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| Established | 1954 |
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| Affiliations | University of Oxford |
Academic staff | 75 |
| Postgraduates | 200 |
| 90 | |
| Location | , England |
| Head of Department | Diego Sanchez Ancochea |
| Website | Official website  |
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The Department of International Development, or Queen Elizabeth House (QEH), is an academic department at the Social Sciences Division at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. It focuses on multidisciplinary research and postgraduate teaching on the developing world.[1]
Queen Elizabeth House
Queen Elizabeth House (QEH) was founded in 1954 as a result of a gift of £100,000 given by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer to the University of Oxford,[2] constituted by Royal Charter.[3]
From 1958 to 2005, QEH was located at 20–21 St Giles in central Oxford. The original QEH site lies north of St John's College, one of the Oxford University colleges.[4] The site includes the earlier 17th-century Black Hall.[5][6]
In 1961, a new brick-built block was added, designed by R. E. Enthoven.[4][6] In 1985, QEH merged with the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and the Institute of Agricultural Economics. In 2005, the lease of the site ended and its ownership returned to the nearby St John's College, which meant that the department needed to move its location.
Later developments
In 2005, the department moved to the former School of Geography building in Mansfield Road and became known as the Oxford Department of International Development.[3] In 2011, the department was given royal authorisation to use the name "Queen Elizabeth House" for the buildings at 3 Mansfield Road.
Notable research groups
The department hosts six research groups and major projects including:
- Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), led by Prof.Sabina Alkire[7]
- Technology and Industrialisation for Development Centre (TIDE), led by Prof. Xiaolan Fu[8]
- Young Lives, led by Dr. Marta Favara[9]
- Refugee Studies Centre, led by Prof. Matthew Gibney[10]
Notable people
The following people are or have been associated with the department:
References
- "ODID, About Us". UK: University of Oxford.
- "Queen Elizabeth House" (PDF). Oxford University Archives. UK: University of Oxford.
- "History". Department of International Development. University of Oxford. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- Tyack, Geoffrey (2005), "5. Into the Twenty-First Century: the Queen Elizabeth House Site", Modern Architecture in an Oxford College: St John's College 1945–2005, Oxford University Press, pp. 117–121, ISBN 978-0199271627
- Tyack, Geoffrey (1998), Oxford: An Architectural Guide, Oxford University Press, p. 119, ISBN 0-19-817419-5
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Penguin Books. pp. 270, 316. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- "A turning point to end acute poverty". UNICEF UK. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- Campbell, Charlie (15 September 2023). "How China's Predictable Economic Downturn Is Made Much Worse by the War in Ukraine". TIME. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- "This unique, 20-year study followed the lives of 12,000 children in the developing world. Here's what it discovered". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- "Refugee Studies Centre". ReliefWeb. Archived from the original on 26 January 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.