Posted on: 13 Feb 2012 in Opinions
What’s the problem? As carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere soar towards levels defined by scientists as ‘dangerous’ it has become apparent that traditional mitigation approaches might not be enough to ensure a stable clim... Read More »
Posted on: 10 Feb 2012 in Events
Ahead of our upcoming panel discussion on securing our cyber future, Julia Banfield spoke to the recently appointed University of Oxford Professor of Cyber Security, Sadie Creese. As the media focus on yet another incidence of computer... Read More »
Posted on: 06 Feb 2012 in Events
The oceans store a huge amount of carbon compared with the Earth’s atmosphere. This fact has led some scientists and institutions to ask the question of whether human intervention might be used to cause an increase in oceanic uptake of... Read More »
Posted on: 03 Feb 2012 in Events
Ethics, impact and governance are crucial to decisions on the future of human enhancement. It’s certainly not a question of ‘can we do it?’ – human enhancement is already happening. The question is should we? These w... Read More »
Posted on: 01 Feb 2012 in Interviews
Research by Professor Liam Dolan, Co-Director, Plants for the 21st Century Institute, has shown that the first land plants were an important factor in global cooling that led to ice ages between 440 and 460 million years ago, highlighting how the ... Read More »
Posted on: 01 Feb 2012 in Opinions
This blog, written by Professor Ian Goldin, first appeared in The Globalist When over 2000 world leaders of government, business and academia descended on Davos last month, discussions were dominated by the global economic crisis, the d... Read More »
Posted on: 23 Jan 2012 in Events
Ahead of the upcoming panel discussion on human and cognitive enhancement, Communications officer Julia Banfield reviews the arguments. “MOST of us want to reach our full potential. We might drink a cup of coffee to stay alert, or g... Read More »
Posted on: 20 Jan 2012 in Events
The costs of healthcare are increasing to unsustainable levels, due to an ageing and growing global population. Could emerging healthcare technologies provide the answers to the world’s mounting healthcare crisis? How acceptable are these te... Read More »
Posted on: 17 Jan 2012 in Interviews
A lack of understanding of the interplay of the financial system with the real economy lay behind the global financial crisis, according to economist Professor John Muellbauer of the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Mart... Read More »
Posted on: 11 Jan 2012 in Opinions
As Sherlock Holmes helps stop global war in the movie 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' the sleuth’s arch-enemy Moriarty has a new weapon: mathematics supplied by a team from Oxford University. In an unusual collaboration... Read More »
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