The Food Equity Centre has launched a series of short videos interviewing experts on how food systems could be transformed to work better for people and the environment.
From 16 to 18 September 2025, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) will be hosting an international conference organised by the BASIC (Better Assistance in Crises) Research programme, on ‘Social and Humanitarian Assistance in Crises: agendas, ambitions and aspirations for more...
13 August 2025
Today an international coalition of organisations dedicated to evidence-informed decision-making launched the World Evidence-Based Healthcare (EBHC) Day 2025 campaign, ‘Collaborative Knowledge Communication’. World EBHC Day is delivered in partnership by JBI, Cochrane, The Campbell...
6 August 2025
IDS staff and students have put together an essential reading and listening list for the year so far. These books and podcasts cover a whole range of topical themes within development studies including: Democracy Gender Digital Technology Economics Food and...
5 August 2025
The scale and sudden timing of the withdrawal of the USAID, in addition to the Official Development Assistance cuts from many European countries, including the UK, has left global health funding in peril and an urgent need to look for alternative funding for health in low- and middle-income...
30 July 2025
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has launched a new Respect Policy and Report + Support platform, marking a significant step forward in its commitment to building a more inclusive, respectful, and supportive culture. The new Respect Policy, grounded in 18 months of in-depth...
29 July 2025
A new research project seeking to understand how to best support teachers working in crisis-affected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and refugee-receiving areas in Uganda, is being undertaken by a new partnership led by IDS. Conflict levels have almost doubled across the...
29 July 2025
Since October 2024, the outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon has triggered a severe internal displacement crisis, particularly in Lebanon’s southern regions, with over 1.2 million individuals displaced. Although a fragile ceasefire is in place, clashes have continued along the southern border, and sporadic attacks have reached the southern suburbs of Beirut. The ongoing Israeli-Iranian war threatens to undermine the ceasefire and further increase instability.
Dr Rosalind Willi recently passed her viva voce, with no corrections. The focus of her thesis was the wellbeing of Syrian Armenian children in situations of displacement and return. In this blog she talks about her fieldwork, her methodologies, and her experiences carrying out her doctoral...
11 August 2025
Our Masvingo province A1 sites – Wondedzo and Sanangwe near Masvingo town and Clare and Lonely A near Chatsworth in Gutu – are classic dryland maize growing areas. In good years, many tonnes of surplus are produced for sale or storage, and these moments provide the spur to invest and...
11 August 2025
More than half the world’s population live in urban areas. Many growing towns and cities, especially in the Global South, are marked by inadequate sanitation, sewage and drainage facilities. With 3.5 billion people still lacking access to safe sanitation, most national and global sanitation...
5 August 2025
Recent decisions by the US Government signal a need for major changes to the way global health is organised. As the contribution of development assistance to financing health services falls, there is a need to ensure that national strategies are respected and that countries have access to...
30 July 2025
As a filmmaker and researcher working at the intersection of advocacy, community storytelling, and policy, I joined the IDS short course in Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) for Learning to refine my skills in this area. Much of my work involves co-creating with communities, asylum...
28 July 2025
In mid-July, around 50 participants gathered in Boğatepe village near Kars in northeast Türkiye for a festival of pastoralism. It was a diverse group with researchers working on pastoralism from ten countries, coming together with artists, designers, architects, chefs, restaurant owners...
28 July 2025