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.”
We are delighted to announce that the following students have won prizes for their performance on our masters' courses in 2017/18:
George Webb Medley Prize for Best Overall Performance
Thomas Williamson (Oriel)
George Webb Medley Prize (proxime accessit)
Anan (Emily) Chai (Lincoln)
Luca D’Agliano Prize for Best Dissertation
Pieter Sayer (Pembroke)
Arthur Lewis Prize for the Best Examination Essays in Development Economics
Adam Salisbury (Balliol)
Outstanding Academic Achievement Prize
Saul Musker (Lincoln)
Best Dissertation Prize
shared between:
Jennifer Müller-Borchert (St Cross)
Mark Gilks (St Cross)
Examiners’ Prize
Alice Watson (St Edmund Hall)
Best Dissertation
Robert Hallam Tuck (St Antony’s)
Best Thesis
shared between:
Caitlin Morley (Kellogg)
Sarah Dobbie (Linacre)
Examiners’ Prize
Margaret Neil (Lady Margaret Hall)