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
The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) is launching the next phase of its Fellowship Programme to begin in May 2023. Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Wellcome Trust, SSHAP is looking for future leaders in social science to be able apply...
27 February 2023
IDS has launched a new organisational training package for its Shaping Policy with Evidence short course running from April to May 2023. Institutions and programmes seeking to enhance their production and use of evidence can now apply for a follow up workshop to the popular live online course...
26 February 2023
In this episode of the IDS Between the Lines podcast, IDS Fellow Lars Otto Naess interviews Dr Neil McCulloch, Associate Fellow at IDS and Director of The Policy Practice about his new book: Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies: The politics of saving the planet. In the podcast, Neil argues...
23 February 2023
The IDS-based International Centre for Tax and Development is thrilled to launch a new research programme on Climate and Environmental Tax. As the climate emergency worsens, our research aims to provide more evidence on what types of climate and environmental taxes are desirable for...
14 February 2023
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is looking for a new full-time Research Fellow for our Knowledge, Impact and Policy (KIP) Cluster. This is an exciting opportunity to join IDS in a new research and leadership role that will bring together the theory and practice of knowledge for...
14 February 2023
