Institute of Development Studies
IDS News - December 2011
What were the top moments in development research from 2011?
Published: 20 Dec 2011
Watch IDS researchers share their key moments from 2011 and describe how they think these events and issues will impact on the development research community.
Can China grow global brands?
Published: 19 Dec 2011
Findings from an IDS project examining the future of Chinese brands are launched at a series of events.
Bellagio Initiative outlines actions to guide future philanthropic and development collaboration
Published: 19 Dec 2011
Bellagio Initiative releases Summit 'aide-mémoire' outlining actions to guide future philanthropic and development collaboration.
Inequality is top development challenge parliamentary meeting told
Published: 16 Dec 2011
IDS Research Associate, Sir Richard Jolly told UK parliamentary meeting that more attention needs to be paid to rising global inequalities, which are slowing economic growth and increasing the risk of conflict and instability.
Convenor of IDS's MA in Science, Society and Development welcomes the new summer school on pathways to sustainability
Published: 15 Dec 2011
Summer school to address issues such as the politics of sustainability, understanding uncertainty and risk, and the global governance of science and technology.
Young citizens: African youth step up to governance challenges
Published: 14 Dec 2011
IDS work helps bring to light the creative and unexpected ways that young Africans are driving change in governance and policy.
Reading the Durban deal
Published: 12 Dec 2011
IDS’ Climate Change Team leader Matthew Lockwood gives his analysis on the deal reached at Durban’s climate change summit.
Officials from China’s Xinjiang province visit IDS
Published: 9 Dec 2011
An official delegation from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region met with IDS colleagues last month to share knowledge on poverty reduction and explore potential future collaboration.
Linking climate research and policy is key to African-owned development
Published: 9 Dec 2011
Panel at Durban summit warns of over-reliance on outside experts, instead of climate adaptation actions that are informed by home-grown research.
Download our latest resource on Gender and Climate Change
Published: 8 Dec 2011
Latest thinking on gender and climate change is set out in the new Cutting Edge Pack, published by BRIDGE, IDS' gender advocacy and mainstreaming knowledge service.
Clinton and LGBT rights: Whose voice really matters?
Published: 8 Dec 2011
IDS's Stephen Wood calls for countries like the UK and US must match thier resolve to progress LGBT rights with new financial resources to support grassroots organisations.
Foreign Policy Magazine names Andy Sumner among top 100 global thinkers of 2011
Published: 7 Dec 2011
Foreign Policy recognises the contribution of work on the New Bottom Billion and the changing global distribution of poverty.
Listen to the latest IDS podcast: What might COP17 achieve?
Published: 6 Dec 2011
Listen to IDS' Nick Perkins interview David Bull, Executive Director of UNICEF UK, and Matthew Lockwood, IDS Climate Change Team Leader, about the key issues at stake at 2011's major climate change conference.
STEPS Centre Summer School on Pathways to Sustainability
Published: 5 Dec 2011
In Summer 2012 the STEPS Centre will hold a two-week international summer school on Pathways to Sustainability. Applications are invited from now until 31 January.
Agricultural interventions to tackle malnutrition are not reaching the poorest and those most at risk to chronic hunger
Published: 2 Dec 2011
The first issue of the 3ie-IDS brief Evidence Matters addresses the fundamental question of whether there is sufficient evidence to show that increased household income and better diets improve children’s nutritional status.
