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- Zambia’s 1,000 Days SCT pilot shows cash alone isn’t enough. Layering support—health, nutrition, WASH, community care— is important. This IDS blog shares how it worked and what others can learn 👇 ac.pulse.ly/og2drplgde
- ‘Ordinary citizens can only lose wars' IDS researcher Shandana Mohmand writes about war between #India and #Pakistan after the 22 April terrorist attack in Pahalgam, and the impact on development 👇 ac.pulse.ly/0w5h1rv7rs
- James Georgalakis shares four essential tools and skills to make the best use of evidence to support policies and programmes. James is Director of Evidence and Impact at IDS, and convenes the renowned short course "Shaping Policies and Programmes with Evidence". Application open: lnkd.in/emKiQaUu
- Commercialising agriculture drives ‘success’ in Mvurwi’s land reform areas in Zimbabwe. New Zimbabweland blog from IDS Fellow @ianscoones.bsky.social wordpress.pulse.ly/edzza6gube
- IDS alum @jigyasa.bsky.social explores how India’s #OperationSindoor uses gendered symbols & grief to morally justify military action, reinforcing the patriarchal structures of power 👇 ids.ac.uk/opinions/the-indian…
- Fifty years post #VietnamWar, economic reforms brought growth, but not for all. IDS researcher Ayako Ebata highlights the contrast between urban progress and rural aquaculture workers’ precarious lives. 👇 ac.pulse.ly/4xxijutrfv
- A new initiative called NOURISH has been established to find a new way of working to achieve equitable wellbeing for all. Founding partner Emma Rawson Te-Patu, explains what is NOURISH and how it looks to achieve its goals? youtu.be/tnf2mp0ynd8
- Success in a livestock-based economy: the case of land reform sites in Matobo district, Zimbabwe. Zimbabweland blog from IDS Fellow bsky.pulse.ly/pgc801j0r0 wordpress.pulse.ly/9fkli9f4dn
- In this🎙️#podcast @keetieroelen.bsky.social talks about The #Empathy Fix: Why #Poverty Persists & How to Change it. Keetie exposes the realities of poverty, with examples from the Global North & South, and reveals why current policies don’t work. Listen on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Aof...
- Are Canada's and Australia's election wins the bright spots we need? @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social hopes it will boost progressive governments to push back against President Trump’s ‘downward spiral'👇 ac.pulse.ly/rsqsreeiun
- In this🎙️#podcast @keetieroelen.bsky.social talks about her book, The Empathy Fix: Why Poverty Persists and How to Change it. Keetie exposes the realities of poverty, with examples from the Global North and South, and reveals why current policies don’t work. Listen: www.ids.ac.uk/news/podcast...
- What is ‘success’ in Zimbabwe’s land reform areas? New Zimbabweland blog from IDS Fellow @ianscoones.bsky.social read more below zimbabweland.wordpress.com/2025/04/28/what-is-…
- Livelihood bricoleurs: young people composing livelihoods in post-land reform Zimbabwe. Zimbabweland blog from IDS Fellow @ianscoones.bsky.social read more below wordpress.pulse.ly/i5tjedswgo
- #UKAid – where do we go from here? Join this timely event with Tamsyn Barton, IDS Trustee on 29 April 👇 zoom.pulse.ly/f7eponpsii
- After cuts to ODA budgets, it's crucial to invest in strengthening tax systems, argues IDS researcher & Executive Director of ICTD @giuliamascagni.bsky.social 👇 #FfD4 ac.pulse.ly/y0ubtyzuhc
- 1 woman dies in Afghanistan every 2 hours while trying to give birth. IDS alum Tanjila Mazumder Drishti, shares why it is so important to invest in the country’s maternal healthcare. 👇 ac.pulse.ly/y6za8erkvo
- IDS researcher @lylamehta.bsky.social has authored this new think-piece on The Challenges of Decolonising Sustainability & the Environment in Development Studies (DS) as part of a special issue reflecting on #DevelopmentStudies in 2025 👇 springer.pulse.ly/mvx1rqqmbl
- IDS researcher @amritasaha.bsky.social share insights on the 'new world of global trade' against the backdrop of President Trump's #tariffs 👇 geographical.pulse.ly/alarb0cgh2 #GlobalTrade #Trade
- Many critical mineral mines 🌍 are embroiled in conflict, but is civic action a force for good in these conflicts, or a barrier to the #EnergyTransition? Read the new article by IDS researchers Anabel Marin and Gabriel Palazzo 👇 pulse.pulse.ly/idsnvwtulz
- Ahead of the #FinancingForDevelopment conference, colleagues at the International Centre for Tax & Development, based at IDS, show ways to strengthen 10 priority areas for ⬆️ domestic public resources 👇 ictd.pulse.ly/t2bkzk3scy
- In this blog, IDS student Riya Behl (MA Poverty & Development, class of 2024-25) uses photographs of restroom signs to explore inclusivity and accessibility through an intersectional lens. 👇 ac.pulse.ly/ekwpaur96i
- Analysis: seven ways in which Myanmar's military junta is complicating humanitarian relief work, following the deadly earthquake in the country. ac.pulse.ly/tuhcbhmods #whatishappeninginMyanmar
- Many critical mineral mines 🌍 are embroiled in conflict, but is civic action a force for good in these conflicts, or a barrier to the #EnergyTransition? Read the new article by IDS researchers Anabel Marin and Gabriel Palazzo ��� https://doi.pulse.ly/ub5tmstzz8
- 📣IDS and @foodequitycentre.bsky.social event! Join us for the launch of Food Fight: From plunder and profit to people and planet - a book by food and nutrition expert @stuartgillespie.bsky.social Tuesday 29 April at 16:00 to 17:30. At IDS and online on Zoom. Book: www.ids.ac.uk/events/food-...
- Today, many celebrate Ambedkar Jayanti, the birthday of Dr. B. R Ambedkar, who was a leading figure in the anti-caste struggle in India. IDS researchers are marking the day by calling for anti-caste commitments in higher education 👇 www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/ant...
- Pathways of accumulation followed by young people in Zimbabwe’s land reform areas. New Zimbabweland blog from IDS Fellow @ianscoones.bsky.social read more below zimbabweland.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/p...
- Congratulations to IDS researcher Max Gallien who has won the Theodore J. Lowi First Book Award for his book Smugglers and States! 👏 🥳 👏
- Watch Max talk about the book at the launch event held at IDS last year 👇 www.ids.ac.uk/events/book-...
- China is unlikely to fill the funding gap left by the US retreat from WHO & #USAID but China is ⬆️important to knowledge for health & development & fundamental to🌍science, innovation & value chains. By IDS researcher Lewis Husain & Richard Sullivan via @cgdev.org 👇 www.cgdev.org/blog/escapin...
- Lingering hesitation among the development community to work in urban settings - where more than the world lives - needs to be overcome. Read how our work is focused on building equitable communities in towns and cities in the Middle East, south Asia and elsewhere. www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/urb...
- “The consequences of this have been disastrous: funds have dried up and projects have folded." IDS researcher Ian Scoones, on the impacts of #USAID cuts on climate finance and those bearing the brunt of #ClimateChange 👇 @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
- Today at 4pm! The #Caribbean #reparation movement and the politics of responsibility: Mapping new pathways. With Sonjah Stanley Niaah, Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of the West Indies. Book your place to watch online at: www.ids.ac.uk/events/the-c...
- To transform #agrifood systems and make them work better for farmers, processors and consumers, @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social Director of IDS, explains why it is critical to democratise science, technology, and innovation in this @fao.org video 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrs8...
- Join us for the launch of ‘Food Fight: From plunder and profit to people and planet’ – a book by food and nutrition expert @stuartgillespie.bsky.social that shines a light on the evolution of our global food systems. 29 April at 16:00 at IDS and online. Book now: www.ids.ac.uk/events/food-...
- The new Lancet Commission report, co authored by IDS researcher Erica Nelson identifies now as a crucial moment to increase understanding of the importance of gender in global health. 👇 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #WorldHealthDay #GenderAndGlobalHealth #HealthForAll
- A new blog by @sshap-action.bsky.social, in partnership with IDS, highlights the devastating impact of the #ODA cuts on health in South Sudan at a time of heightened economic and political crisis. 👇 #WorldHealthDay
- On #WorldHealthDay, IDS researcher Hayley MacGregor warns that “the sweeping and sudden nature of cuts to global health funding are causing suffering in the short term, and the longer-term ramifications might well be extensive and deep.” Read the analysis in full 👇 www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/the...
- Livelihood asset accumulation by young people in post-land reform Zimbabwe. New Zimbabweland blog from IDS Fellow @ianscoones.bsky.social read more below zimbabweland.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/l...
- Trump’s sweeping tariffs have rocked global markets. Coming in the wake of the USAID cuts, IDS researcher @amritasaha.bsky.social provides insights on the potential impacts, including on low-income economies and on development 🌍👇 #Tariffs #InternationalTrade www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTKv...
- Read the full news story on the 'major upheaval' Trump's tariffs will cause when implemented 👇 www.ids.ac.uk/news/trumps-...
- At a time of decreasing resources, it is devastating to see that 20% of the entire UK’s #ODA budget was spent on housing refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. As the Bond statement below states, ODA budget is essential to tackle global issues. 👇 www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...
- IDS Director @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social talks about how the UK will “suffer the consequences” of not having the knowledge and evidence garnered by overseas development research if budget cuts spell the end of funding. 👇 #ODA
- Ahead of the Global Disability Summit, @stephenthomo.bsky.social highlights recommendations for the inclusion of people with disabilities in future research. 👇 #GDS2025 #GlobalDisabilitySummit #CommitToChange www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/glo...
- IDS Event! Dynamics of far-right transnationalisation in Europe. Join us to hear Manuela Caiani from @sns.it who will discuss how far-right political movements and ideas are spreading internationally. Thursday 10 April at 13:00 at IDS and online. Book now: www.ids.ac.uk/events/dynam...
- IDS research fellow, @gauthiermarchais.bsky.social has won the Jackie Kirk Outstanding Book Award of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) alongside co-editors for his work on education in crises. 🎉👇 www.ids.ac.uk/news/gauthie...
- Sadiya plans her day around waiting for water. If it’s late or doesn’t come, her family’s meals are affected. Reliable infrastructure is key to food security, yet it’s rarely part of the conversation. It should be. Watch her story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=axgv... #WaterSecurity #FoodJustice #N4G
- As officials meet at the UN to discuss international tax and gender inclusivity, the IDS-based International Centre for Tax and Development calls for a bolder feminist fiscal agenda to address structural inequalities & deliver real benefits for women 👇♀️💰 www.ictd.ac/blog/time-br... #GenderEquality
- For families like Naleli’s, unstable energy access makes nutrition a daily struggle. Ahead of the #N4GSummit, its important to talk about infrastructure and food security together. 📽️ Watch her story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjoE... #EnergyJustice #FoodSecurity #N4G
- Amidst the #ODA cuts, IDS fellow Santiago Ripoll points to Spain’s success in improving global #nutrition despite a smaller aid budget and makes recommendations for the ongoing #N4G Summit 👇 www.nutritioninsight.com/news/how-spa...
