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Welcome to the Centre of Development Studies

The Centre of Development Studies provides a focus for students wishing to undertake an MPhil or PhD in the area of development. We provide interdisciplinary training where content and style have kept abreast with the changing reality of the developing world.

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Our Courses

The MPhil in Development Studies is comprised of a core paper and optional papers, covering a wide spectrum of subjects within the field of Development Studies, and a dissertation. PhD students delve into research methods, fieldwork, and supplementary courses and modules offered by the University.

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Class of 1994

Alumni

Discover and join the growing community of the Alumni of the Centre of Development Studies.

Seminar Series

CDS Seminar Series

Please continue to check our events page for updates on our regular seminar series.
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CAMSED

The Cambridge Society for Social and Economic Development (CAMSED) seeks to “promote and constitute a space for the academic discussion of research and policies related to social and economic development, from a multidisciplinary perspective”. It organises regular seminars and conferences related to the field of...

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Careers After the MPhil

What do our MPhil graduates go on to do after studying with us? Our students go on to do myriad of things; everything from managing a sovereign wealth fund to working for a highly local NGO. Click below to read some Alumni Profiles. If you are a member of the Centre’s Alumni and would like to let...

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Dr Ilias Alami Wins Book Prize

11 November 2025

The Centre of Development Studies is happy to announce that Dr Ilias Alami has won 2025's International Political Economy Working Group Book Prize for his co-authored work The Spectre of State Capitalism. Praising Dr Alami and Professor Adam D. Dixon's work, the prize committee stated 'this is an agenda-setting book across...

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