Food is a cross-cutting development issue that concerns hunger, food insecurity, malnutrition, environment sustainability and power.

Pedro Sanches de Frias, currently studying MSc Climate Change is one of the first students taking part in a double master’s programme.

Lucas dos Santos Miranda, MA Globalisation, Business & Development student, joined IDS as part of a double master’s programme ...

If they stick to a firm position on procedures and on topics of discussion, much of the framework’s output will initially mainly be ‘by the global South for the global South’, with little ...

Students at IDS (and graduates for up to three years) have access to a range of skills development opportunities during their ...

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

This article examines how neoliberal reforms mediate and influence relationships between emergent powers and African nations centred on agricultural development. It investigates the impact of South- ...

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

The central challenge in the original Sussex Manifesto centred on massively increasing the developing countries’ scientific and technological capabilities for creating new knowledge and shaping the ...

Secondly, I would advise prospective Chevening Scholars to reach out to past Chevening scholars through LinkedIn or through ...

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) proudly celebrates the graduation of its 2025 cohort, marking a momentous ...

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 ...