A just transition is the fair and inclusive process of moving to a low-carbon, sustainable economy while ensuring workers, communities, and industries in carbon-intensive sectors aren't left behind. This Between the Lines podcast features a conversation between IDS Fellow Rosie McGee and...
11 February 2026
As UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits China for the first time in eight years in an attempt at resetting the UK’s relationship with Beijing, there are discussions of a possible “golden era” for trade and business dialogue between the two countries. Amid the visit, IDS researchers share...
30 January 2026
African feminists have long used public engagement and collective organising to demand justice and rights. In recent years, digital media have become key to this work, allowing feminists to bypass male dominated mainstream media and institutions that reinforce gender inequalities. A new book by...
30 January 2026
Watch our event Sparks: Igniting new ideas - to discover four evidence-based ideas that can shape progress on global social and environmental challenges. As the world faces more complex challenges around climate change, the use of artificial intelligence, growing defence industries, and public...
15 January 2026
The term 'development' has been central to global conversations for decades, but the way it is understood, practised, and questioned has shifted dramatically. In this Between the Lines podcast episode, we unpack the evolution of development and tackling the question of what it means in today’s...
14 January 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
Creating equity in research collaboration sounds straightforward - but it often isn't. Whilst everyone can agree that finding ways to balance the power, resources and benefits between all partners is the right thing to do, there is often difficulty in translating aspirations for “equitable...
19 December 2025
The United Nations International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026) was launched at an event at the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation in Rome on 2 December. Next year will be a full year of celebrations of the importance of rangelands and pastoralism across the world, with...
15 December 2025
For the past five years Lebanon has faced crisis upon crisis including; economic collapse, the Beirut Port blast, and Israel’s war. But now the country is entering a new political chapter under a new government, marked by shifts in priorities and a renewed attention to social policy. Listen...
10 December 2025
Vital social protection programmes can be sustained even during conflict and protracted crises, according to findings from a five-year research initiative working across eleven countries. The BASIC (Better Assistance in Crises) Research programme has identified a set of lessons for strengthening...
9 December 2025
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...
4 December 2025
The threat of drug-resistant diseases has increased but the urgently needed research for new antimicrobial drugs, including antibiotics, has stalled, researchers warn today. With fewer pharmaceutical companies and scientists conducting antimicrobial research, they call for a new approach, driven...
18 November 2025
