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📢 @SOAS is hiring a Head of Knowledge Exchange, Enterprise and Impact. The role leads strategy and delivery to grow external engagement, partnerships and income—especially across the social sciences and humanities. ⏰ Apply by Monday 18 May 2026 buff.ly/9RzPqm4

The UK is spending more on defence – but is raiding the aid budget the best way to pay for it? Authored by DSA members @mateobarlow, @UofGlasgow @IBEI & @bmohunter, @UofGSPS 👉 buff.ly/K9uDibj

Can development be a meaningful framework for justice and transformation in a rapidly changing world? @BalchaEyob and Romain Chenet convene a roundtable to discuss. Join them at #DSA2026 buff.ly/RJpZG55

📢 @SOAS is hiring a Global Partnerships Manager Lead and support international collaborations across a globally focused institution. ⏰ Apply by Monday 11 May 2026 buff.ly/pkM7nhg

Former UK foreign secretary, David Miliband, says poor and rich countries alike will be hit amid humanitarian crisis sparked by Iran war. buff.ly/j8LAzBC

🎓 Students interested in an MSc in Interational Development at the @uniofedinburgh still have till 4 May 2026 to apply: buff.ly/JvOYFfp 💻 Apply before 12 July for the online learning MSc or attend their info days in May: buff.ly/GVRwv0R

Eyob Balcha Gebremariam (@BalchaEyob) argues that today’s global disorder stems from intensified Eurocentrism and deeply embedded Western hypocrisy and racism, which shape international narratives and conflicts in self-serving ways. buff.ly/HR22Jfm

Voices of the people. Come to this #DSA2026 roundtable to discuss to what extent the views and sense of agency of citizens in the UK and Ireland shape the future of global development? buff.ly/e8ipoAZ

People in G7 advanced nations believe that nearly one-fifth of their national budgets are spent on overseas development aid, according to a new survey — more than 20 times the actual figure. buff.ly/VRUl3K1

@AcadSocSciences The report speaks directly to issues within institutional influence — including precarity, mentoring, decolonisation beyond the curriculum, and the absence of safe spaces for racially-minoritised ECRs. Read the online summary: buff.ly/jsHOYZ6

@AcadSocSciences The findings draw on regional workshops with 60+ racially minoritised ECRs from 35+ UK institutions. The evidence points to a familiar but unresolved challenge: EDI is widely articulated but unevenly enacted, with significant gaps between rhetoric and practice.

With partial funding from the @AcadSocSciences Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Grants Scheme, the DSA has published a new report on EDI in Development Studies, grounded in lived academic experience. Read more in the thread below 👇🏿

📚 @Kings_SGA’s Spheres of Knowledge is a free Substack distilling the latest development research 📝 Daily 600-word summaries + weekly roundups, straight to your inbox Read more: buff.ly/3a2D1L4

📢 Joint @EADI-DSA study group on the Political Economy/Ecology of Land, Labour, and Food is hosting a workshop series! 🌍 Join the next session, a Book talk: Climate shocks & pastoralist migration in South Sudan, with @jongethon, @CrisisGroup 📅 30 April buff.ly/zcQ7zyp

Don’t let #DSA2026 be the conference you missed. Join a movement shaping development research & policy in uncertain times. 🎟️ Early bird open 📍 Dublin ⏳ Prices rise 1 June buff.ly/3ra0d0I

📚 A new book by @TheoPapaioannou explores why justice needs to be imbedded in innovation and development. Plus research on: 🔹 entrepreneurial welfare state 🔹 innovations in health care 🔹 innovation ecosystems 🔹 FGM/C All @OpenUniversity news: buff.ly/TVbuId8

We were saddened to learn of the death earlier this year of Professor Tim Allen, former Head of Department at LSE. David Keen offers his tribute to Tim Allen: buff.ly/84b0oWv

📣 @LSE_ID’s Ken Shadlen presented findings at the European Commission on lessons from COVID-19 for IP licensing in vaccine production. The research analyses global vaccine patent filings, showing how licensing shaped production & supply. All LSE ID news: buff.ly/ZtatfZs

DSA Council member @BalchaEyob writes about the dominance of the development frame and academic passport positionality on the @EADI blog. He says these are at least two of the blind spots in discussions about equitable partnerships. Read more: buff.ly/DDkAly1

✈️ Travelling to #DSA2026? Don’t forget: 📄 Apply for visas early 🏨 Book accommodation early 🗓️ Plan your trip now Preparation = peace of mind buff.ly/3ra0d0I