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Education and global development, University of Adelaide | World Bank Expert Advisory Council on Citizen Engagement Previous: UN, University of Oxford, University of Sussex, IRC https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/prachi.srivastava

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Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · Nov 8

Welcome new people! Thanks.

Me: Global education policy, global development, privatisation, research, academia, open science, open access. Did lots of media during pandemic. Love public engagement.

Also: Random things. Use 's' not 'z' and Oxford commas. Always.

#EduSky #AcademicChatter #BlueSky

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International Aid Transparency Initiative - IATI @iatistandard.org · 1d

🌍Every document brings the world closer to #aidtransparency.

Nearly 500,000.
That’s the scale of documents shared through the IATI on aid, from project details, contracts, budgets, evaluations, and more.

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Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking about this for most of the night, I don't think normal people realise Banerjee & Duflo leaving MIT is Bad-Bunny-level academic news.

www.barrons.com/news/nobel-w...

Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 1d

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 1d

Some days, I'm extra thankful for my compassionate and wonderful collaborators who step in when the load is too much.

Today is one of those days.

Thank you. 🤍

Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 1d

Tea stains and weighted h-indices.

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 1d

The exodus has begun

Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 1d

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Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 1d

Oh wow.

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Laura D'Olimpio @lauradol4.bsky.social · 2d

2026 Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain #conference Keynote speakers announced!
Paul C. Taylor, University of California
@andreaenglish.bsky.social
University of Edinburgh
& Marek Tesar, University of Melbourne Australia
www.philosophy-of-education.org/annual-confe... #philsky

Annual Conference - Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain

Friday 27 March to Sunday 29 March 2026 New College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK Call for Papers CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT Submissions are invited for the sixty-first annual conference of the Philosophy ...

www.philosophy-of-education.org

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Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 1d

Wow - I didn't know the history of R - it's co-creator, Emeritus Professor of Statistics Ross Ihaka, University of Auckland, and of Māori descent.

A true global public good used by millions.

My team used it to program covid19schooldashboard.com a critical resource during the pandemic.

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Gerard Beirne @gerardbeirne.bsky.social · 2d

Graham Greene: “The greatest saints have been men with more than a normal capacity for evil, and the most vicious men have sometimes narrowly evaded sanctity.”

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Rachel Glennerster @rglenner.bsky.social · 2d

@cgdev.org is hosting a lineup of thought-provoking events during the IMF & World Bank Annual Meetings. We hope to see you there!
#CGDEvents #2025AnnualMeetings

Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 1d

I had an article under review for 2 years. It made it through - but still.

Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 1d

I split the class up in groups according to interest. They have to work on a case study during class time and submit by the end of the class. It's like doing a lab but in a social science setting.

Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 2d

I've done in-class group assessments for one of my courses.

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Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me about it. But we're heading into spring/summer here and I miss October fall. :)

Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 2d

Hahaha... two halves of my personality in perfect measure. There's a bouquet I need.

Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 2d

Best ever season for fashion.

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Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 2d

Also, you can't casually mention you had a short story published and leave us hanging. :)

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Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 2d

My favourite editing is when I get a MS back completely red with tracked changes. I don't like hesitant editing - 'have you considered this?' Just go ahead and be bold with your editing. Put it in tracked changes. I love that. Usually makes it better and if I don't like the changes, I'll reject.

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Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 2d

Actually reminds me of a pointy lotus - one of my ab fab flowers!

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Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 2d

Gorgeous! May be one of my new faves!

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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 2d

Couldn’t be happier that the Nobel has gone to Laszlo Krasznahorkai. Back in 2012 I tried to astroturf a movement claiming him as the Next Big Thjng but it didn’t take off because he’s too difficult www.theguardian.com/books/2012/j...

Why is New York's literary crowd suddenly in thrall to Hungarian fiction? | Hari Kunzru

Hari Kunzru: The highly educated aspiring writers of New York are looking beyond the English-speaking world for their reading fixes. It must be a sign of the times

www.theguardian.com

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Devex @devex.com · 2d

The 80th U.N. General Assembly kicks off today. Our reporters and editors are on the ground with the latest news.

UNGA80 reporters' notebook: Day 1

www.devex.com

Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 3d

I have the same problem with the additional problem of reading past some of his personal history - which I wish we did not know.

thewalrus.ca/i-have-a-wod...

I Have a Wodehouse Problem. The Problem Is I Can’t Stop Reading Him | The Walrus

I have to limit myself to three pages at a go, once per day, with the first cup of coffee

thewalrus.ca

Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 3d

Same. Yet, it permeates every society - if not in the form of 'race' distinction resulting in racism then in the form of 'colour' distinction resulting in colourism.

Prof Prachi Srivastava @prachisrivas.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations! Great news.