Centre for Defence Acquisition (CfDA)

Welcome to the Centre for Defence Acquisition. We are the UK’s leading centre of excellence for research and education across the range of specialist subjects required in acquisition. We pride ourselves on our world class research-led teaching. Our students are taught by academics that are also practitioners, having in-depth personal experience of the skill-sets required for successful procurement, logistics and supply chain management. Our research allows us to provide students and clients with research-led teaching, ensuring that the benefits of our academic studies are realised quickly. Please feel free to contact us should you require further details of our activities and opportunities.

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The Centre has unique links to the military, the defence and security sectors and wider government. Our experience is international and we teach students from around the globe, either at Shrivenham or in-country. We have a proven track record of engagement with change agents across the field of acquisition.

We are an inter-disciplinary Centre, that focuses on three main areas:

Our research allows us to provide students and clients with research- led teaching, ensuring that the benefits of our academic studies are realised quickly. Please feel free to contact us should you require further details of our activities and opportunities.