Dr Rosalind Willi recently passed her viva voce, with no corrections. The focus of her thesis was the wellbeing of Syrian Armenian children in situations of displacement and return. In this blog she talks about her fieldwork, her methodologies, and her experiences carrying out her doctoral...
11 August 2025
Our Masvingo province A1 sites – Wondedzo and Sanangwe near Masvingo town and Clare and Lonely A near Chatsworth in Gutu – are classic dryland maize growing areas. In good years, many tonnes of surplus are produced for sale or storage, and these moments provide the spur to invest and...
11 August 2025
Since October 2024, the outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon has triggered a severe internal displacement crisis, particularly in Lebanon’s southern regions, with over 1.2 million individuals displaced. Although a fragile ceasefire is in place, clashes have continued along the...
11 August 2025
More than half the world’s population live in urban areas. Many growing towns and cities, especially in the Global South, are marked by inadequate sanitation, sewage and drainage facilities. With 3.5 billion people still lacking access to safe sanitation, most national and global sanitation...
5 August 2025
Recent decisions by the US Government signal a need for major changes to the way global health is organised. As the contribution of development assistance to financing health services falls, there is a need to ensure that national strategies are respected and that countries have access to...
30 July 2025
As a filmmaker and researcher working at the intersection of advocacy, community storytelling, and policy, I joined the IDS short course in Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) for Learning to refine my skills in this area. Much of my work involves co-creating with communities, asylum...
28 July 2025
In mid-July, around 50 participants gathered in Boğatepe village near Kars in northeast Türkiye for a festival of pastoralism. It was a diverse group with researchers working on pastoralism from ten countries, coming together with artists, designers, architects, chefs, restaurant owners...
28 July 2025
Pakistan is urbanising at an increasingly rapid rate – as of 2023, almost 40% of the population lived in urban areas. This poses major challenges, in relation to such things as housing, essential services, pollution, and security. However, it also presents major opportunities for economic...
28 July 2025
Recently, we had the privilege of participating in the Global Climate and Health Summit 2025. It was a gathering that, for the first time in our experience, brought together climate scientists, air pollution experts, food systems researchers, health professionals, and policymakers in one...
24 July 2025
We, as guest editors, are seeking expressions of interest for a special issue of Global Studies of Childhood, entitled Children as rights holders in the digital world. Interested contributors should send a 500 word abstract (250 words for non-academic work) and a short bio of each...
23 July 2025
Mvurwi area is in Mazowe district, some 100km north of Harare. It is a high potential area where tobacco production has expanded dramatically since land reform thanks in large part to the support from multiple contracting companies operating in the area. This was traditionally a tobacco...
22 July 2025
Following up from our previous blog, in this blog we lay out critical pathways for the development community to lead in shaping responsible, context-sensitive AI systems for inclusive development. Moving beyond reactive responses requires addressing the epistemological, technological, and...
14 July 2025
