The DSA Gender and Development Study Group: building community beyond the conference, looks for organisations and institutions that can amplify its capacity to help drive critical discussions in the field of development. Read more: buff.ly/fEUfgkM

Belgium's public development aid records its steepest decline since 2001. buff.ly/lDyTuGd

📚 New from @PA_PublishingUK: Building Organizational Resiliennce A practical guide to strengthening financial sustainability, reassessing programmes and adapting to change while staying true to your organisation’s mission. Read more: buff.ly/FpIuogQ

📢 New student Council Reps call on all Student, PhD candidate and ECR members. If you’re a student under the DSA’s broad definition we encourage you to join the DSA and become part of the student network. Read now: buff.ly/xtxpAlW

The budget of Germany's Economic Cooperation and Development Ministry is set to shrink for the fifth consecutive year. Aid organizations warn that the cuts will have severe consequences for millions of people. buff.ly/sIdEeVL

Congratulations to Professor Aditya Jain, Professor of Sustainable Work and Development, University of Nottingham & Professor Julia Gallagher, Professor of Politics and Development, @KingsIntDev for becoming @AcadSocSciences fellows 🎊 buff.ly/0q6DmDQ

DSA’s Early Career Researcher group organised free training online and in person for those interested in developing skills in grant writing. Read more: buff.ly/SQfkM56

💷 A 2% minimum annual tax on UK households with more than £100m in wealth could raise around £10bn in 2026 — while affecting fewer than 1,000 households. New research from academics at @KingsIntDev, the @PSEinfo & @UCBerkeley explores the proposal. 👉 buff.ly/oL9hcfT

DSA member @MurainaL and Marta Maria Nicolazzi consider ways in which academic conferences can be transformed from annual rituals with set rules and formats, to being cultivated as communities. Read more: buff.ly/IteH0Mk

How can civil society respond to democratic backsliding? Join @IDS_UK to hear multiple stakeholder perspectives on the challenges facing democracy, why they matter and how backsliding can be resisted. 📅 8 October 💻 Online Find out more: buff.ly/M3SMp8z

How Andy Burnham can start to repair UK aid with one simple change. buff.ly/UOQ5IX5

After presenting her research at #DSA2026, @a_gabaitse joined a @UNFCCC peer-to-peer workshop on climate implementation in Southern & Eastern Africa. Different settings, audiences & focus—but conversations kept returning to the same questions. Read more: buff.ly/yH764E5

✨ New online course from @IDS_UK Shaping Policies and Programmes with Evidence develops the skills and tools to use evidence effectively in policy and practice. 🌍 Join an international cohort 📅 22 Oct–26 Nov ⏰ Apply by 15 Oct Apply: buff.ly/BWfwz3L

It's difficult to find hope in these challenging times, but @EADI closed their confernce with this video on : Hope Watch the video and read @NicolabanksNM speech here: buff.ly/8AllZcj

Following academic query, activism, panels at DSA conferences and engagement as part of the NGO and development study group, academics came together at #DSA2026 for an important discussion on solidarity for those in Gaza. Read more: buff.ly/DAtfOhk

How does the DSA choose where the conference is held and why don't universities give the rooms for free? This and more uncovered in our behind the scenes story on DSA conferences. buff.ly/iomag9a

🎓 Early-career researchers: interested in publishing in the European Journal of Development Research? Join @EADI’s online seminar to learn how the EJDR Early Career Researcher Initiative supports researchers developing their publishing careers. 📅 24 Sep buff.ly/1dxXuOM

Close to half of the world's people living in situations of extreme vulnerability now reside in contexts where state authority is fragmented or contested, says new joint study by @ChathamHouse & @nyuCIC Written by Sir Charles Petrie for @ODI_Global buff.ly/FJ4Arvs

Listening is where connection begins. At #DSA2026, @BritishCouncil explored how listening can build trust and enable people to shape change. Read reflections from conflict post-doc @SheilaRonoh3 buff.ly/ZrpcTWq

The DSA & @EADI Politics & Political Economy Study Group is hosting a @BritishAcademy-funded workshop on “Towards a Global South-driven Future for Development Studies” 📍 @go2uj, South Africa 📅 1–3 Sep 2027 ⏰ Abstracts by 31 Dec (Africa-based ECRs only) buff.ly/mW6DpNJ