About us
DevNet connects academics, students and development practitioners to facilitate the exchange of ideas, information and research.
The Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies Network links people and organisations involved and interested in the broad field of international development in Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider world…
CONFERENCES
DevNetโs conferences have been held biennially since 1998. Aotearoa New Zealandโs largest, regular conference on international development, provides a great opportunity for people from Aotearoa, the Pacific and others to learn from each other and from international experts. Keynote speakers have…
RESOURCES
eSocSci is an interactive knowledge space for communicating social science research and bringing together people who have common research interests in Aotearoa New Zealand. It includes an eLibrary of working papers on topic related to a variety of topics including migration, health, education…
PROF. ANTHONY BEBBINGTON
Director of the Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, MA, USA
MICHAEL EDWARDS
Director of the Governance and Civil Society Unit at the Ford Foundation
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Meet our DevNet Postgraduate Student Presentation Awards 2025 winners!
Watch the recordings here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOeSte3_DOc&t=448s
Happy New Year! Hope you had a great holiday and were able to recharge for the year ahead.
Just a reminder that the application deadline for the DevNet Postgraduate Development Field Research Awards for postgraduate students studying at New Zealand universities is 11 January 2026 at 11:59 PM (NZT).
For details and the application form, please visit:
devnet.org.nz/development-studies-postgraduate-research-awards/
Applications for the DevNet New Zealand Postgraduate Development Field Research Awards are now open and will close on 11 January 2026.
For eligibility criteria and further details, please visit our website: devnet.org.nz/development-studies-postgraduate-research-awards/
Are you interested in learning about iTaukei resettlement in Fiji and the relationality of migration?
Read the policy brief by Ruveni Tuimavana, PhD Candidate at Massey University. Ruveni was awarded the DevNet New Zealand Postgraduate Field Research Award, which supported his research in Fiji.
Ruveni shares:
โThe fieldwork phase of the study was possible through the generous funding of DevNet and MFAT. Travelling to the three rural sites on the island of Vanua Levu was not easy, but the funding enabled me to visit all three village sites during the five months I was in Fiji. I am also grateful for the support of my supervisors, Prof Glenn Banks and Prof John Overton, for their guidance and support.โ
๐ Read Ruveniโs policy brief here: devnet.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ruveni-DevNet-Policy-Brief-Revised.docx
๐ Please note: Applications for the DevNet New Zealand Postgraduate Development Field Research Awards 2025 are open until 11 January 2026.
๐ For more information, visit:
devnet.org.nz/development-studies-postgraduate-research-awards/
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