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.”
Genevieve is passionate about advancing gender equity and justice. She is the Associate Director of the Center for Equity, Gender & Leadership at the Haas School of Business at the University of California-Berkeley where she examines socio-technical questions of how bias in artificial intelligence (AI) is perpetuated and responsible AI, as well as how to advance equity and inclusion within teams and technologies. Before Haas, she worked with the International Center for Research on Women, UN Women, and UN Foundation where she focused on topics including digital inclusion, inclusive technology, and women’s economic empowerment across Africa, Asia and Latin America. She holds a Master’s in Development Practice from UC Berkeley and started a nonprofit advancing girl’s education and civic engagement for sustainable development in Peru. Genevieve is a Research Affiliate at the Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy at Cambridge University.
Genevieve’s an avid adventurer and can be found skiing, kiteboarding, mountain biking, backpacking or otherwise exploring in her free time! She also loves football (soccer), dancing, and yoga
My research interests are at the intersection of gender and technology. In particular, I’m interested in the ways artificial intelligence using machine learning is developed and managed in the West with impacts on marginalized communities globally, especially related to gender, as well as participatory action research and data feminism.