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Join us to learn collaboratively with researchers and activists at the forefront of international development. Our world-class postgraduate degrees and professional development programmes enable individuals and organisations to build the skills and knowledge needed for more equitable and sustainable development globally.
Register for the University of Sussex’s on-campus Master’s Open Day on Saturday, 15 March, and learn more about the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), which is based at Sussex and works in partnership with the university to deliver world-class postgraduate programmes.
Hear from Dr. Linda Waldman, IDS Director of Teaching & Learning, meet current IDS students, and explore the stunning Sussex campus on the edge of the South Downs.
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Learn how business shapes development and influences equity in societies globally.
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Build your critical and analytical skills on political change, how public authority is created and exercised, and how policy is implemented across state and non-state organisations.
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📣A new report from @ADRNorg finds that the Digitalisation of #SocialProtection in Africa is excluding marginalised Workers.
@phat_controller @Becky_Faith
Read at:👉https://ac.pulse.ly/ion4wyn2ok
Today is #WorldCitiesDay! 🌎
The LOGIC project at IDS & partners studied 5 cities in Africa & Asia, highlighting the need for inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities.
This is Naleli's story:
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📣From the IDS archive!
Transformative #SocialProtection by Stephen Devereux and @rsabatesw
This influential IDS Working Paper from 2004 would prove to have enormous influence on social protection thinking and development policy.
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📣Blog from
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Unlocking the power of social protection which looks back at the last twenty years and to the future as #SocialProtection is reimagined for an uncertain world.
Read at: https://ac.pulse.ly/uxym4sjzzv
📣Free IDS short course!
As we celebrate #SocialProtection week at IDS, join our free online course to learn about the basics of social protection and its implementation around the world.
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Social Protection: A Primer (online) - Institute of Development Studies
Join our free online course to learn about the basics of social protection and its implementation around the world.
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📣New from @JeremyLind2 @KeetieRoelen @rsabatesw & Stephen Devereux
Unlocking the power of social protection which looks back at the last twenty years of Social Protection & to the future as #SocialProtection is reimagined for an uncertain world.
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IDS is a partner of new project ‘Zoonotic influenza preparedness (ZIP)’ that seeks to develop new ways of thinking about the risk factors for bird flu that has pandemic potential. 👇
New funding to improve risk modelling for bird flu - Institute of Development Studies
The ‘Zoonotic influenza preparedness: a transdisciplinary One Health approach’ (ZIP) project seeks to develop new wa...
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Researchers from the IDS based ANTICIPATE project explore whether the untimely and ‘strange’ pattern of monsoon rains is causing ‘green drought’ in Gujarat, India. 👇
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Is extreme rainfall leading to ‘green drought’ in Western India? - Institute of Development Studies
Climate change is causing shifts in rainfall patterns across the world, damaging agriculture and livelihoods and impac...
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Navigating uncertainty: a blog compilation. New blog from IDS Fellow @IanScoones read more below
Navigating uncertainty: a blog compilation
Over the last 8 weeks I have provided a summary of each of the chapters of my new book, Navigating Uncertainty...
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Women are key to achieving climate goals, but funding that combines climate & #GenderEquality goals remains scarce.
Discover how #BlendedFinance can drive change by integrating these priorities 🎯
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Research findings from project The 24-Hour Risk City: A Framework for Thinking About Building Infrastructures of Climate Repair in #Nairobi and #Karachi
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