http://www.ids.ac.uk/ The lastest press releases from Institute of Development Studies /pressrelease/ids-welcomes-uk-government-commitment-to-tackle-modern-slavery-and-child-labour Response to UK Government announcement on new initiatives that will improve understanding of the factors that drive modern slavery and the worst forms of child labour Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:06:00 GMT /pressrelease/ids-response-to-uk-prime-minister-s-speech-in-south-africa John Gaventa responds to UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech today in South Africa on UK aid. Tue, 28 Aug 2018 15:35:00 GMT /pressrelease/ids-welcomes-new-uk-government-initiatives-to-improve-lives-of-people-with-disabilities-globally IDS researcher Mary Wickenden welcomes new UK government initiatives to help improve the economic opportunities as well as health and education outcomes for people with disabilities living in low and middle-income countries. Tue, 24 Jul 2018 10:33:00 GMT /pressrelease/ids-response-to-global-humanitarian-assistance-report-2018 Response from Professor Melissa Leach to the Development Initiatives Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2018 showing a stagnation in humanitarian spending and a reliance on few government donors. Tue, 19 Jun 2018 09:00:00 GMT /pressrelease/syrian-refugees-and-lebanese-hosts-suffering-because-of-illegal-living Fri, 04 May 2018 13:24:00 GMT /pressrelease/ids-response-to-labour-policy-paper-a-world-for-the-many-not-the-few Statement from IDS Director, Melissa Leach, in response to the new UK Labour Party policy paper. Mon, 26 Mar 2018 10:59:00 GMT /pressrelease/research-sheds-light-on-question-of-child-marriage-always-being-wrong Legislating 18 as a minimum age for marriage ignores the reality of why many young girls marry. Ahead of the 62nd Commission for the Status of Women (CSW62) meeting in New York, research from a leading UK university indicates that marriage practices, conditions of poverty and limited prospects need Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:14:00 GMT /pressrelease/poorly-paid-backbreaking-jobs-on-top-of-caring-for-families-leave-women-drained-not-empowered Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:41:00 GMT /pressrelease/interdisciplinary-and-community-engaged-research-essential-to-solve-complex-global-challenges Leading UK anthropologist and social/interdisciplinary scientist Professor Melissa Leach will present at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), February 15 – 19, 2018. Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:15:00 GMT /pressrelease/ids-ranked-in-top-two-of-international-development-think-tanks Fri, 02 Feb 2018 08:47:00 GMT /pressrelease/women-set-to-lose-out-most-from-automation-of-jobs-with-poorest-bearing-the-brunt The Institute of Development Studies is calling on world leaders to urgently address how decent work for all – an agreed UN Global Goal – will be achieved by 2030, amid the threat that digital technologies will cause mass future job losses around the world. Wed, 20 Sep 2017 16:43:00 GMT /pressrelease/launch-of-the-ethiopian-tax-research-network Wed, 20 Sep 2017 08:00:00 GMT /pressrelease/brics-summit-a-turning-point-for-china-s-influence-on-global-development Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa convene for the 9th BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China on 3 – 5 September. Under the summit theme of ‘BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future’, international development and economic growth will be high on the agenda. Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:05:00 GMT /pressrelease/international-summit-holds-talks-on-the-future-of-work-as-technology-threatens-to-make-jobs-obsolete The summit led by IDS will call on businesses and governments globally to urgently look at new ways to create and sustain decent jobs for all. Mon, 13 Mar 2017 08:30:00 GMT /pressrelease/sussex-ranked-first-in-the-world-for-development-studies The QS University Rankings 2017 have ranked the University of Sussex first in the world for development studies. Thu, 09 Mar 2017 08:26:00 GMT /pressrelease/uk-aid-and-research-funding-is-helping-to-transform-lives-in-bangladesh-mps-told The UK’s long standing partnership with Bangladesh’s research and development community has been absolutely critical to the country’s remarkable progress over the last forty years. Mon, 27 Feb 2017 13:13:00 GMT /pressrelease/south-africa-malawi-and-madagascar-lead-commitment-to-combat-hunger-and-undernutrition-in-africa With 220 million Africans still estimated to be suffering from chronic hunger and 58 million children under five stunted, new IDS research ranks African countries by their commitment to ending hunger and undernutrition. Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:00:00 GMT /pressrelease/new-book-on-china-and-other-brics-in-international-development-lauded-by-former-world-bank-chief-economist A new book on the growing influence of China and the other BRICS countries (Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa) has been hailed by leading world economists for the insights it sheds on the role and influence of these countries on global development, an area of international trade and politics t Tue, 20 Dec 2016 07:07:00 GMT /pressrelease/innovative-research-helps-rwanda-raise-9m-in-tax-revenue For the first time, a study has been carried out in Africa, generating important research findings and helping to raise an additional $9 million USD in tax revenue for Rwanda. Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:40:00 GMT /pressrelease/growing-access-to-online-porn-is-changing-sex-education-in-developing-countries Online pornography has become the predominant channel through which young women and men are learning about sex, not only in the developed world but in developing countries too. Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:15:00 GMT /pressrelease/new-frontier-technologies-can-transform-lives-of-poorest-if-governments-businesses-and-communities-work-together New technologies including drones, 3D printers and crowdsourcing could significantly improve the lives of the world’s poorest, says a new report launched today by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:35:00 GMT /pressrelease/new-gates-and-dfid-funded-research-to-help-african-governments-increase-tax-revenue-and-decrease-their-dependence-on-aid The Gates Foundation and UK Department for International Development have recently granted over £3million in funding to the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) for research and capacity building that will help African governments raise tax revenue more effectively and equitably. Fri, 28 Oct 2016 09:00:00 GMT /pressrelease/militaristic-responses-to-urban-violence-don-t-work-new-film-from-slum-dwellers-argues Slum dwellers call into question the effectiveness of militaristic responses to urban violence in a new film, ‘No One Left Behind’ produced by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI) which will be screened at the United Nations Habitat III Conference. Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:55:00 GMT /pressrelease/new-report-warns-of-dangers-of-fast-food-spread-in-developing-countries New report warns of dangers of fast-food spread in developing countries Oxfam/IDS research reveals unhealthy eating habits, unsafe food and dangerous jobs are hidden cost of recent global food price crisis Fri, 09 Sep 2016 04:19:00 GMT /pressrelease/ground-breaking-new-research-informs-ghana-s-national-plan-of-action-on-domestic-violence Nearly one in three women and one in five men are experiencing domestic violence in Ghana and young people are most at risk, says new research published today. Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:18:00 GMT /pressrelease/institute-of-development-studies-awarded-highest-rating-for-funding-transparency Transparify awards Institute highest possible rating for transparency around sources of funding. Tue, 28 Jun 2016 09:24:00 GMT /pressrelease/ids-led-team-wins-first-prize-for-social-science-response-to-ebola The Ebola Response Anthropology Platform and the related Ebola: lessons for development initiatives led by Professor Melissa Leach at the Institute of Development Studies have won the prestigious Economic and Social Research Council Outstanding International Impact Prize for their rapid and effectiv Wed, 22 Jun 2016 22:30:00 GMT /pressrelease/leading-experts-recast-lens-on-how-states-markets-and-society-will-shape-new-development-era On 5-6 July some of the world’s leading experts will join together at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to take part in an international conference on ‘States, markets and society in a reconfigured world: Defining a new era for development’. Wed, 15 Jun 2016 13:11:00 GMT /pressrelease/new-research-will-inform-the-future-of-financial-inclusion-in-africa The Institute for Development Studies is part of a consortium that has won a £2.017 million grant for much needed research on inclusive finance and the contribution it can make to sustainable and inclusive growth in Africa. The project is funded under the DFID-ESRC Growth Research programme (DEGRP) Wed, 25 May 2016 14:38:00 GMT /pressrelease/edible-insects-on-the-menu-at-brighton-fringe-event Bugs will be on the menu at this year’s Brighton Fringe Festival as experts debate the future of food. Tue, 17 May 2016 16:44:00 GMT