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1 week ago | 
ids.ac.uk | Nicola Davies
I identify as a woman. So, when I read the sign below, I thought: this is wrong. And I was right. Obviously. The irony of this moment made me angry, and suddenly, restroom signs were things I couldn’t un-see. Everywhere I went, they followed me. Despite trying to ignore them, the rage grew and grew, until I channeled it into attention.
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3 weeks ago | 
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org | Nicola Davies
Editor’s Note: Today’s post is by Nicola Davies. Nicola is Senior Publisher at IOP Publishing. Open data is essential for transparency, reproducibility, and trust in research — key pillars of open science. While some funders, such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in the UK, have strengthened their policies to require open data sharing, many researchers are still not making their data publicly available.
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2 months ago | 
evisense.com | Nicola Davies
Join our FREE webinar – exploring how Evisense can help schools create meaningful connections with parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities. See how Evisense makes sharing moments from the classroom simple, whether it’s celebrating progress or keeping parents in the loop. Learn how to foster trust and collaboration with tools designed to make life easier for teachers and more reassuring for parents.
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2 months ago | 
ids.ac.uk | Nicola Davies
Pedro Sanches de Frias, currently studying MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy, is one of the first students taking part in a double master’s programme as a result of our partnership with Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (FGV EAESP). This partnership offers students the opportunity to study for a year at IDS after first year studying for a master’s in Brazil.
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2 months ago | 
ids.ac.uk | Nicola Davies
Lucas dos Santos Miranda, MA Globalisation, Business & Development student (class of 2025), joined IDS as part of a double master’s programme partnership between IDS and Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). We asked Lucas to tell us a bit about why he joined IDS, his first impressions and his plans for his dissertation. Interviewer: What were you doing before you came to IDS?
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2 months ago | 
ids.ac.uk | Nicola Davies
Did you know that students at IDS (and graduates for up to three years) have access to a range of skills development opportunities and careers support during their time with us? This includes a regular careers drop-in session with Helen Gorman, Careers and Employability Consultant at the University of Sussex. In this blog post, Helen shares with us some of the top queries she receives from students in the drop-in sessions.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
ids.ac.uk | Nicola Davies
Chevening Scholar Teofilo Moreno graduated in 2023 with an MA in Governance, Development and Public Policy. Having won a place on the 61st UN Grade Study Programme, he spent two weeks at the Palace of Nations in Geneva debating how to update the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with students from 60 nations, before relocating to Barcelona. In this blog post, Teofilo shares his experience of being a student at IDS, as well as advice for those considering applying for Chevening scholarships.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
ids.ac.uk | Nicola Davies
As IDS releases its report Building Solidarities: Gender Justice in a Time of Backlash, we asked some of the students currently studying MA Gender & Development about what solidarities mean to them. Our current cohort includes the first woman from her village in Tanzania to pursue higher education, and a Danish scholar who had her career and perspective changed through meeting Indigenous people and activists in Iceland.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
ids.ac.uk | Nicola Davies
Imagine a group of 26 students from 17 different countries coming together to study MA Gender and Development (GAD). What picture comes to mind? Perhaps a classroom that is a paradox in every sense: chaotic yet compassionate, filled with rage yet brimming with boundless love. A space teeming with stories of courage and heartbreak, and most importantly, one where every voice carried weight. You wouldn’t be far off.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
ids.ac.uk | Nicola Davies
How to respond to and prepare for pandemics is a top policy priority, but there are many uncertainties. In the fifth chapter of the book, Navigating Uncertainty: Radical Rethinking for a Turbulent World, I focus on the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. The chapter moves between different sites – the modelling community in key medical and public health schools in the UK and two places where the pandemic was being confronted – the UK Midlands and southern Zimbabwe.
