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.
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
The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD), based at the Institute of Development Studies, has signed a memorandum of understanding with global research and advocacy network WIEGO, formalising a long-standing collaboration on research and informal sector taxation.
25 July 2025
What does it mean to navigate motherhood while pursuing a postgraduate degree? How do students balance identity, care, and academia in a world not built with them in mind? In this podcast, MA Gender and Development (GAD) students Patronela Tshuma, Chaltu Merera Fana, and Akinyi Ochieng'...
24 July 2025
Anabel Marín, Research Fellow at IDS and Cluster Leader for Business, Markets and the State, has received the prestigious RAÍCES award from Argentina’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. RAÍCES (Network of Argentine Researchers, Scientists and Technologists Abroad) is...
15 July 2025
Recently, we had the privilege of participating in the Global Climate and Health Summit 2025. It was a gathering that, for the first time in our experience, brought together climate scientists, air pollution experts, food systems researchers, health professionals, and policymakers in one powerful, purpose-driven space. The theme was clear: we are out of time for incrementalism. Evidence and experience must now lead us to urgent, systemic action.
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
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
Pakistan is urbanising at an increasingly rapid rate – as of 2023, almost 40% of the population lived in urban areas. This poses major challenges, in relation to such things as housing, essential services, pollution, and security. However, it also presents major opportunities for economic...
28 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
We, as guest editors, are seeking expressions of interest for a special issue of Global Studies of Childhood, entitled Children as rights holders in the digital world. Interested contributors should send a 500 word abstract (250 words for non-academic work) and a short bio of each...
23 July 2025
Mvurwi area is in Mazowe district, some 100km north of Harare. It is a high potential area where tobacco production has expanded dramatically since land reform thanks in large part to the support from multiple contracting companies operating in the area. This was traditionally a tobacco...
22 July 2025