Professional Development Courses

DGSi offer a series of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses consisting of short workshops. Courses are delivered by world-leading experts and practitioners, both from within Durham University and from elsewhere, and  typically include lectures, seminars, group work and an interactive role play based on a real or constructed case. Course participants will be drawn from across government, the NGO sector, the military, international organisations and stakeholders.

In 2012-2013, the following courses will be on offer:

Conflict Sensitive Project Design

Course Date: 8-10 November 2012

Conflict Mediation

Course Date: 6-8 December 2012

Development in Conflict           

Course Date: 24-26 January 2013

Negotiation in Asymmetric Conflict

Course Date: 14-16 February 2013

Religion, Culture and Conflict

Course Date: 7-9 March 2013

Law and Conflict (delivered by Durham Law School)

Course Date: 2-4 May 2013

Re-Thinking Counter Terrorism           

Course date : 16-18 May 2013

Boundaries, Resources and Conflict (delivered by the International Boundaries Research Unit)

Not Offered This Academic Year