In the context of an escalating humanitarian crisis for the people of Gaza, IDS notes with sadness the failure of the United Nations Security Council to call for an immediate ceasefire in the war on Gaza. Professor Melissa Leach, Director of the Institute of Development Studies, says: “We...
12 December 2023
IDS Researcher Ian Scoones has co-edited a new open access book titled Climate Change and Critical Agrarian Studies. It explores the effects of climate change and responses to it on the rural world, including contributions from scholars of critical agrarian studies from around the...
5 December 2023
Accessibility should be a cornerstone of society whether you are in a working environment or studying at a School or University, but often this aspect is neglected, even in modern societies. Indeed, research at IDS led by Stephen Thompson and Mary Wickenden has looked at different areas...
30 November 2023
The UK government has today published a White Paper on International Development – a formal government document setting out future policy proposals – to state its approach to international development until 2030. In the foreword to the White Paper the UK’s new Foreign Secretary, David...
20 November 2023
The IDS Annual Lecture with Karuna Nundy on ‘Gender, Justice and Joy: Legal travels through the patriarchy, suppressed speech and corporate crime’, is less than one week away. In the last forty years IDS has made a unique contribution to the research, practice and learning on gender and...
9 November 2023
The PASTRES programme, co-hosted by IDS and the European University Institute, free open access online course on Pastoralism and Uncertainty has been updated with new sections. The three new sections explore the issues around biodiversity and climate change, shaped in part by high-level...
6 November 2023
Foreign aid and international development frequently bring with it a range of unintended consequences, both negative and positive. This episode of the IDS Between the Lines podcast delves into these consequences, providing a fresh and comprehensive guide to understanding and addressing...
1 November 2023
As summer transitions into autumn in the UK, the seasonal change sees IDS bid farewell to one cohort of students who make way for the class of 2023-24. It is an exciting time of year for everyone across the institute, as we get to celebrate success with our 2022-23 students and welcome over...
23 October 2023
If you can’t control or predict the future, how can you prepare for it? Uncertainty can be scary, but can it also be a source of hope or opportunity? A new series from the IDS co-hosted PASTRES programme of seven illustrated stories explores uncertainty in the worlds of economics, banking...
17 October 2023
The leading international lawyer, human rights advocate and voice for gender equality, Karuna Nundy, is announced today as the guest speaker for this year’s IDS Annual Lecture, on Tuesday 14 November. Listed by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world...
12 October 2023
The new episode of the IDS Between the Lines podcast examines how the 'giving' industry of development can be an extractive industry as well, through the use of domestic workers and the lack of rights that these workers often have. The podcast features an interview with Dinah Hannaford,...
6 October 2023
Speakers at the forefront of new ideas for development have been confirmed for this Autumn term’s Sussex Development Lectures, run in partnership between IDS and the University of Sussex, who together are ranked no.1 in the world for development studies. The lectures will cover topics...
3 October 2023
