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
It is with sadness that we announce the death of IDS Emeritus Fellow Michael Lipton, who was a friend, and colleague to many at IDS and beyond. Michael had been unwell for some time and also suffered the loss of his wife, the scholar Merle Lipton, at the end of last year. Melissa Leach,...
3 April 2023
Robert Chambers is one of the most influential and prolific scholars to write about participation, poverty, and knowledge in development studies. His writing and thinking have revolutionised the discipline, inspiring both participatory processes and more inclusive practice. His work continues to...
30 March 2023
For the seventh consecutive year, the University of Sussex together with the Institute of Development Studies has been ranked as the best in the world for Development Studies, in the QS World University Rankings. The QS World University Rankings by Subject are compiled annually to help...
22 March 2023
There’s only one week left to go until applications close for our Shaping Policy with Evidence specialist course – and only a few spaces left! So here’s a final reminder of the impressive April 2023 guest speakers, course content and new organisational package. What is Shaping Policy with...
20 March 2023
From the loss of a parent to family financial problems and addiction - through participatory research children reveal what led them to harmful work in Kathmandu’s Adult Entertainment Sector. In the largest study of its kind, 400 children’s life stories were collected and then analysed by...
16 March 2023
Belsti, Merhatsedik and Hailemariam live in Gojjam, northwestern Ethiopia. They share a similar agony: at night, a constant itch that overwhelms them; in the day, widespread rashes and sores that lead them to be insulted and ignored by people around them. Many people affected by scabies –...
15 March 2023
Global health leaders must look beyond technological solutions says a new report published today by the Institute of Development Studies. Three years on from the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic, experts are warning the global health community to think beyond vaccines and lockdowns,...
10 March 2023
