Research from IDS and its partners provides insights on the impacts of the past 12 months on the people of Afghanistan and what can be done to best support them. The Taliban took back power in Afghanistan, taking over Kabul on 15 August 2021, after US-led forces withdrew from the country. The...
15 August 2022
As the UK's cost of living crisis bites, new research shows that 1 in 10 of England’s poorest households (9 percent) reduce spending on food or clothes to afford phone or home internet, whilst almost 1 in 5 (17 percent) run out of data before the end of each month. With many essential...
4 August 2022
For students looking to start their postgraduate degree in international development this autumn and for anyone with an interest in development studies, we have put together a selection of recently published books which IDS staff have recommended as essential reading. These books cover a...
3 August 2022
In this episode of the IDS Between the Lines podcast, IDS Fellow Amrita Saha interviews James Bacchus about his book: Trade Links: New Rules for a New World. James is a Distinguished University Professor of Global Affairs and Director of the Center for Global Economic and Environmental...
29 July 2022
The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) is launching the first French phase of its Fellowship Programme to begin in October 2022. SSHAP is looking for future leaders in social science to be able apply their knowledge to humanitarian emergencies in a locally relevant way....
28 July 2022
International trade and trade policy play a key role in contributing to improved livelihoods across the world. Yet it is well-established that trade generates winners and losers. Research has shown that despite the overall benefits from trade, trade can lead to increasing poverty or have...
27 July 2022
There are many unseen elements to any spectrum, and autism is no different. Navigating this world and society is a means of study for many within the autistic community. Why are things the way they are? What are the rules and governance structures that we must learn from the ground up? How do we...
26 July 2022
In early July, six hundred delegates from over 100 countries attended the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion Belief, hosted for the first time this year by the UK. The IDS-led Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development (CREID) convened over twenty of its...
25 July 2022
The IDS Summer graduation took place in Brighton on the 15 July and included 617 graduates from 42 different countries – and due to the disruptions of Covid-19 this included cohorts from 2020 and 2021 – making it our biggest graduation ceremony ever. Graduating can be one of life’s most...
20 July 2022
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
