The department is a lively community that is recognised internationally as one of the top centres for research and teaching in development studies.

Our courses offer excellent training for a career in international development or for advanced study, and attract students of the highest calibre from across the world.
“I had waited for 10 years before my dream to study in Oxford became a reality and the experience was truly beyond expectation”
Our students are taught to develop as critical and independent thinkers and when they leave us they are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to bring about real change.
“My time at Oxford strengthened my critical analysis and provided me with a unique interdisciplinary grounding in history, politics and economics that has equipped me well in dealing with public policy issues and program development strategy.”
Our courses offer excellent training for a career in international development or for advanced study, and attract students of the highest calibre from across the world.
“I had waited for 10 years before my dream to study in Oxford became a reality and the experience was truly beyond expectation”
Our courses offer excellent training for a career in international development or for advanced study, and attract students of the highest calibre from across the world.
“I had waited for 10 years before my dream to study in Oxford became a reality and the experience was truly beyond expectation”
Our students are taught to develop as critical and independent thinkers and when they leave us they are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to bring about real change.
“My time at Oxford strengthened my critical analysis and provided me with a unique interdisciplinary grounding in history, politics and economics that has equipped me well in dealing with public policy issues and program development strategy.”
Our students are taught to develop as critical and independent thinkers and when they leave us they are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to bring about real change.
“My time at Oxford strengthened my critical analysis and provided me with a unique interdisciplinary grounding in history, politics and economics that has equipped me well in dealing with public policy issues and program development strategy.”
Welcome to the Oxford Department of International Development. We very much hope that you will enjoy working with us.
On the following pages, we would like to share some basic information about our departmental culture and how the department works. If, after reading them, you still have queries about aspects of departmental functions, please do not hesitate to ask.
The Oxford Department of International Development comprises more than 150 staff members (including casual workers) consisting of academic research and teaching staff and support staff. We have about 250 students on the following courses:
As well as academics working on individual research, the department hosts five research groups:
The department also typically hosts up to ten visiting research fellows at any one time, under a variety of schemes, who undertake research into various aspects of development.
The department is located on two sites: 3 Mansfield Road and 2 South Parks Road (located two minutes' walk up Mansfield Road).
The department is part of the Social Sciences Division (SSD) http://www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/. The Head of SSD is Professor Timothy Power.