As 12 million young people enter the African labour force each year, there are only 3 million new jobs for them (pdf). The major challenge is not just about creating enough jobs for them, but on creating ‘decent’ jobs, argues the new IDS bulletin. https://youtu.be/Lb-xvl7DUhg The...
28 November 2018
As part of book launches of the Japanese edition of Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development, STEPS Centre Director Ian Scoones will be giving two talks in Japan. The talks explore the linkages between livelihoods and agrarian political economy and the links between a politically-informed...
23 November 2018
A new consortium, convened by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and recently launched at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), will be looking at how poverty reduction efforts can actively redress religious inequalities, support inclusive, religiously diverse communities and...
20 November 2018
This week (12 – 18 November) is World Antibiotic Awareness Week, aiming to raise awareness of antibiotic resistance and highlight messages among the general public, health workers and policymakers to help prevent further resistance occurring in the future. Researchers at IDS have undertaken...
15 November 2018
The University of Sussex Master and PhD Open Evening takes place on Wednesday 21 November and provides an excellent opportunity to meet academics and current students and find out more about our Masters courses and research opportunities. Book your place online Wednesday 21 November...
12 November 2018
The UK Collaborative on Development Research (UKCDR) has announced that Professor Melissa Leach will be joining the HMG Strategic Coherence of ODA-funded Research (SCOR) Board as an independent member. The SCOR Board provides high-level strategic coordination for ODA-funded research across...
31 October 2018
Three years into the global commitment to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and ‘leave no one behind’, it’s time to take stock. What progress has been made? What are the synergies or trade-offs between them? Do they still make sense? What will it take to achieve the...
30 October 2018
IDS, in partnership with Adapt Peacebuilding and Myanmar’s Relief Action Network for IDP’s and Refugees (RANIR), has won a United States Government award for its participatory action research work in Kachin, a highly conflict-affected region of northern Myanmar. Winning case, Seeing in...
26 October 2018
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed IDS alum Ahmed Shide as Finance Minister. Ahmed Shide previously served as deputy minister of finance and government spokesman. He will be tasked with fulfilling Ethiopia's ambitions as an export...
19 October 2018
IDS would like to congratulate Drs Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro for winning the 2018 World Food Prize. Their work has had a significant impact on improving mother and children’s nutrition in the child’s first 1000 days of life and contributed to the reduction in levels of stunting in...
18 October 2018
Professor Asha George, a former IDS PhD researcher has been appointed as Chair of Health Systems Global - the first international membership organisation fully dedicated to promoting health systems research and knowledge translation. Where next for Health Systems Global (HSG)? The...
17 October 2018
An independent impact evaluation of a Millennium Villages Project (MVP) covering 35 villages in Northern Ghana was led by Itad in partnership with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and Participatory Development Associates Ghana (PDA Ghana). The Millennium Villages in Northern...
14 October 2018
