Research groups & major projects We host six research groups and one major research project funded by external bodies, all international leaders in their specialist fields Breadcrumb Home Research Research groups & major projects Refugee Studies Centre The purpose of the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) 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. It was founded in 1982. SEE DETAILS Young Lives Young Lives is an innovative long-term international research project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty. SEE DETAILS Oxford Poverty & 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. SEE DETAILS Technology and Industrialisation for Development Centre The Technology and Industrialisation for Development Centre (TIDE) explores the complex relationships between trade, investment, technology, industrialization, innovation and sustainability in the context of development. SEE DETAILS International Growth Centre The International Growth Centre (IGC) aims to promote sustainable growth in developing countries by providing demand-led policy advice based on frontier research. SEE DETAILS Centre for the Study of African Economies The Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) is a development economics research centre, with researchers in the Department of Economics, the Blavatnik School of Government, and the Oxford Department of International Development. SEE DETAILS Choosing Islamic Conservatism Choosing Islamic Conservatism: Muslim Youth in Europe and the UK and the Question of Social Cohesion (CIC) aims to understand the appeal of prominent Islamic movements to young Muslims in the UK, France, Germany, Austria and Bosnia. SEE DETAILS Oxford SDG Impact Lab The SDG Impact Lab was built on the conviction that Oxford’s graduate students have the potential to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and lead transformative change on both a local and a global scale. SEE DETAILS
Refugee Studies Centre The purpose of the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) 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. It was founded in 1982. SEE DETAILS
Young Lives Young Lives is an innovative long-term international research project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty. SEE DETAILS
Oxford Poverty & 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. SEE DETAILS
Technology and Industrialisation for Development Centre The Technology and Industrialisation for Development Centre (TIDE) explores the complex relationships between trade, investment, technology, industrialization, innovation and sustainability in the context of development. SEE DETAILS
International Growth Centre The International Growth Centre (IGC) aims to promote sustainable growth in developing countries by providing demand-led policy advice based on frontier research. SEE DETAILS
Centre for the Study of African Economies The Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) is a development economics research centre, with researchers in the Department of Economics, the Blavatnik School of Government, and the Oxford Department of International Development. SEE DETAILS
Choosing Islamic Conservatism Choosing Islamic Conservatism: Muslim Youth in Europe and the UK and the Question of Social Cohesion (CIC) aims to understand the appeal of prominent Islamic movements to young Muslims in the UK, France, Germany, Austria and Bosnia. SEE DETAILS
Oxford SDG Impact Lab The SDG Impact Lab was built on the conviction that Oxford’s graduate students have the potential to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and lead transformative change on both a local and a global scale. SEE DETAILS
