An independent evaluation of the UN’s unprecedented humanitarian response in Yemen from 2015 to 2021 says the operation has saved lives, improved food security and reduced malnutrition, but overall it is critical of aid that was of “unacceptably poor quality”. Since war broke out in Yemen...
20 July 2022
A team of researchers at IDS have edited a special issue of Anthropology in Action, bringing together a global team of anthropologists to reflect on and analyse the role of social science in epidemic response. ‘Operationalising Social Science for Epidemic Response’ builds on IDS’s...
18 July 2022
This week, we mark the achievements of 617 IDS graduates – congratulations all! 617 graduates from 42 different countries Summer graduation is taking place at the Brighton Centre on 15 July and includes cohorts from 2020 and 2021 – making it our biggest graduation ceremony ever. Due...
14 July 2022
A unique art exhibition exploring the responses of those living with environmental uncertainty in the Sundarbans of India is being hosted at IDS this week (5 to 10 July). It features artwork co-created by academics and community groups from the Transformation as Praxis: Exploring Socially Just...
5 July 2022
This week (5 and 6 July) the UK Government hosts a major International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). Aiming to “strengthen international efforts to ensure FoRB for all” the conference is convening events with international government ministers, faith...
4 July 2022
In this episode of the IDS podcast Between the Lines, IDS Director Melissa Leach interviews leading development policy analyst and IDS Emeritus Fellow Raphael Kaplinsky, author of the book Sustainable Futures: An Agenda for Action. The book explores the determinants and character of the ongoing...
1 July 2022
A set of 11 new ‘stories of change’ charts the journey of the ESRC STEPS (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) Centre since 2006 through major debates and movements on sustainability. © Image: Marcus Mailov (cc by-nc-nd 2.0) Since being co-founded by...
29 June 2022
This year’s Development Studies Association (DSA) Conference takes place on 6-8 July 2022. Researchers from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) will be participating in the conference, highlighting research on gender, youth, livelihoods, and citizenship. The Conference provides...
27 June 2022
Nicholas Nisbett and Jody Harris have been appointed to a new Committee on World Food Security (CFS) High Level Panel of Experts project team to work on an upcoming report on “Reducing inequalities for food security and nutrition”, which will be presented to the CFS in October 2023. The...
22 June 2022
Health and care partners in Brighton and Hove are to be part of a new Trans-Atlantic research project to find important lessons from the pandemic to help reduce inequality. The Institute of Development Studies research project aims to identify the innovations and collaborations that have...
15 June 2022
This week is Masters Week at Sussex. Discover what postgraduate study at Sussex is like from the comfort of home. Masters Week: Monday 13 to Friday 17 June 2022 Join our week-long series of live online sessions. We’ll have Zoom webinars where you can get personal statement tips, find out...
14 June 2022
Eleven million fewer women than men voted in the 2018 Pakistan elections. A gender gap in political participation is common in many democracies around the world. To tackle this, many policy interventions focus on increasing participation through educational programmes providing information and...
13 June 2022
