In less than a month’s time, the UK’s relationship with the European Union will change dramatically. Agriculture and food will be among the biggest areas affected – from production methods and supply routes to labelling and product standards. A lot will depend on the outcomes of trade...
4 December 2020
Women on the frontline of climate change in India have been making their voices heard and demanding climate justice, with help from a research partnership including the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and led by Noragric, NMBU and funded by the Research Council of Norway. Communities in...
4 December 2020
Today we celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which promotes the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and aims to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social,...
3 December 2020
As part of the IDS-led Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development (CREID), we are working with religious minority communities in Iraq and Syria to pluralise heritage voices by undertaking oral histories that document the heritage that they deem valuable. As part of an upcoming...
3 December 2020
2 December 2020
The Covid-19 Pandemic has highlighted the contested nature of research and the politics of knowledge. As we start the journey to recovery, there are important lessons for how we better connect evidence to policy. Coinciding with news of a successful Covid-19 vaccine trial, IDS announced two...
2 December 2020
It was with great pleasure that I joined the fifth UK-China Development Forum co-hosted by the FCDO and the Chinese State Council’s Development Research Centre (DRC). The annual event brings together senior government officials and development experts from the UK, China and the wider...
2 December 2020
27 November 2020
Interacting online has not been nearly as bad as many participatory researchers feared. It remains second best to face-to-face practice without question but there have been unexpected benefits and opportunities. As we are all considering how we will build back better post-Covid, for...
26 November 2020
Intersectionality is the flavour of the month in social sciences and international development, quickly gaining ground in international policy making circles. Noting its popularity in social justice movements aiming to pluralise representation of both voices and issues, I will draw on our study,...
25 November 2020
25 November 2020
World Toilet Day, on 19 November, raises awareness of the estimated 4.2 billion people globally living without safe access to sanitation. This year’s focus of World Toilet Day is on sustainable sanitation and climate change. This is an important focus because as outlined in UN Global Goal 6...
20 November 2020
