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

Where do you shit? In developing countries, the answer may determine whether you live or die. Around 2.6 billion people defecate in the open. The consequences are dire: shit carries disease and is a ...

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 ...

Notions of ‘progress’ pervade the modern world. Yet, ‘north’ and ‘south’ alike, policymaking for progress in innovation, sustainability and development tends to be ambiguous. Politicians speak of “the ...

Dietary diversity is associated with household or individual food availability and intake of nutrients from different food groups and is an important component of nutritional outcome. This study ...

Food and nutrition insecurity is a reality for a large number of people in India. Social safety nets to ensure food security of the poor and vulnerable become important in such a scenario. The Public ...

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

This review of the evidence on sexuality and poverty is undertaken by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) as part of a larger Accountable Grant from the UK Government’s Department for ...

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

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

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.

The Institute of Development Studies will hold its flagship event Recasting Development on 28 January to explore key trends ...