▁which ▁fail ▁to ▁address ▁these ▁dimensions ▁of ▁human ▁under - development . ▁ ▁In ▁Oxford , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Frances ▁Stewart ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁of ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁House ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁transform ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁university ▁department : ▁the ▁M . Ph il . ▁in ▁Development ▁Studies ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 8 , ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁House ▁has ▁been ▁ranked ▁first ▁nation ally ▁for ▁its ▁research ▁in ▁development ▁studies . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 4 - 7 , ▁during ▁her ▁own ▁term ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁House , ▁Harr iss - White ▁co - organ ised ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁House ' s ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁celebr ations , ▁supported ▁the ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁research ▁groups ▁foc uss ing ▁on ▁social ▁and ▁human ▁development , ▁collabor ated ▁in ▁developing ▁an ▁Oxford ▁base ▁for ▁Indian ▁early ▁career ▁research ers , ▁co - organ ised ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁House ' s ▁move ▁of ▁site ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁an ▁extension . ▁She ▁then ▁cha ired ▁the ▁first ▁Research ▁Ass ess ment ▁Ex erc ise ▁in ▁Development ▁Studies ▁nation ally ▁for ▁the ▁High er ▁Education ▁Fund ing ▁Council ▁for ▁England ▁and ▁refused ▁a ▁civil ▁honour . ▁Meanwhile , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁year ▁when ▁Dr ▁Man m oh an ▁Singh , ▁then ▁India ' s ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁had ▁received ▁his ▁honor ary ▁degree ▁from ▁Oxford , ▁she ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁multi