Welcome to the Website of the Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI)

The Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI)

There is long-established and growing interest at Trinity College Dublin in research and teaching on issues related to international development. TIDI is a College-wide initiative, involving all three Faculties and multiple disciplines, to coordinate and promote TCD’s expanded engagement with research and education on global development.

Further information on TIDI can be found here, as well as a listing of over 100 Trinity staff members who identify themselves as having an interest in international development.

An extensive Audit of activity related to international development was produced in 2008. This includes details on the development research interests of TCD staff, research projects, undergraduate and postgraduate courses, publications, national and international partnerships, events, postgraduate students, and short summaries of the international development activities of Schools, Research Centres and research groups. Local access to the draft Activity Audit and other internal documents is currently available to TCD staff.

Latest information and details of forthcoming events can be found under News and Events. Resources from past events in 2008 and 2009 can also be found here.

Recent TIDI Events

"On Global Confusion", a public lecture by Nobel Laureate, Prof. Amartya Sen

TIDI and the Royal Irish Academy, in collaboration with Concern and The Irish Times, were pleased to host a public lecture by Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen,

chaired by Chancellor of the University of Dublin, Dr. Mary Robinson, on Thursday 9th July 2009.

Podcast now available

Africa Day: Monday, 25th May 2009

TIDI in collaboration with the IIIS and the Group of African Ambassadors in Ireland, hosted a conference in celebration of Africa Day on Monday, 25th May 2009

Materials from "Africa-Moving Forward" Conference for Africa Day now available.