IDS is thrilled to announce that we will be attending the Global Evidence Summit (GES) as a programme partner for the first time this year. This quadrennial event is a unique platform designed to facilitate collaboration and partnership across various sectors, with the shared goal of driving...
29 August 2024
Children are being driven into sexual exploitation and the worst forms of child labour in Nepal’s adult entertainment sector (AES), due to pressure to support their families financially, new research reveals. The study shows that although there were some cases of child trafficking, the...
14 August 2024
IDS staff and students have put together an essential reading and listening list for the year so far. These books and podcasts cover a whole range of topical themes within development including: immigration gender rights climate change micro-finance financial markets ...
6 August 2024
Funding from development agencies for research projects is integral for trying to reduce global poverty, but often short-term funding produces short-term results which are hard to track in the terms of a positive impact. But what are the benefits of long-term funding of a long...
31 July 2024
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) celebrated its Summer 2024 graduation on Wednesday 24 July, recognising the achievements of 36 students who completed their Master's or PhD programmes. This significant milestone reflects their dedication, perseverance, and academic excellence. Sincere...
25 July 2024
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is part of a new research initiative that will further understanding of a region spanning Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central, East & Pacific Asia, led by the University of Glasgow’s Central and East European Studies (CEES). IDS is a...
25 July 2024
In the context of the recent violence in Bangladesh, in which it is reported that at least 150 people have been killed and many more injured, IDS's Acting Director shares the following statement: Professor Peter Taylor, Acting Director of the Institute of Development Studies, said: “IDS has...
25 July 2024
When the British economist Dudley Seers was tasked with setting up the Institute of Development Studies he knew exactly who to turn to for administrative support. For, during the meeting of senior academics and the politicians at Boarstall Tower near Oxford where the decision was taken to set up...
23 July 2024
IDS researchers are among those receiving new funding grants under two UK initiatives to foster innovative and international social science collaborations. Dr Shilpi Srivastava, a research fellow at IDS, is one of 68 of the most promising research leaders to be funded under the latest...
18 July 2024
IDS has been working with partners in Ghana in recent years as part of two initiatives: firstly, a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Sussex and the University of Ghana (UG), and secondly the IDS Ghana Development Hub, a networking and engagement platform where...
11 July 2024
Two experts in infectious disease have been selected to be Policy Fellows as part of a wider Japan-UK collaboration to tackle the growing crisis of antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global health, with overuse of drugs, including antibiotics,...
9 July 2024
Southern Voice and IDS are thrilled to invite you to participate in sharing stories and strategies to rebalance power in the knowledge ecosystem. Your stories and strategies will be a source of inspiration, mutual learning, and the basis for strategizing a long-term action and research...
5 July 2024
