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

Are AI technologies ready to transform evidence synthesis? - Institute of Development Studies AI is ready to significantly improve the speed and accessibility of evidence synthesis for decision-makers.

🤖 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

Four essential tools (and skills) to use evidence effectively - Institute of Development Studies As we navigate a deeply uncertain global environment, the stakes have never been higher for taking an evidence-informed approach to policy.

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 !

Apple’s AI isn’t a letdown. AI is the letdown | CNN Business Apple has been getting hammered in tech and financial media for its uncharacteristically messy foray into artificial intelligence. After a June event heralding a new AI-powered Siri, the company has d...

Dear AI it’s not me it’s you 🥲
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Avian flu: Intensified animal production does not make us immune to it - Institute of Development Studies Driving up intensified farming in lower income countries will not make them immune from bird flu, as the USA and UK shows.

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 👇
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#BirdFlu #AvianFlu

Facing our elephants in the room as we confront cuts to global research – Part 2 - Institute of Development Studies The future of global research collaboration north and south

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Facing our elephants in the room as we confront cuts to global research – Part 1 - Institute of Development Studies During a recent meeting in Kenya that celebrated the ESRC FCDO Raising Learning Outcomes Research programme (RLO)

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 :(

‘Devastating blow’ to UK’s aid budget - Institute of Development Studies In response to the Prime Minister’s announcement to cut the overseas development assistance from 0.5 percent to 0.3 percent of GNI by 2027 to fund the increased defence budget, Professor Peter Taylor,...

@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."

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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

Ironically I can’t read the article because it’s behind a paywall - I guess that’s the whole point 😢

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

Shaping policies and programmes with evidence online course Live online course June 03 - July 10 10% early bird discount!

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The political economy of agri-food systems and nutrition: why it matters - Institute of Development Studies Despite ambitious policies and well-intended programmes, food security and nutrition challenges persist around the world and are becoming more complex.

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!)

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Research for development: the meaning of equity in funder-level partnerships - UKCDR This report aims to contribute to the evolving conversation around equity in research partnerships. with a specific focus on how equity is understood and experienced by research funders in Low- and Mi...

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The turbulence and the toll of the USAID freeze - Institute of Development Studies The stop order on USAID is damaging critical humanitarian and development work around the world, says Peter Taylor, Director at IDS.

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

Evidence for hope: The emerging sustainability revolution | Between the Lines

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

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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.

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#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...

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🎓 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...

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Shaping Policies and Programmes with Evidence online course - Institute of Development Studies Gain the skills and knowledge to shape policy with evidence more effectively, with live online learning with the Institute of Development Studies.

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
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