James Georgalakis
@bloggs74.bsky.social
Director of Evidence and Impact at the Institute of Development Studies and doctoral researcher at University of Bath. Interested in evidence into policy and epistemic communities.
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Canadian High Commissioner to South Africa James Christoff opens T20 side event in Joburg today www.ce4dev.org @ids.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Canadian High Commissioner to South Africa James Christoff opens T20 side event in Joburg today www.ce4dev.org @ids.ac.uk
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🤖 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
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
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.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🤖 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
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...
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June 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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
The government's anti-immigration stance will make it harder to tackle challenges at home + abroad says @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social
https://researchprofessionalnews.pulse.ly/1zv7yr07qd @resprofnews.bsky.social
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Migration crackdown will cut off the UK from global knowledge - Research Professional News
Government’s rhetoric undermines the ability to tackle challenges at home and abroad, says Peter Taylor
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May 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
When will this madness end? @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social sums up Labour’s own goal on international students
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...
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.
www.ids.ac.uk
May 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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...
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April 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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 !
April 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Doctoral thesis submitted today - might go and have a pint !
Dear AI it’s not me it’s you 🥲
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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...
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March 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Dear AI it’s not me it’s you 🥲
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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 👇
www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/avi...
#BirdFlu #AvianFlu
Read more about the risks of avian flu in higher-income and lower-income countries in the analysis by IDS researcher Ayako Ebata 👇
www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/avi...
#BirdFlu #AvianFlu
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.
www.ids.ac.uk
March 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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 👇
www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/avi...
#BirdFlu #AvianFlu
Read more about the risks of avian flu in higher-income and lower-income countries in the analysis by IDS researcher Ayako Ebata 👇
www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/avi...
#BirdFlu #AvianFlu
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
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)
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March 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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
The case for maximising research impact at a time of brutal cuts | The Impact Initiative
Now is the time to make a case for a collectivised, programme level approach to knowledge brokering and impact. The increasing calls for policy to “follow the science”, pressures created by ODA cuts a...
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March 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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...
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February 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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@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."
www.ids.ac.uk/press-releas...
"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."
www.ids.ac.uk/press-releas...
‘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,...
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February 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
@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."
www.ids.ac.uk/press-releas...
"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."
www.ids.ac.uk/press-releas...
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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
@ids.ac.uk @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social @stephenthomo.bsky.social @bloggs74.bsky.social
What's next for #InternationalDevelopment?
Our new blog by Izzy Birch reviews forecasts for global governance, economy, and climate through to 2035.
Read the blog here 👇
k4d.ids.ac.uk/whats-next-f...
#PublicPolicy #SDG #Agenda2030
Our new blog by Izzy Birch reviews forecasts for global governance, economy, and climate through to 2035.
Read the blog here 👇
k4d.ids.ac.uk/whats-next-f...
#PublicPolicy #SDG #Agenda2030
What’s next for international development? Key trends to watch this decade
What are the main trends in international development through to 2035? This blog by Izzy Birch explores emerging trends and forecasts.
k4d.ids.ac.uk
February 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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
@ids.ac.uk @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social @stephenthomo.bsky.social @bloggs74.bsky.social
The new (or not so new?) FCDO research funding portal goes live! www.grtd.fcdo.gov.uk
Home - Global Research and Technology Development
About GRTD Funding Research News X Global Research and Technology Development Your starting point for the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) funded research and develo...
www.grtd.fcdo.gov.uk
February 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The new (or not so new?) FCDO research funding portal goes live! www.grtd.fcdo.gov.uk
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February 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
10% early bird discount!
Apply by 17 February, 2025.
This six-week online course will equip you with the concepts, skills and tools required to use evidence to inform policies and programmes.
📅 June 03 – July 10
📍Online
Apply now👉 bit.ly/41jCMLn
Apply by 17 February, 2025.
This six-week online course will equip you with the concepts, skills and tools required to use evidence to inform policies and programmes.
📅 June 03 – July 10
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Apply now👉 bit.ly/41jCMLn
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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...
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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.
www.ids.ac.uk
February 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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...
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!)
February 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Blast from the past - the good old strategic planning cycle being deployed at a IDRC ITT workshop in Nepal (11 yrs ago!)
US Aid cuts a disaster www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the...
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.
www.ids.ac.uk
February 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
US Aid cuts a disaster www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the...
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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
@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
February 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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
@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
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
Evidence for hope: The emerging sustainability revolution | Between the Lines
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January 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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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January 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Are you looking for a new role?
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.
Find out more here: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
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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