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Pastoralists and pandemics

This is the tenth in a series of blog posts that bring together PASTRES work from 2018-2023 around a number of themes. In this post, we discuss the theme of pandemics. To read through our archive on this theme, click on the link at the end of this post. The COVID-19 pandemic occurred right in...

Ian Scoones
Ian Scoones

19 January 2024

Opinion

Pastoralism and agrarian change

This is the ninth in a series of blog posts that bring together PASTRES work from 2018-2023 around a number of themes. In this post, we discuss the theme of agrarian change. To read through our archive on this theme, click on the link at the end of this post. An important theme running through...

Ian Scoones
Ian Scoones

16 January 2024

Student Opinion

The global becomes home

Studying for her MA Gender & Development, Faith Chiazor shares with us her experience of moving from Nigeria to the UK to study, and how she has settled into life at IDS. Discovering IDS Family, they say, is home. When I left home, the plan was to go and study. I had been leading the YARN...

Faith Chiazor, IDS student, MA Gender & Development

15 January 2024

Student Opinion

Careers support at IDS

There are a number of practical ways we can support you, both with developing your career in international development and finding work while you’re studying. The following is a flavour of what is on offer: Finding and applying for a job in the UK whilst studying at IDS All IDS Students...

15 January 2024

Opinion

An introduction to IDS

Our session at the Virtual Postgraduate Open Day held by our partner the University of Sussex is a really helpful introduction to all things IDS. Research Fellow and co-convenor on our MA Development Studies Stephen Thompson gives an overview of IDS and our programme of study. He was joined...

15 January 2024

Student Opinion

Hear from our students

We asked some of our recent graduates to share their experiences of studying at IDS, this is what they told us. We would like to thank Alexander Houlis, Jose Morales, Shrutija Saxena, Vaishnavi Sayal, Haruke Ume for their contributions to this video. If you are considering studying at...

15 January 2024

Opinion

Pastoralists responding to shocks: rethinking resilience

This is the seventh in a series of blog posts that bring together PASTRES work from 2018-2023 around a number of themes. In this post, we discuss the theme of resilience in pastoral systems. Variability in environmental, climate, market, political, and other conditions affects all pastoralists....

Ian Scoones
Ian Scoones

10 January 2024

Opinion

Young Africans could disrupt authoritarian states but they don’t

Africa has the world’s largest youth population. By 2030, 75% of the African population will be under the age of 35. The number of young Africans aged 15-24 is projected to reach 500 million in 2080. While population dynamics vary across the continent, most sub-Saharan countries...

Marjoke Oosterom
Marjoke Oosterom
Lovise Aalen, Chr. Michelsen Institute

9 January 2024

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