Research Groups
International Growth Centre
The International Growth Centre (IGC) aims to provide practical help to promote growth in developing countries through demand-led policy advice based on frontier research.
International Migration Institute
The International Migration Institute (IMI) takes a long-term and forward-looking perspective on international migration. Migration is seen as part of broader processes of global change and development, rather than as a problem to be solved.
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
The Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) is an economic research centre that aims to build a more systematic methodological and economic framework for reducing poverty, grounded in people’s experiences and values.
Refugee Studies Centre
The Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) was founded in 1982. Its purpose is to build knowledge and understanding of the causes and effects of forced migration in order to help improve the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
Technology & Management for Development Centre
The overall aim of the Technology and Management for Development Centre (TMD) is to carry out cutting-edge research to further our understanding of the development of technology and management in the developing world. It is a world-wide platform for interdisciplinary research in this area.
Young Lives
Young Lives is an innovative long-term international research project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty.
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International Gender Studies
International Gender Studies (IGS), which was based at ODID until 2011, is now located in Lady Margaret Hall.
CRISE Network
The CRISE Network is a continuation of the Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity (CRISE), which was based at ODID between 2003 and 2010.
