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79.6K
Posts
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Following
4.5K
Account age
17 yrs
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📊 Post performance
3.3K
Avg views / post
4.1%
Reach vs followers
Mar 2009
On X since
🔥 Top post: Follow us on our new Bluesky account at https://t.co/PFiFuqSKPK · 3.3K views
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.05 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly video
Recent: 7 video · 5 image · 6 text.
Follower / following
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Follows 4.5K back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
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It's 2 yrs since the #TigrayWar started and a peace agreement has been signed, but there are many doubts about it succeeding.
@Lylamehta & @TeklehaymanotG outline recommendations for the international community to act on now 👇
Conflict in Tigray has all but destroyed the agricultural sector, leading to the collapse of the region’s food system. Millions of are now facing human-induced starvation.
Tigrayan farmers need urgent help to face a war-induced famine. Re…
Thrilled to once again be ranked #1 in the world for development studies in @TopUnis @worlduniranking
Read more: https://t.co/tzrSbj4eby
#QSWUR #QSRanking w/@SussexUni @SussexGlobal @SPRU
We are delighted to see IDS alum #DevanganaKalita, along side fellow student-activists #NatashaNarwal and #AsifIqbalTanha have been granted bail and released from prison in India
The 23 May marked one year of imprisonment for Devangana Kalita - a talented academic, social justice activist and former IDS student. She was arrested 12 months ago for taking part in peaceful protests and held in prison since.
Read mo…
We're proud to announce that IDS has been ranked 1st for Development Studies in this year's QS World University Rankings. 🎉👏🎊
Find out more 👉 https://t.co/VPBV3SLnMH
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We are excited to invite applications for up to nine new Research Fellow postitions!
For further details and to apply 👇
https://t.co/0OYR0vJoTL
Successful candidates will join a vibrant, collegial, organisation at a key moment as we impl…
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What is development? Why we must work towards progressive economic, social and political change for everyone everywhere.
Transforming Knowledge, Transforming Lives - IDS Strategy 2020-25 👇
https://t.co/uCoZk2iRHP
#whatisdevelopment #glo…
The QS World University Rankings have just been announced and IDS, together with @SussexUni, has been ranked first in the world for development studies for the fourth year in a row! 🥇
https://t.co/oKiNv2WnrK
#QSWUR #universityrankings #u…
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Transform your world with one of our postgraduate degree courses in international development. #GlobalDev
🌟Ranked 1st in the world for Development Studies🌟
Find out more 👉 https://t.co/qFLrmBTKIU
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As #GlobalDev continues to grapple with dramatic social & political shifts, our work continues to bring important new evidence, insights & engagement that is shaping debates, policy and practice.
See how in our 2019 annual report…
Thrilled to once again be ranked #1 in the world for development studies in @TopUnis @worlduniranking
Read more: https://t.co/tzrSbj4eby
#QSWUR #QSRanking w/@SussexUni @SussexGlobal @SPRU
We are delighted to see IDS alum #DevanganaKalita, along side fellow student-activists #NatashaNarwal and #AsifIqbalTanha have been granted bail and released from prison in India
The 23 May marked one year of imprisonment for Devangana Kalita - a talented academic, social justice activist and former IDS student. She was arrested 12 months ago for taking part in peaceful protests and held in prison since.
Read mo…
We're proud to announce that IDS has been ranked 1st for Development Studies in this year's QS World University Rankings. 🎉👏🎊
Find out more 👉 https://t.co/VPBV3SLnMH
▶
We are excited to invite applications for up to nine new Research Fellow postitions!
For further details and to apply 👇
https://t.co/0OYR0vJoTL
Successful candidates will join a vibrant, collegial, organisation at a key moment as we impl…
▶
What is development? Why we must work towards progressive economic, social and political change for everyone everywhere.
Transforming Knowledge, Transforming Lives - IDS Strategy 2020-25 👇
https://t.co/uCoZk2iRHP
#whatisdevelopment #glo…
The QS World University Rankings have just been announced and IDS, together with @SussexUni, has been ranked first in the world for development studies for the fourth year in a row! 🥇
https://t.co/oKiNv2WnrK
#QSWUR #universityrankings #u…
▶
Transform your world with one of our postgraduate degree courses in international development. #GlobalDev
🌟Ranked 1st in the world for Development Studies🌟
Find out more 👉 https://t.co/qFLrmBTKIU
▶
As #GlobalDev continues to grapple with dramatic social & political shifts, our work continues to bring important new evidence, insights & engagement that is shaping debates, policy and practice.
See how in our 2019 annual report…
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined X in 2009 — 17 years ago.
👁️Averages 3.3K views per post.
📤Posts about 0.1× per week.
💬0.85% engagement rate.
🏅Earned the 10K Followers for passing 10K followers.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated37/100
Low
Credibility score
66%
Mixed
Real audience
Medium
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 66% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
- Low engagement (~4.1% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Established account (17+ years old).
- 0.85% engagement — below the ~8.8% typical for this size.
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
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