We are delighted to announce that IDS recently received a substantial boost to the IDS scholarship fund from one of our postgraduate alums.
20 November 2017
In 2015 the WHO Director General characterised the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which includes antibiotic resistance, as: ‘threatening the very core of medicine and the sustainability of an effective global public health response to the enduring threat of infectious...
14 November 2017
Researchers, health commissioners, local government officials and health care providers from Brighton and Hove and China met to discuss how health and welfare systems can adapt to meet the realities of a rapidly growing older population.
14 November 2017
The second international One Health Day is marked on Friday 3 November – drawing attention to the interconnectedness of human, animal and environmental health. See our resources on this theme.
2 November 2017
IDS and partners are showcasing work on accountability from two international research programmes, Making All Voices Count (MAVC) and Action for Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA), at this year’s Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) Partners’ Forum.
1 November 2017
This month IDS researchers have been commemorating Urban October as well as part of the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. Read their reflections on key themes such as affordable housing, safer cities, UN-Habitat, urban refugees, homelessness and decentralisation.
30 October 2017
Despite important strides in the fight against poverty over the past two decades, child poverty remains widespread and persistent, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. From 23-25 October, policymakers, researchers and NGOs will come together to identify solutions for fighting child poverty and...
24 October 2017
It is with deep regret and sadness that we share the news that Professor Geoff Oldham (age 88) passed away on Sunday 1 October 2017.
20 October 2017
The impact of digital technology on the future of decent work was the discussion point at the IDS fringe events held at the recent Labour and Conservative Party Conferences.
10 October 2017
A timely new IDS Bulletin entitled ‘Has Universal Development Come of Age?’ explores how South and North approaches to development can be interlinked and argues that in order to achieve development for all more needs to be known about the nature of learning from South to North.
4 October 2017
As the 2017 political party conference season gets underway in the UK, IDS is convening fringe events at the Labour and Conservative conferences on a global issue that could affect all of us as technology keeps advancing – the future of work.
20 September 2017
The Institute of Development Studies has published its Annual Review 2017 – with a focus on its unique approach to development through ‘engaged excellence’.
19 September 2017
