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COVID-19
COVID-19
Climate change and resource management
Climate change and resource management
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Aid, poverty, and sustainable development
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Research news highlights
Oxford University retains top spot for spinout generation in the UK
Oxford University retains top spot for spinout generation in the UK
4 April 2022
New research will help protect society from unethical AI
New research will help protect society from unethical AI
23 March 2022
Oxford Ukrainian community works with academics to create advice for families affected by war
Oxford Ukrainian community works with academics to create advice for families affected by war
14 March 2022
Vaccinated or not? Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker now tracks separate policies and mandates
Vaccinated or not? Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker now tracks separate policies and mandates
14 March 2022
Calling for a special tribunal to prosecute the crime of aggression committed against the Ukraine
Calling for a special tribunal to prosecute the crime of aggression committed against the Ukraine
7 March 2022
UN report highlights cautionary tales of climate finance that backfires
UN report highlights cautionary tales of climate finance that backfires
2 March 2022
Competing identities of the past and future in Russia and Ukraine
Competing identities of the past and future in Russia and Ukraine
28 February 2022
Too many words, too little action: climate justice is essential to limit climate change - IPCC chapter author
Too many words, too little action: climate justice is essential to limit climate change - IPCC chapter author
28 February 2022
Ukraine: how Putin used a long proxy conflict to justify invasion - The Conversation
Ukraine: how Putin used a long proxy conflict to justify invasion - The Conversation
25 February 2022
We need to define the rules of a post-pandemic world
We need to define the rules of a post-pandemic world
11 February 2022
Cash incentives for vaccination could be an effective long-term strategy – here’s how to fund it
Cash incentives for vaccination could be an effective long-term strategy – here’s how to fund it
25 January 2022
Innovation and the Social Sciences: Panel discussion and Fellowships launch
Innovation and the Social Sciences: Panel discussion and Fellowships launch
Leverhulme Trust awards £10 million to new Oxford nature recovery centre
Leverhulme Trust awards £10 million to new Oxford nature recovery centre
10 January 2022
New SSD Interdisciplinary Hubs to foster institutional and international collaborations
New SSD Interdisciplinary Hubs to foster institutional and international collaborations
20 December 2021
UK net zero strategies are overlooking something vital: how to cool buildings amid rising temperatures
UK net zero strategies are overlooking something vital: how to cool buildings amid rising temperatures
16 December 2021
Growth in AI tech for the legal profession is improving how the legal sector operates, new study finds
Growth in AI tech for the legal profession is improving how the legal sector operates, new study finds
9 December 2021
‘Meta must do better’ Global experts call for Zuckerberg to act on adolescent wellbeing
‘Meta must do better’ Global experts call for Zuckerberg to act on adolescent wellbeing
6 December 2021
Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership – webinar for prospective applicants
Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership – webinar for prospective applicants
3 December 2021
Oxford SDG Impact Lab launches to enable graduate students to further the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Oxford SDG Impact Lab launches to enable graduate students to further the UN Sustainable Development Goals
2 December 2021
When will life return to normal after the pandemic?
When will life return to normal after the pandemic?
2 December 2021
Children and families get hands-on with Oxford research to explore their environments at the ESRC Festival of Social Science
Children and families get hands-on with Oxford research to explore their environments at the ESRC Festival of Social Science
1 December 2021