Our Aims and Objectives

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

Find Out More

What is Development Studies

What is development studies and decolonising development.

Find Out More

Our Members

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

Find Out More

Governance

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

Find Out More

People

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

Find Out More

About

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

Find Out More

DSA2025

Our conference this year is themed "Navigating crisis: dangers and opportunities in development"

Find Out More

Past Conferences

Find out about our previous conferences

Find Out More

Study Groups

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

Find Out More

Students and ECRs

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

Find Out More

Publications

Our book series with OUP and our relationship with other publishers

Find Out More

Decolonising Development

The initiatives we are undertaking that work towards decolonising development studies

Find Out More

Membership Directory

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

Find Out More

News

2024 DPU Short Film Competition winners announced
DPU are happy to announce this year’s winners and runners-up of the annual DPU Short Film Competition. The competition gives students of The Bartlett Development Planning Unit the opportunity to share their experiences and reflections of the annual overseas practice engagements, encapsulating some of the key themes taught within their master’s courses. Watch both films here.

Join the DPU alumni networking platform
This platform seeks to reconnect all those that have graduated from the DPU. Join the ever-expanding network of development practitioners to collectively shape a better future, advance your career trajectory in interesting ways, and find long lost DPU friends around the globe! Sign up now.

DPU alumni-founded charity CatalyticAction completes project empowering adolescent girls in Lebanon
CatalyticAction, founded by alumni from the Development Planning Unit (DPU), has concluded its pilot project in Beirut, Lebanon empowering adolescent girls by involving them in the co-design and construction of public spaces.

UCL announces 2023-24 staff promotions at The Bartlett
UCL has announced the senior academic, research, and teaching fellow promotions for 2023-24. 

DPU70 Event Recordings
Missed some of the DPU70 anniversary events? You can still join the celebrations! Catch up on all their previous events on YouTube and be a part of the ongoing celebrations. Alternatively, listen on Mixcloud.

Publications