Our Aims and Objectives

We are the UK association for all those who research, study and teach global development issues

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What is Development Studies

What is development studies and decolonising development.

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Our Members

We have around 1,000 members, made up of individuals and around 40 institutions

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Governance

Find out about our constitution, how we are run and meet our Council

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People

Meet our Council members and other staff who support the running of DSA

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About

The DSA Conference is an annual event which brings together the development studies community

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DSA2024

Our conference this year is themed "Social justice and development in a polarising world"

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Past Conferences

Find out about our previous conferences

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Study Groups

Our Study Groups offer a chance to connect with others who share your areas of interest

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Students and ECRs

Students and early career researchers are an important part of our community

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Publications

Our book series with OUP and our relationship with other publishers

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North-South Research

A series of workshops exploring North-South interdisciplinary research with key messages and reports

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Membership Directory

Find out who our members are, where they are based and the issues they work on

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Centre for International Development and Training, University of Wolverhampton – December news

What makes a learning partnership?
CIDT continues their learning partnership with the Europe Laudes Foundation to integrate Gender Equality and Social Inclusion into their work. Their recent blog reflects on what distinguishes a learning partnership from a service provider relationship.

Helping NHS projects

CIDT have been supporting NHS projects to set a clear path to results and strengthen health systems through global exchange. In August 2022 CIDT delivered two days of training for staff from Global Health Partnerships of the NHS at our Telford Campus. Participants were keen to explore how their initiatives can produce and demonstrate desirable outcomes – and to identify a common language and shared approach to project design and monitoring across their Directorates. Find out more.