Providing students with opportunities to engage with our international community.
The Oxford Society for International Development (OxSID) is a young, fast-growing student-run society founded in 2017.
We aim to promote and facilitate discussion of the challenges and advances within the field of International Development amongst students at the University of Oxford. Previous speakers include members of NGOs such as Reporters without Borders, board members from leading UK think tanks, senior officials from the UN in New York, a co-founder of Extinction Rebellion and the Permanent Secretary of the UK’s Department for International Development.
Latest Contributions
Empowering Women Through Education: A Cornerstone for Sustainable Development
Emily Daniel Women make up half of the world’s population. Given that two-thirds of the world’s illiterate adults are women, could one of the most potent drivers of development progress…
The Perils of Poverty Measurement: How do we Know that we are Making Progress?
Jed Michael, Global Affairs Officer Under the assumption that reducing international poverty is an admirable policy goal worth some cost, defining and measuring – together operationalising – poverty becomes very…
Opinion Piece: How Can the World Best Support Development in Persistent Conflict Zones? Lessons from the Gaza Strip
Jed Michael, Global Affairs Officer Even before the Israeli tightening of the blockade of Gaza following the violent HAMAS incursion of October 7th, which has left the enclave without power…
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