School of International Development
UEA's School of International Development is committed to tackling global issues of poverty and inequality through our research, teaching and engagement.
We're home to more than 50 staff and 600 students who are driven to make a difference in the world. For nearly 50 years, our school has been at the forefront of research into global issues such as climate change, economic development, environmental justice, and gender inequality.
Impact is high on our agenda. Our researchers work in partnership with international organisations including DFID, the UN, World Bank, World Health Organisation, NGOs, charities and governments, helping to meet the Sustainable Development Goals.
We share the knowledge we generate with students, who are taught the research, communication and critical thinking skills that will prepare them for a wide range of careers.
Courses
Geography and International Development
Combine the study of human geography with international development. Learn how to tackle the biggest challenges facing the modern world – poverty and inequality,...
International Development Management with a Placement Year
Prepare for a career in sustainable international development with a degree that explores the social, political, and economic dimensions of the field.
Postgraduate Research in International Development
International Development
You’ll tackle diverse issues such as poverty, globalisation, gender inequality, conflict and humanitarian interventions. Study optional modules on environmental...
Education and Development
Prepare for a career in a range of areas, including educational policy and programming in developing countries, government departments, and national and...
Media and International Development
Get to grips with a fascinating subject on this innovative programme. You’ll address current theories, practice and research surrounding the relationship between...
Climate Change and International Development
If you work in international development and climate change policy and practice, this is the course to further your career. You’ll address multiple dimensions...
International Development Management
This three year course offers career-focused professional training, delivered by people with first hand development experience, in a department at the cutting...
Research

Football stickers and magazines expose kids to gambling logos despite ban
Every children’s football magazine and over 40% of collectible stickers and cards feature gambling logos, despite the ban on marketing betting to children, new...

Household-grown food leads to improved health for children
Children grow taller in rural households where their mothers are supported to grow their own food – according to new research from the University of East Anglia...

Free online course - Why Does Media Matter for Development
This comprehensive four-week course will show you the ways that international development is conceptualised, imagined and communicated as an area of study.

UEA Researchers win prestigious Celebrating Impact Prize
Researchers from the University of East Anglia are among the winners of the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) annual Celebrating Impact Prize awards,...
Hallowed Histories Presents - A Pleasant Terror: An M.R. James Documentary
- Dec 22, 2020 00:00AM
- Online
- Free
The Hallowed Histories goes online for the first time, starting with our traditional night of ghost stories, this time with a twist... Join us for a celebration of M.R. James and all things ghostly this Christmas, featuring the first full screening of Clive Dunn’s documentary A Pleasant Terror – a Hallowed Histories exclusive!
University of Sanctuary - events for UEA Refugee Week
- Mar 15, 2021 00:00AM
- Online
- Seminar
- Free
15-19 March 2021 - keep a diary date for UoS events
Virtual Postgraduate Open Event
- Jan 18, 2021 00:00AM
- Online
- Postgraduate Education
- Free