Opinion

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Foreign Secretary has opportunity to reset UK-China relations on global challenges

What does a progressive realist foreign policy, as set out by David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary, mean for UK engagement with China on the pressing global challenges facing the world? This is a critical question as David Lammy prepares a visit to China within his first 100 days as Foreign...

James Keeley

Lewis Husain

15 August 2024

Student Opinion

IDS student shares tips for securing start-up funding

We are delighted to announce that MA Governance, Development & Public Policy student Abhishek Saini has been awarded the prestigious Elevate grant of £4,000 by the University of Sussex for his volunteering reward platform VolCard. Here Abhishek gives his advice for other students thinking of...

Abhishek Saini, IDS student

12 August 2024

Opinion

Bringing local voices into health planning in London borough

Through the Living Roots project, IDS has worked with a council in the west London borough of Ealing to explore how chronic health inequities could be addressed by involving local people more closely in health planning. The project, which ended in July 2023, was a multidisciplinary and...

10 August 2024

Opinion

Evaluating psychosocial interventions for refugee youth using causal hotspots

This is the fourth blog in our series on ‘Lessons on using Contribution analysis for Impact Evaluation’. This blog will describe how we used the concept of causal hotspots as a way to zoom in, unpack, and make the hard choices about where producing evidence brings the most value to build an...

Mieke Snijder

Tom Zwollo

8 August 2024

Opinion

How to tax the ultra-rich: G20 proposal vs. the tools at hand

"It is important for all taxpayers, including the ultra-high-net-worth individuals, to contribute their fair share in taxes," said the finance ministers and central bankers in a joint statement marking the conclusion of two days of meeting in Brazil. Brazil, which this year is presiding over...

Giovanni Occhiali & 2 others

5 August 2024

Opinion

We need to embrace nature’s complexity for disease prevention

Covid-19 reminded the world of the interconnectedness of human and animal health. When a wild animal in a Chinese seafood market became suspect number one in the search for the source of the virus behind the pandemic, it was a wake-up call to many working in public health. Understanding the...

Professor Robyn Alders, Honorary Professor at The Australian National University

Professor Dirk Pfeiffer, Chow Tak Fung Chair Professor of One Health at City University of Hong Kong

5 August 2024

Opinion

Private sector-led transformation in Zimbabwe: can agriculture drive growth?

I was pointed to an intriguing World Bank report recently–Creating markets in Zimbabwe: Mobilizing the private sector in support of economic transformation – that came out earlier this year. It is striking in a number of ways. Not only is it rather positive about the private sector,...

Ian Scoones

5 August 2024

Impact Story

PASTRES shows pastoralism offers sustainable pathways

IDS has a strong legacy of research that has helped to shape climate and sustainability policy debates around the world. The now-completed PASTRES (Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Resilience: Global Lessons from the Margins) programme epitomises this. Its emphasis was on learning about responses...

4 August 2024

Opinion

A new era for social protection?

Despite social protection’s significant advances in recent years, its potential to contribute to the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has not been fully exploited. This can be seen by considering three empirical facts discussed here first, and followed by analysis of how...

Stephen Devereux

Juan Gonzalo Jaramillo Mejia, UN World Food Programme

1 August 2024

Opinion

From Ebola to Covid-19: The evolution of socially informed epidemic response

As we approach the tenth anniversary of the World Health Organisation's declaration of the West African Ebola epidemic as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in August 2014, it is crucial to reflect on the significant shifts in global health perspectives and practices that have...

Catherine Grant

30 July 2024

Impact Story

Wellbeing and sustainability on the menu at IDS Bar and Kitchen

Demonstrating institutional commitment to community and staff wellbeing, the IDS Bar and Kitchen hosted several ‘lunch and learn’ events in the past year, as well as cultural celebrations such as Diwali, a Christmas Market, Mexican Day of the Dead party and a Burns Night. These are...

30 July 2024

Opinion

Land tenure reform in Africa: why customary systems are important

Land tenure reform is the big topic across sub-Saharan Africa amongst governments and donors alike. But how does it work, what are its consequences and how do interventions imposed from outside intersect with existing tenure and land governance arrangements? These are some of the questions...

Ian Scoones

22 July 2024

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Foreign Secretary has opportunity to reset UK-China relations on global challenges

IDS student shares tips for securing start-up funding

Bringing local voices into health planning in London borough

Evaluating psychosocial interventions for refugee youth using causal hotspots

How to tax the ultra-rich: G20 proposal vs. the tools at hand

We need to embrace nature’s complexity for disease prevention

Private sector-led transformation in Zimbabwe: can agriculture drive growth?

PASTRES shows pastoralism offers sustainable pathways

A new era for social protection?

From Ebola to Covid-19: The evolution of socially informed epidemic response

Wellbeing and sustainability on the menu at IDS Bar and Kitchen

Land tenure reform in Africa: why customary systems are important

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