ac.uk/news/podcast... #ImpactEvaluation

For all evidence and sustainable dev nerds this is my interview with the wonderful Rob van den Berg on his new book shows.acast.com/5d9c499b4056... @ids.ac.uk

Are you looking for a new role? We are looking for a Policy Engagement Manager! You’ll work with senior policymakers from central & local government with academics from across @uniofbath.bsky.social. Find out more here: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

#usaid #trump #aid Executive order from WhiteHouse has just suspended crucial research for development US Aid projects with immediate effect The stop work orders have started arriving www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...

🎓 MA Poverty & Development alumna Molly Charker currently works as a strategist at Shape History, a creative agency for social impact. Find out how Molly has applied the knowledge & skills she learnt at IDS to her work every day 👇 www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/app... #GlobalDev #DevelopmentStudies

Very excited to announce our next running of our short course on evidence use for policy and programming! It’s always a sell out so get in quick 😀 @ids.ac.uk www.ids.ac.uk/specialist-s...

Follow my amazing colleagues experts on just about everything go.bsky.app/HH8hpVY

Confidence in all types of vaccination has taken a hit. The question is why, and what can be done about it? www.bbc.com/news/article...

⌛ONLINE course on Inclusive Digital Transformation Up to 30% discount on group bookings! 📅 March 06 to April 03, 2025 📍Online Find out about other discounts here: 👉 bit.ly/4fYm8G8

My dad’s registration for residency 1957 - he was baffled by Brexit and was sad the uk had become even less friendly to its “Aliens” than in his day

@idsglobaldev.bsky.social Gender campaign video www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6P1...

Fantastic role for a Comms expert working for a fantastic boss www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49289/

10 years of amazing edu research pays off and raises new questions www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/sou...

#ges2024 come see my poster P77 on understanding epistemic communities in health emergencies

Inspired #ges2024 session on speedy reviews #cochrane #eidm www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/mee...

Evidenced informed policy depends on informality and empathy - well said! #ges2024

Were human evidence reviewers just compared to potatoes? Ouch #ges2024

Amazing @AOrdonez @RuthS3 @GES2024 on building truly global evidence eco - proud of work on this from @SVoice2030 @IDS_UK www.ids.ac.uk/publications...

@ges2024

Promise M Nduku @ndukup1 at #ges2024 speaking on coproduction and how researchers and policy makers can work better together. They bring different strengths to the table, face different risks, and have different backgrounds. Collaboration starts with trust and no assumptions.

If u leave researchers in charge you are unlikely to get evidence user and policy relevant research @ndukup1 @GESummit

Isabelle Boutron speaking at #GES2024 on Issues with the #PeerReview process, retractions and untrustworthy research, and #AI, and how we need a new research ecosystem relying on a culture of continuous improvement

I think I might need to spruce up my poster! Amazing

Not yet but we are piloting AI for UK govt www.k4d.ids.ac.uk

Check out IDS sessions #ges2024 mostly Friday so they are saving best to last! www.ids.ac.uk/news/ids-sta...

Excited to b with Institute of Dev Studies team at #ges2024