Prof Prachi Srivastava
@prachisrivas.bsky.social
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
Previous: UN, University of Oxford, University of Sussex, IRC
https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/prachi.srivastava
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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
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
Wonderful to be at the DevED25 Conference in Melbourne on education and global development - a new forum for ideas and practice exchange.
Looking forward to learning from colleagues from academia and international NGOs and agencies working on education challenges in Asia and the Pacific.
Looking forward to learning from colleagues from academia and international NGOs and agencies working on education challenges in Asia and the Pacific.
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Wonderful to be at the DevED25 Conference in Melbourne on education and global development - a new forum for ideas and practice exchange.
Looking forward to learning from colleagues from academia and international NGOs and agencies working on education challenges in Asia and the Pacific.
Looking forward to learning from colleagues from academia and international NGOs and agencies working on education challenges in Asia and the Pacific.
Heading off to Melbourne! Kicking off the week with my talk:
Private Schooling Preserving Capital: Beyond Caste-based Educational Exclusion as 'Tradition' for the INDEPTH network session with @unimelb.bsky.social @australianare.bsky.social
Join us: Monday, 10 November 3 pm MEL in person/online
Private Schooling Preserving Capital: Beyond Caste-based Educational Exclusion as 'Tradition' for the INDEPTH network session with @unimelb.bsky.social @australianare.bsky.social
Join us: Monday, 10 November 3 pm MEL in person/online
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Heading off to Melbourne! Kicking off the week with my talk:
Private Schooling Preserving Capital: Beyond Caste-based Educational Exclusion as 'Tradition' for the INDEPTH network session with @unimelb.bsky.social @australianare.bsky.social
Join us: Monday, 10 November 3 pm MEL in person/online
Private Schooling Preserving Capital: Beyond Caste-based Educational Exclusion as 'Tradition' for the INDEPTH network session with @unimelb.bsky.social @australianare.bsky.social
Join us: Monday, 10 November 3 pm MEL in person/online
Thrilled to moderate 'Education at the End of Empire' event hosting Prof Leon Tikly @soebristol.bsky.social at the University of Adelaide.
Today: 2:45 pm -4:15 pm ADL
Join us!
events.humanitix.com/education-at...
Today: 2:45 pm -4:15 pm ADL
Join us!
events.humanitix.com/education-at...
Education at the End of Empire
Register on Humanitix - Education at the End of Empire. Napier G04 Lecture Theatre, Napier Building, 259 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia. Wednesday 5th November 2025. Find event information...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Thrilled to moderate 'Education at the End of Empire' event hosting Prof Leon Tikly @soebristol.bsky.social at the University of Adelaide.
Today: 2:45 pm -4:15 pm ADL
Join us!
events.humanitix.com/education-at...
Today: 2:45 pm -4:15 pm ADL
Join us!
events.humanitix.com/education-at...
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‼️Please note that the upcoming event - State of the Data Dialogue: Timeliness (Webinar 1 & 2) - originally scheduled for 4th November 2025 and 11th November 2025 will be rescheduled.
⏰The new date and time will be announced soon.
Thank you for understanding.
⏰The new date and time will be announced soon.
Thank you for understanding.
Join our next State of the Data Dialogues to explore the timeliness of IATI data and investigating how we currently measure and understand how often organisations update their IATI activities.
🔗 Register now for both webinars: forms.gle/YBgZhhkENj3B...
🔗 Register now for both webinars: forms.gle/YBgZhhkENj3B...
October 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
‼️Please note that the upcoming event - State of the Data Dialogue: Timeliness (Webinar 1 & 2) - originally scheduled for 4th November 2025 and 11th November 2025 will be rescheduled.
⏰The new date and time will be announced soon.
Thank you for understanding.
⏰The new date and time will be announced soon.
Thank you for understanding.
'In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.'
Clear your conference expenses.
Clear your conference expenses.
Congratulations, you're department chair.
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
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October 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
'In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.'
Clear your conference expenses.
Clear your conference expenses.
Very important. We still need to build business cases for investing in education. Here's yet more evidence.
Education pays.
Education pays.
The evidence is clear: more education translates into more income and greater well-being ... Each additional year of schooling increases income by an average of 9% to 10% ...
www.elnacional.com/2025/10/la-i...
www.elnacional.com/2025/10/la-i...
La IA: ¿derecho universal o privilegio de pocos?
La educación para todos es un derecho, la IA definirá quién progresa y quién queda atrás, por lo que debe ser también para toda la humanidad Siempre que pensamos en la historia de la humanidad, mi esp...
www.elnacional.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Very important. We still need to build business cases for investing in education. Here's yet more evidence.
Education pays.
Education pays.
Even Malala's been ghosted:
'"not one of them picked up the phone, or replied to my messages [regarding her pleas to evacuate Afghan partners]. To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op." [...] She notes, pointedly, that female politicians did.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
'"not one of them picked up the phone, or replied to my messages [regarding her pleas to evacuate Afghan partners]. To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op." [...] She notes, pointedly, that female politicians did.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her
The global icon of women’s education is ready to tell the full story of her turbulent recent life, from arguing with her parents to being ghosted by the statesmen who were once desperate to be seen wi...
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Even Malala's been ghosted:
'"not one of them picked up the phone, or replied to my messages [regarding her pleas to evacuate Afghan partners]. To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op." [...] She notes, pointedly, that female politicians did.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
'"not one of them picked up the phone, or replied to my messages [regarding her pleas to evacuate Afghan partners]. To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op." [...] She notes, pointedly, that female politicians did.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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🌍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.
Nearly 500,000.
That’s the scale of documents shared through the IATI on aid, from project details, contracts, budgets, evaluations, and more.
October 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🌍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.
Nearly 500,000.
That’s the scale of documents shared through the IATI on aid, from project details, contracts, budgets, evaluations, and more.
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...
www.barrons.com/news/nobel-w...
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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October 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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...
www.barrons.com/news/nobel-w...
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. 🤍
Today is one of those days.
Thank you. 🤍
October 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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. 🤍
Today is one of those days.
Thank you. 🤍
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The exodus has begun
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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October 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The exodus has begun
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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
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
October 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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
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
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.
A true global public good used by millions.
My team used it to program covid19schooldashboard.com a critical resource during the pandemic.
October 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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.
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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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.”
October 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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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@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
#CGDEvents #2025AnnualMeetings
October 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
@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
#CGDEvents #2025AnnualMeetings
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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
October 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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...
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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
UNGA80 reporters' notebook: Day 1
www.devex.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The 80th U.N. General Assembly kicks off today. Our reporters and editors are on the ground with the latest news.
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...
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
October 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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...
thewalrus.ca/i-have-a-wod...
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The Society for the History of Technology meeting is underway! You can check out our featured books and get 30% off & free US shipping with promo code EX58160 at our virtual exhibit: bit.ly/UCPEXSHOT #SHOT2025
October 8, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The Society for the History of Technology meeting is underway! You can check out our featured books and get 30% off & free US shipping with promo code EX58160 at our virtual exhibit: bit.ly/UCPEXSHOT #SHOT2025
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We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire
October 7, 2025 at 3:54 AM
We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire
More than a third of countries spend more on financing their external debt commitments than funding their education systems.
Debt repayments to international financial institutions (IFIs), primarily, the IMF, override life opportunities for millions of children and young people.
Debt repayments to international financial institutions (IFIs), primarily, the IMF, override life opportunities for millions of children and young people.
With nearly half of the world's population living in countries prioritizing debt over essential services, the global financial system is under immense pressure to evolve in the face of today's challenges.
Redesigning development finance for a new era
Redesigning development finance for a new era
www.devex.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:08 AM
More than a third of countries spend more on financing their external debt commitments than funding their education systems.
Debt repayments to international financial institutions (IFIs), primarily, the IMF, override life opportunities for millions of children and young people.
Debt repayments to international financial institutions (IFIs), primarily, the IMF, override life opportunities for millions of children and young people.
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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity in the first half of this year - driven largely by China and other poorer countries www.bbc.com/news/article...
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.
www.bbc.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity in the first half of this year - driven largely by China and other poorer countries www.bbc.com/news/article...
Circles or squares? What do you see? What does this tell you about your perception and consciousness?
Always fascinated by Anil Seth.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Always fascinated by Anil Seth.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Can you see circles or rectangles? And does the answer depend on where you grew up? | Anil Seth
We may believe we see the world exactly as it is – but as studies of optical illusions show, it’s far more complex than that, says cognitive and computational neuroscience professor Anil Seth
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Circles or squares? What do you see? What does this tell you about your perception and consciousness?
Always fascinated by Anil Seth.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Always fascinated by Anil Seth.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...