Significant progress on gender equality has been made in past decades, but in recent years feminist and queer movements have faced a rising onslaught of violence and repression that targets and seeks ...

Explore the innovative use of wearable devices and sensors in heat-health research through insights from the HeatNexus initiative. Learn about challenges, ethical considerations, and best practices ...

This paper describes, synthesises and analyses the work of 25 Action Research Groups that were the heartbeat of the CLARISSA Systemic Action Research programme.

In the period after 2017, the land market across Zimbabwe’s land reform areas has exploded. Continuing on from the periods discussed in the last blog, this post explores what has happened across our ...

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 ...

Join us at the University of Sussex’s online Master’s Open Day on Saturday 23 November. The event starts at 10.30am, and ...

Experts are raising the alarm that women’s and LGBTQI+ rights that are increasingly being eroded around the world, as they ...

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is proud to share that Lídia Cabral, Research Fellow and founding member of the Food ...

The recommendations are detailed in new policy briefs produced as part of the T20, which is the official G20 engagement group ...

To mark the UN’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, IDS is involved in a series of events around gender ...

Rural areas in the Global South are evolving, as are the challenges and opportunities facing people in these areas.

Significant progress on gender equality has been made in past decades, but in recent years gender and sexual rights are increasingly under threat from a global wave of gender backlash. This is not new ...