This project is led by the Chr. Michelsen Institute (Norway) in collaboration with IDS and funded by NorGlobal. IDS Research fellow Dr Marjoke Oosterom leads the case study in Zimbabwe and the research uptake strategy. The project focuses on how the ‘born free’ generation of youth perceives...
The Inclusion Works programme is testing innovative ways to improve economic empowerment and inclusion for people with disabilities, enabling them to find employment and earn a living. Launched in June 2019, Inclusion Works runs in Bangladesh, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda. Funded by UK aid,...
Five year initiative that seeks to maximise the impact of research funded by the ESRC DFID Strategic Partnership.
Ensuring that the most vulnerable and marginalised communities have the opportunity to shape post-2015 policymaking
29 April 2019
With food poverty, obesity and diabetes on the rise, today of all days, World Food Day, reminds us that food systems are not fit for purpose. Watch interviews with UK farmers and hear what they think we need to do change this picture.
16 October 2017
Ahead of the fourth Global Symposia on Health Systems Research (HSR2016) hosted by Health Systems Global (HSG) in Canada, November, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has taken on the role to provide communications for HSG and the Global Symposia.
29 February 2016
Since the discovery of oil five years ago in Northern Kenya, explorations have spread to more than 30 drilling and testing sites. This has brought foreign investment, and in turn, new work opportunities, corporate social investment in schools and health clinics, and options for personal...
1 April 2018
This collection of ESRC-DFID-funded research identifies critical elements that are important to address if women’s and girls’ lives are to change for the better. The research looks at the mobility constraints experienced by girls and how a lack of access to means of transport hampers their...
1 March 2018
Parallel to the mobile phone revolution in Africa is the lesser talked about motorbike boom. Motorbike taxis have changed the face of transport and provided employment opportunities, particularly in rural parts, in many African countries.
1 November 2017
One year on from the first Global Disability Summit, a groundbreaking programme funded by UK aid is now underway to address the barriers that prevent millions of people with disabilities from accessing mainstream job markets. The programme, called Inclusion Works, represents one of the...
24 July 2019
At a time of increasing scrutiny of UK Aid-funded university research, leaders of UK research councils and the Department for International Development (DFID) came together at the Wellcome Collection on 8 July, to discuss how to maximise the impact of the UK’s investment in interdisciplinary...
16 July 2019
The UK's Department for International Development (DFID), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK Research Innovation (UKRI), UK Collaborative on Development Research (UKCDR) and the Impact Initiative are jointly convening a one-day knowledge exchange event. In order to get the best...
As part of the Public Authority and Legitimacy Making (PALM) project in urban Lebanon and Jordan, the team has launched a call for communities to share images to show how authority is exercised by 30 May 2019. These images will contribute to the wider project and research on host-refugee...
17 April 2019
