The publication of the UK government's FCDO annual report 2025-26 reveals Official Development Assistance (ODA) and non-ODA spending by country up to 2028-29. "Lays bare the scale of UK aid cuts" In response, Professor Anuradha Joshi, Director, Institute of Development Studies,...
17 July 2026
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has been awarded funding by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) to lead the Multi-Hazard Research Network (MHRN). Initially covering a three‑year programme, the network will help communities withstand crises by strengthening...
4 June 2026
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS), based in Falmer, welcomed the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr Harini Amarasuriya, yesterday to celebrate the institute’s 60th anniversary. The visit highlights Brighton’s historic reputation as an international centre for development research,...
20 May 2026
Urgent steps need to be taken to rebuild the relationship between citizens and state to stem the decline of democracy globally, a new report warns. Experts point to inequality and political exclusion as two of the biggest drivers for democratic backsliding, with the exclusion of citizens from...
30 March 2026
AI-enabled mass surveillance systems supplied and funded by China violate fundamental freedoms, researchers warn. A massive expansion of AI-enabled surveillance of public spaces across Africa is violating citizens’ freedoms and the fundamental human right to privacy, warns a new report by...
12 March 2026
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) announces today that Professor Anuradha Joshi has been appointed as its new Director. Professor Joshi takes over from Professor Peter Taylor and will lead the organisation as it approaches its 60th anniversary in 2026. In...
7 January 2026
Millions of citizens in Africa are unable to obtain essential services that they are entitled to as new digital ID systems continue being imposed across the continent, requiring them to provide biometric and personal information, new research reveals. The systems require them to provide this...
4 December 2025
Across the world, communities on the front line of the energy transition are bearing the brunt of mineral extractions by losing their lands and livelihood to mining activities and renewable developments. To avoid this harm, governments and investors must include front-line communities in...
12 November 2025
American academics facing threats to their work on health equities can apply to temporarily relocate to the UK to continue their research, in a new initiative announced today. The Sanctuary for Health Justice, set up by the Institute of Development Studies, provides US researchers with an...
17 October 2025
Over 190 internet shutdowns recorded in 41 African countries since 2016 Ethiopia tops the list with 30 internet shutdowns Sudan records the second highest number with 21 internet shutdowns Countries in Africa experienced over 190 internet shutdowns between 2016 and 2024,...
25 September 2025
Women from religious minorities across different faiths and countries are being groomed under the guise of love, security, or marriage for the purposes of sexual exploitation and coerced religious conversion, new research reveals. The findings challenge the assumption that grooming only...
8 September 2025
Former UN Humanitarian Chief, Martin Griffiths, writing for the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), today calls for decisive action from the international community to prevent genocide in Gaza. Martin Griffiths, who is an Honorary Associate at IDS, writes alongside Philip Proudfoot,...
10 June 2025
