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5 July - 6 July 2016, IDS, University of Sussex, UK

Join us at IDS for a high profile, two day conference in July that will bring cutting-edge thinking, experience and reflection on ‘States, markets and society in a reconfigured world: Defining a new era for development’.

As the Institute turns 50 and development moves into a new era, we invite leading scholars, policymakers and practitioners to join us for a serious intellectual debate about the challenges and implications of development in the future.

Speakers include:

• James Ferguson, Stanford University
• Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Society for Environmental Communications
• Mariana Mazzucato, SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit), University of Sussex
• Adebayo Olukoshi, African Institute for Economic Development and Planning

Download the full IDS 50th Anniversary conference programme and register now via www.ids.ac.uk/50conference  and follow conference updates via #IDS_50

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In November 2015, IDS together with Love Matters launched the first Love Matters Music Award. This award will provide young people in Kenya the chance to produce songs on themes related to pleasure, sexual responsibility and relationships. Participants will be coached by International visual artists and music producers and will have a chance to perform live to an invited audience.  There will be an Award for the winner from a panel of judges, and a People's Choice Award from on-line votes.  Listen to the songs and add your vote via the Love Matters website!

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