The Institute of Development Studies has today published an Equity and Inclusion review, outlining the organisation’s progress towards creating and sustaining an equitable and inclusive workplace. This review aimed to highlight the current experiences of staff at the Institute and make...
9 May 2023
The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) – a partnership between the Institute of Development Studies, Anthrologica, Gulu University, Le Groupe D’etudes Sur Les Conflits Et La Sécurité Humaine (GEC-SH), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and University of...
4 May 2023
In this special episode of the IDS Between the Lines podcast, IDS Researcher Stephen Thompson and IDS Research Officer Mariah Cannon interview Professor Robert Chambers who is one of the most influential and prolific scholars to write about participation, poverty, and knowledge in development...
25 April 2023
Researchers are calling for countries to re-think their investment in genetically modified (GM) crop technology, as a new study suggests that the benefits of GM crops have been widely over-stated, while the benefits of alternative crop technologies are being ignored. The study on soya...
20 April 2023
The recent outbreak of conflict in Sudan is an escalating and urgent crisis resulting in a breakdown of infrastructures, presenting significant risks to civilians. This article, written by a fellow of the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP), which is an IDS partnership,...
19 April 2023
In four weeks (11-12 May) experts will join forces in London and online to respond to the growing global climate and food crises, to urgently find more sustainable means of food production that work for people, animals and the planet. The global food system is the main driver of biodiversity...
13 April 2023
The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) hosted a four-day workshop which brought together a group of partners from the research departments of the tax administrations of Uganda, Rwanda, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya. Held at the ICTD’s institutional base at...
12 April 2023
The UK Government has released the latest Statistics on International Development, revealing how the UK spent its Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget last year. Today’s statistics follow the review from ICAI, the UK aid watchdog, published last week (29 March) examining UK aid spent...
5 April 2023
International development has traditionally been dominated by ‘experts’ in the global North telling ‘poor people’ in the global South how their lives could be improved. But the idea that development initiatives can be developed in one place, usually by people with power and privilege,...
5 April 2023
In this special episode of the IDS Between the Lines podcast, Jigyasa Agarwal – a journalist, development practitioner and current master's student at IDS – interviews IDS Alumni Naimat Zafary. In this personal and powerful account, Naimat, talks about his journey to becoming a...
4 April 2023
We are delighted and honoured to welcome current MA Governance student Jigyasa Agarwal as guest editor of Between the Lines, IDS’s flagship podcast. Between the Lines, now in it’s fifth year, was created as a global platform to discuss latest development/social justice related books....
3 April 2023
With the news of the passing of IDS Emeritus Fellow Michael Lipton, we present a list of tributes from Michael's friends and colleagues from the development community. If you wish to add a tribute please email Gary Edwards. From Arjan de Haan: I worked closely with Michael for three years,...
3 April 2023
