If you can’t control or predict the future, how can you prepare for it? Uncertainty can be scary, but can it also be a source of hope or opportunity? A new series from the IDS co-hosted PASTRES programme of seven illustrated stories explores uncertainty in the worlds of economics, banking...
17 October 2023
The leading international lawyer, human rights advocate and voice for gender equality, Karuna Nundy, is announced today as the guest speaker for this year’s IDS Annual Lecture, on Tuesday 14 November. Listed by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world...
12 October 2023
The new episode of the IDS Between the Lines podcast examines how the 'giving' industry of development can be an extractive industry as well, through the use of domestic workers and the lack of rights that these workers often have. The podcast features an interview with Dinah Hannaford,...
6 October 2023
Speakers at the forefront of new ideas for development have been confirmed for this Autumn term’s Sussex Development Lectures, run in partnership between IDS and the University of Sussex, who together are ranked no.1 in the world for development studies. The lectures will cover topics...
3 October 2023
Governments in Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Malawi, and Zambia are collectively spending at least $1bn a year on digital surveillance technology contracts with companies in the US, UK, China, EU and Israel, new research reveals today. The research, published by the Institute of Development...
27 September 2023
Following ten years of inspirational leadership by Melissa Leach, IDS is now advertising for a new Director to lead the organisation after Melissa steps down in April 2024. The new Director will take forward the organisation’s pioneering work, building on our reputation as one of the...
19 September 2023
A week ahead of the UN SDG Summit in New York, an event organised by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) used the mid-point of the Sustainable Development Goals to take stock of global collaboration on development. Entitled Hope at the halfway point: Forging a shared agenda for change,...
14 September 2023
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has published a report today criticising decisions made by the UK Government over the past four years, which ICAI says has had a negative impact on the effectiveness of the UK’s Official Development Assistant (ODA). It highlights the disruption...
13 September 2023
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has published our 2022-23 Annual Review, highlighting the progress we have made towards our vision of a more equitable and sustainable world. Read the Annual Review 2022-23 IDS Board Chair Deepak Nayyar said: “The impact stories highlighted...
6 September 2023
The UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, is visiting China today (Wednesday 30 August) for high-level talks with senior representatives from the Chinese government in Beijing. Billed by the FCDO as a trip to 'further British interests' it will include discussions on shared global challenges,...
30 August 2023
Domestic workers in Delhi NCR are demanding that they receive fair and dignified treatment, and the recognition of their rights. As part of this, they are including appropriate wages, a day’s leave in a week, fixed hours of work in a day and the assurance of provident fund, pension, and...
16 August 2023
For students about to start their postgraduate degree in international development or anyone with an interest in development, IDS staff and students have put together an essential reading and listening list. These books and podcasts cover a whole range of themes within development studies;...
15 August 2023
