Applications open for OPHI Advanced Course
Applications are now open for the OPHI Advanced Course on advanced methods in multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis.
Whether you are researching poverty or working on poverty eradication, it is important to understand how the different dimensions of poverty affect people’s lives. Which groups are most affected by multidimensional poverty? Are marginalised groups being left behind? Are poverty policies and programmes achieving their goals? The OPHI Advanced Course will provide poverty researchers and policymakers with the skills and techniques to address these important questions and take the next step in multidimensional poverty analysis.
The OPHI Advanced Course is an in-person course at the University of Oxford, aimed at those who are interested in deepening their knowledge and skills in the use of multidimensional poverty measurement and analysis, from academic institutions to governments and international organisations. The Advanced Course will be led and taught by OPHI Director, Professor Sabina Alkire (University of Oxford) and the OPHI team, which includes researchers with extensive experience of developing, implementing and analysing Multidimensional Poverty Indices (MPIs).
The purpose of the intensive one-week Advanced Course is to equip existing users of Multidimensional Poverty Indices (MPIs) or other Alkire-Foster-based measures with additional analytical tools and approaches to deepen their understanding of multidimensional poverty. In particular, the course will provide participants with the theoretical background and empirical understanding of how to analyse trends, intra-household poverty, linked MPIs and deprivation interlinkages. Upon completing the course, participants will have the advanced skills and knowledge to conduct more in-depth computations, policy analysis, and/or research on multidimensional poverty using the MPI or other AF-based measures.
This course will teach you:
How to correctly estimate, interpret and monitor changes in the MPI and its related indices over time
How to analyse differences in multidimensional poverty between household members, particularly between different genders and age groups
How to create and analyse MPIs which are adjusted for vulnerable populations, including children and women, and link these to existing metrics
How to map, analyse and visualize connections between different indicators in an MPI, and use this information to inform policies
How an MPI can inform policymaking, and the different approaches to impact evaluation, simulations, budgeting, and targeting using the MPI
You will have the chance to hear lectures from MPI experts, take part in working groups to apply the advanced methods to your own work, and to present your work and receive feedback from peers as well as OPHI Director Sabina Alkire and the OPHI research team.
To apply, please complete the online application form by 2 March 2025. More information can be found on the event page, and if you have any questions about the course or require help with the application, please contact us at: ophi-summerschool@qeh.ox.ac.uk.
Applicants are highly encouraged to seek support from their local governments and institutions or external funders. OPHI can provide support letters for such funding applications to accepted candidates. Limited financial support may be available. All well-qualified and committed applicants are encouraged to apply even if they have not yet secured funding.