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Welcome to the IDS Alumni Association website

Our current and former students are an important part of the institute’s community and its outreach, taking it's ideas and approaches out into the wider development community.

The Alumni Association Committee aims to nurture a professional network of alumni working in development. All IDS graduates automatically become members of the Association and, providing we have your e-mail address, we will keep you connected to IDS and each other. The Alumni Association provides a network that is committed to students’ on-going professional development. AA activities include:

Regular meetings and reunions around the world
Access to IDS expertise and advice
Career advice for current students

We hope that you enjoy looking at our website, where you will find information about the Association's services and activities, and news about your classmates.

Check out all the latest news about fellow alumni and forthcoming reunions in our news section below.

Further information on Alumni activities is available from:
Paula Lewis, Alumni and Internal Communication Officer
Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex
Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9RE

E-mail: Alumni@ids.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0)1273 915639
Fax: +44 (0)1273 621202

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02 Nov 09 DFID India host IDS Bulletin Launch and Alumni Reception

DFID hosted an IDS Bulletin launch in Delhi in October presented by its editor and IDS Director, Lawrence Haddad. A seminar was held on the subject of the Bulletin: Lifting the Curse: Overcoming Persistent Undernutrition in India.

29 Jul 09 IDS Alumni Reunion 2009

Participants came far and wide to attend the Reunion held on 29 and 30 June. Alumni came from Mexico, USA, China, Greece, Ireland, South Africa, Uganda, and the Philippines. The reunion's theme Development in a Changing Landscape encompassed important current issues: the future of development, climate change, the global financial crisis, the role of the UN and the future role of alumni in IDS' emerging strategy.

24 Jul 09 Ethiopian Minister of Finance and Alumni Revisits IDS

Ethiopia’s Minister for Finance and Economic Development and IDS Alumni, Ahmed Shide, visited IDS on the 24 July. He attended a hectic round of meetings with various members of staff including IDS Director, Lawrence Haddad and tutors affiliated to his course MAP01 in the Participation, Power and Social Change Team.