About Impact and Learning

The Impact and Learning blog is no longer used and has transferred to the IDS website. The Institute of Development Studies now publishes all our members’ and guest bloggers’ posts directly onto our website.

You can keep up to date with the latest opinion and expert analysis from your favourite development bloggers, comment on and share their posts, by visiting our website, following us on social media or subscribing to updates from the following IDS units:

• Communications and Engagement Unit
• Knowledge Mobilisation and Impact Unit
• Open Knowledge and Digital Services Unit

Alternatively, you may be interested in these IDS research and knowledge clusters:

• Business, Markets and the State in Development
• Cities
• Conflict, Violence and Development
• Digital
• Gender and Sexuality
• Governance
• Green transformations
• Health and Nutrition
• Participation
• Power and Popular Politics
• Resource Politics
• Rural Futures

The posts on these blogs reflect the opinions of their authors, and not necessarily those of IDS.

About IDS

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is a leading global institution for development research, teaching and learning, and impact and communications, based at the University of Sussex. Our present vision is a world in which poverty does not exist, social justice prevails and sustainable economic growth is focused on improving human wellbeing. We believe that research knowledge can drive the change that must happen in order for this vision to be realised.

Founded in 1966, IDS enjoys an international reputation based on the quality of our work and our commitment to applying academic skills to real-world challenges. Our theory of change is at the heart of what we do. We think that knowledge should be generated by sound methodology and in partnership with other development and non-development actors.

The Institute is home to over 120 staff working in research and teaching, 70 in knowledge services, communications and the library and about 200 students at any one time. But the IDS community extends far beyond this, encompassing an extensive network of over 360 global partners, 2,100 alumni and hundreds of former staff across the development community worldwide.

Find out more on our website.

IDS Disclaimer and Cookies The Impact and Learning blog is written by team members and guests of the Impact and Learning Team based at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), UK.

The opinions expressed in our blog posts are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the team or of IDS.

About IDS

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is a leading global institution for development research, teaching and learning, and impact and communications, based at the University of Sussex. Our present vision is a world in which poverty does not exist, social justice prevails and sustainable economic growth is focused on improving human wellbeing. We believe that research knowledge can drive the change that must happen in order for this vision to be realised.

Founded in 1966, IDS enjoys an international reputation based on the quality of our work and our commitment to applying academic skills to real-world challenges. Our theory of change is at the heart of what we do. We think that knowledge should be generated by sound methodology and in partnership with other development and non-development actors.

The Institute is home to over 120 staff working in research, knowledge services, and teaching with around 200 students at any one time. But the IDS community extends far beyond this, encompassing an extensive network of over 360 global partners, 2,100 alumni and hundreds of former staff across the development community worldwide.

We work closely with other knowledge-sharing networks, such as AfricaAdapt, the Climate and Development Knowledge Network, and the I-K-Mediary Network.

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