The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has awarded funding for the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to lead the Multi-Hazard Research Network (MHRN), initially covering a three‑year programme, to strengthen decision-making before, during and after crises.
The Institute of Development Studies is part of a new Horizon Europe funded research project investigating the growing appeal of autocrats and identifying ways to resist this appeal. The three-year project, called “Deconstruct and Resist Autocratic Appeal to Reinvigorate Democracy”...
9 June 2026
An event to highlight and discuss the present and possible futures of Madagascar’s pastoralists and rangelands was held in Antananarivo on 15 May, co-hosted by the IDS-led REPAiR Project and GIZ (the German Society for International Cooperation). The event covered recent and ongoing research...
2 June 2026
IDS was recently honoured to welcome the Hon. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr Harini Amarasuriya to mark the 60th anniversary of IDS. In this special episode of the IDS Between the Lines podcast we present the Prime Ministers speech and her discussion with IDS Director Anuradha Joshi. Listen...
27 May 2026
Last month a series of events were held at the University of Nairobi to celebrate 60 years of IDS together with alumni and other partners. The host was our namesake the Institute for Development Studies at the University of Nairobi, which celebrated its 60th anniversary last year. The...
26 May 2026
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) 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, higher education...
20 May 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that the current Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), underscoring the need for rapid, coordinated action...
20 May 2026
The global race to secure critical minerals is accelerating. Demand for lithium, cobalt, copper and rare earths is projected to increase dramatically – in some cases by four times or more by 2040. This offers real development potential for producing countries, but also strategic geopolitical leverage, as these minerals are essential for clean energy, digitalisation, and security agendas, including militarisation.
On a warm evening in Kabalagala, one of Kampala’s nightlife districts, bright with buzzing neon-lit bars, Sniper sits with friends, joking and passing time. In his pocket are the antiretroviral pills he takes every day to stay alive. He does not hide them. Everyone around him knows he is...
15 June 2026
As Chevening candidates begin to receive their interview results, many are preparing for what comes next. If that’s you, congratulations - an exciting journey lies ahead. In this blog, Adja Aminata Mbengue, a Chevening Scholar on the MA Governance, Development & Public Policy (2025–26),...
15 June 2026
Participatory discussions on land use and environmental change were undertaken in our Masvingo sites in early May 2026. These were conducted in three A1 farms, namely Wondedzo Wares, Wondedzo Extension and Sanangwe in Masvingo district. The discussion of the satellite maps across the sites...
15 June 2026
“Good evidence” is not the kind that promises a single, neat number, but one that makes its own limits visible, leaves room for different ways of knowing, and still helps societies make fair decisions in the face of uncertainties that are not going away. Evidence-informed public...
15 June 2026
In 2019, Lebanese depositors arrived at their banks to find the doors closed, cash withdrawals severely restricted, and life savings suddenly out of reach. Money that was set aside by parents, remitted from relatives abroad, saved through years of instability in the hope that a bank, at least,...
11 June 2026
A decade ago, as we recorded in our original World Development article, Mozambique’s national peasant organisation and its civil society allies from Brazil, Japan and beyond were commemorating the success of their transnational mobilisation against ProSAVANA, one of the most ambitious...
10 June 2026