Newcastle International Development Society - IDS

All good things come to an end. Thank you everyone for supporting us over the last few years, coming to our conferences and making IDS what it has been. We are sad to announce that we will no longer be continuing IDS. If you are still interested in these ideas then please check out STAR or N.E.S.T. (North East Solidarity and Teaching) and other incredible societies at Newcastle Uni!

We will be deleting this page and the website soon.

Thank you and goodbye,

IDS
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Hey everyone!! We are having our AGM this Friday at 5pm and we need applications for people who want to take on an officer role!

Please email [email protected] before Thursday 4th May explaining why you want to be the next President, Secretary or Treasurer in up to 100 words.

More info on the AGM coming soon!
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Hello everyone! We would like to thank you all for coming to today's conference. We hope you had a great time and left with more questions than you came with. Lots of love, IDS x

We're all ready!

Happy friday! ONE more day until the conference. Don't forget to sign up for your free spot! See you tomorrow!

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Happy Monday everyone! If you're interested in our conference but not sure what you'll be signing up for, head over to the event page and have a look at the programme and some of the speakers we'll be having! Sign up for your free spot!

Hi everyone! Just a reminder to sign up for your membership by tomorrow. You can do so on the NUSU website: http://www.nusu.co.uk/getinvolved/societies/society/ids/

Thank you! x

International Development The Students Union, home to over 23,000 students, offers a range of services that provide activities, representation, social, volunteering and welfare opportunities.

Hey everyone, don't forget to come along in just over an hour to our taster session in the Kate Adie room in the SU @ 6pm! All are welcome! :)

Come and find us at the freshers fair in the Sports hall! :)

EVENT INFORMATION:
RESEARCHING FOR A REASON - There are only 12 tickets left and if you sign up by Friday you will be entered into a free prize draw. Check out the link below to see the full line up of speakers including Practical Action Publishing, Fairtrade Foundation, Home Office, European Commission, Jigsaw Consultants and some leading academics.
THIS IS A ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY EVENT BUT WILL BE OF INTEREST AND RELEVANT TO ALL THOSE RESEARCHING INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researching-for-a-reason-how-your-phd-research-can-impact-policy-and-practice-tickets-23085494335

Researching for a reason: how your PhD research can impact policy and practice We are holding a one day event for post-graduate Geographers on 25th May about the relevance and scope of research in different sectors. The day will focus on how your research is important and the different ways it can impact policy, practice and as a means of measuring impact. There will also be s...

IDS are going to the Society Awards tonight because our conference was shortlisted for Best Society Event of the Year! :)
Thank you to everyone who nominated IDC2016!!
We'll let you know how it goes!
http://www.nusu.co.uk/awards/society/

Society Awards 2016 The Students Union, home to over 23,000 students, offers a range of services that provide activities, representation, social, volunteering and welfare opportunities.

The lovely people from Northumbria Disaster and Development Society are coming to our event tonight, so come along for some cross-university collaboration.
Wine, Tea, Coffee, and nibbles will be provided :)

We're combining forces with Northumbria Disaster and Development Society to bring you another instalment of Ids Newcastle Careers Advice Panel Discussions! This time it's all about volunteering and voluntourism, so come along to the Bamburgh Room on Wed 20th April at 18:30 for more information and some tea, coffe, wine, and nibbles!
We have some great panelists to answer your questions, and they'll stick around after the event for more personal questions and some 'networking' :)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1057930744264508/1064946813562901/

Ready for some more IDS events?
We're getting together with Northumbria Disaster and Development Society next Wednesday for another Careers event. It was such a success in Term 1, we thought we'd put on another event for you.
It will be another panel discussion where all of YOUR questions on anything related to volunteering and voluntourism will be answered by a mix of charity workers, academics, and students.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1057930744264508/

Hellooo :) We hope you've had some great holidays! We're having our first meeting of Term 3 tomorrow at 6pm in Marjorie Robinson Library Rooms in Study Room 1.13

There will be cake and talk about events and the AGM, so come along if you want to get involved :)

Hello! I hope you've had a fabulous Term 2! If you like what we've done this year with our careers event, our collaborations, discussion events, information evenings, and of course our conference, why don't you let the Union know?
Nominations for NUSU awards and NCL+ Awards are open until tomorrow, so please please please nominate away :D
http://www.nusu.co.uk/awards/society/ and http://www.ncl.ac.uk/students/nclplus/pride-of-newcastle/categories/global.htm

Do you think we've done a pretty good job this year? Why not let the university know what you thought about our many events this year? We've collaborated with many other societies, we've talked about the refugee situation, had an amazing women-led careers event, and of course another fantastic International Development Conference.
:) xx

About - ncl+ - Newcastle University The Pride of Newcastle University Awards recognise your achievements and contribution to university life and the wider community through your...

We would like to say a big thank you to Frankie & Tony's for the delicious cakes and The French Oven for the delicious bread they donated for the IDS conference!
Our participants definately enjoyed them!

Ready for a break from the discussions so far? Snacks are ready and waiting for the morning break...

IDC 2016 Speaker # 16 – Jon Harts

500 children daily – losing their lives on the world’s roads to school. Jon, partner to UNICEF, will explore the nature of children’s right and link it to education.

Get your ticket NOW: https://www.picatic.com/IDC2016
For more info, visit: http://www.idsnewcastle.org/conference/

IDC 2016 Speaker # 15 - Lousie Wellington

Louise from Freedom from Torture will talk about how the charity works with survivors of torture and supports them to recover from their ordeal.

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For more info, visit: http://www.idsnewcastle.org/conference/

IDC 2016 Speaker # 14 - Garrett W Brown

Garrett has researched extensively on issues of global justice, deliberative theory, African health, global health policy, international law, and issues surrounding health development. Join his session in !

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For more info, visit: http://www.idsnewcastle.org/conference/

IDC 2016 Speaker # 13 - Vasilis Vlachokyriakos

E-democracy? Vasilis will discuss how digital platform facilitates self-organised solidarity movements in .

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For more info, visit: http://www.idsnewcastle.org/conference/

IDC 2016 Speaker # 12 - David Walker

With significant amount of field investigation, David will share his research in on productive use of underground water can serve agricultural development and solution to widespread poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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For more info, visit: http://www.idsnewcastle.org/conference/

We're so happy to see that so many are already interested in coming to our conference, and thank you to everyone who has shared the event and helped us organise and promote it!
Please do get your tickets ;) picatic.com/IDC2016

As a run-up to it all we have a couple of things planned for this week that you might also be interested in.
on Tuesday we're co-hosting and event with Student Action for Refugees (STAR)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1729273444025161/
On Wednesday we're taking part in [NUSU] Welfare and Equality Officer's LGBT+ week
https://www.facebook.com/events/1694724214145507/
We're also organising a couple of things with the International Development Alumni Society on Friday evening and Sunday morning, so come along if you're interested in meeting our members, alumni, and even some of the speakers!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1682957458653893/?fref=ts
https://www.facebook.com/events/149637308751864/

International Development Conference 2016, Exploring Mobility The World in Flux On the 21.-22. of Feb. 2015 at Newcastle University. Get your ticket now and see amazing speakers on international development!

IDC 2016 Speaker # 11 - Lucy Philipson

Lucy, CEO of COCO, will share her insight regarding the role of power in strategic alliances between Western INGO’s (International Non-Governmental Organisations) and local CSO’s (Civil society organisations) @ .

Get your ticket NOW: https://www.picatic.com/IDC2016
For more info, visit: http://www.idsnewcastle.org/conference

IDC 2016 Speaker # 10 - Reem Talhouk

Looking into Palestinian and Syrian refugees camp, Reem develops digital technologies to improve health of the marginalised community. Find our more of her work in !

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For more info, visit: http://www.idsnewcastle.org/conference/

IDC 2016 Speaker # 9 - Silvia Pasquetti

Silvia will sit on the panel discussing the refugee crisis with Machiel Salomons from UNHCR and Frances Guy from the Christian Aid. Do not miss the session on 20 Feb 2-3pm! One of the highlights of .

She will also share her research in how asylum seekers relate to mobility as a material and symbolic resource.

Get your ticket NOW: https://www.picatic.com/IDC2016
For more info, visit: http://www.idsnewcastle.org/conference/
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