Carbon offsetting in dry and arid lands is not a proven way to help fight climate change. Research from the Great Green Wall shows why.

Aranya Sawhney Malik, MA Development Studies student blogs about the importance of studying international development.

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) proudly celebrates the graduation of its 2025 cohort, marking a momentous achievement for each of the students who have completed their Master’s or PhDs.

The UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer says we should be mainlining AI directly into every part of government and the economy.

Simin Ibnat Dharitree, MA Gender & Development, wrote her dissertation on unpaid care in Gaza whilst the uprising in ...

This report synthesises learning from these audits and is part of a larger project that focuses on understanding the links between sexuality, gender plurality and poverty with the aim of improving ...

has emerged around their relative efficacy. Some commentators see diversity as a continued source of strength, positioning foundations to address the complexity, contingency and negotiated nature of ...

Our research partnerships examine how to tackle deeply entrenched inequalities that lead to social and economic injustices. Our work draws attention to the needs of people living in chronic poverty, ...

MA Poverty & Development alumna Molly Charker shares how she has applied the knowledge and skills she learnt at IDS.

Cornwall, A. (2002) Making spaces, changing places : situating participation in development. Working paper series, 170. Brighton: IDS.

This article outlines a pathway to develop the business case for One Health. It describes the origin and development of One Health and then identifies five potential areas where One Health can add ...

In this paper we analyse how new actors, interests, and resources become salient to food system governance and how the domain of food system governance transforms as a result. Specifically, we focus ...