Cambridge University International Development

Cambridge University International Development or CUiD is a student run society aiming to promote awareness and discussion of international development issues across Cambridge. This is primarily achieved through events, a thrice yearly publication, Vision and the global network U8. CUiD also has links with the twice yearly Cambridge International Development Course (IDC) and is a member of The Humanitarian Centre.

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History

CUiD was founded in 2005 by Sheena Sumaria, a student of St John's College, Cambridge with the goal of 'Raising awareness and increasing understanding of the issues surrounding International Development'[1] and since then has been rapidly expanding every year. Now its membership base is nearly 600 with a central committee of at least 25. CUiD is headed by two co-presidents who are elected by its members every academic year.

Events

CUiD runs a series of events predominantly scheduled in the Michaelmas and Lent terms of the University of Cambridge. They include the following:

Vision

Vision is CUiD's termly magazine which deals with concerns relating to international development. It is usually themed around a particular topic, for example "drugs and development" and is predominantly written by Cambridge University students. To view past editions go to CUiD's webpage

U8

CUiD is a founding member of the U8. The U8 is a global network to link universities across the world to promote dialogue and share ideas.

2009

2009 was Cambridge's 800th Anniversary, which CUiD celebrated with a special event and publication: Vision - Assessing our Legacy. This encompassed an art exhibition and an inaugural speech by Professor Keith Hart entitled "International Development: a Historical Perspective from Cambridge".

Furthermore CUiD hosted the Cambridge International Development Summit (CIDs)[3], whose speakers included Nick Dyer, Director of Policy, Department for International Development.

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