Recent global events, such as the invasion in Ukraine, are increasing the need for more evidence and learning related to conflict, peace and humanitarianism. This resource hub brings together reports and resources from the Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development (K4D) Programme,...
13 April 2022
Today the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) published new statistics on how UK aid was spent in 2021, comparing aid spending with 2020. Analysis by Bond shows that the statistics confirm a £4.6 billion decrease in spending as a result of a decreased aid budget, now at 0.5% of...
12 April 2022
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has been ranked first in the world for development studies, together with the University of Sussex, in the latest QS University Rankings by Subject released today (6 April). Our degrees are delivered in partnership with the University of Sussex who...
6 April 2022
The book Revolutionizing Development: Reflections on the work of Robert Chambers, edited By Andrea Cornwall and Ian Scoones has now been made fully open access and can be read for free from the publisher’s website. This new edition has been made open access to coincide with...
5 April 2022
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has today published its Sixth Assessment Report on the mitigation of climate change. Written by leading climate scientists from around the world, it details the progress made in limiting global emissions and the available mitigation options...
4 April 2022
The IDS-led Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development (CREID) was delighted to welcome two delegations last week from the University of Mosul, led by its President Professor Dr Kossay Al-Ahmady, and from the University of Duhok, led by Dr Lukman Hasan, Vice President for...
1 April 2022
Five titles from the STEPS Centre’s Pathways to Sustainability book series have been made open access for the first time, making them freely available to download, read and share. The new open access titles include the first comprehensive discussion of the pathways approach, Dynamic...
30 March 2022
In this new episode of the IDS podcast Between the Lines, IDS Research Fellow John Gaventa interviews Ben Jackson and Harriet Lamb, authors of the book From Anger to Action: Inside the Global Movements for Social Justice, Peace, and a Sustainable Planet. Questions asked amongst others include:...
23 March 2022
New research reveals how Covid-19 has deepened gender inequalities and gender poverty in countries including India, South Africa, Mexico, Peru, Benin and Burkina Faso. Three studies commissioned by the Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE) initiative found that women working in the informal...
17 March 2022
IDS Emeritus Professorial Fellow Stephany Griffiths-Jones has been appointed to the Board of the Central Bank of Chile, after receiving 32 votes in favour from the Chilean Senate. A highly regarded economist, Stephany was unanimously voted onto the board, with no abstentions or votes...
15 March 2022
The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) is launching Phase 3 of its Fellowship Programme to begin in May 2022. 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 their...
7 March 2022
Citizen Voice (la voix des citoyens), un projet explorant le rôle potentiel des arts dans les dialogues entre les citoyens et activistes écologistes et les acteurs politiques en Afrique de l’Ouest, a produit cette semaine une chanson co-créée par des artistes, des représentants de la...
2 March 2022
