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Collaboration and positive change with Mark Sheehan
Mark Sheehan is James Martin Fellow in the Institute for Science and Ethics and Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Ethics Fellow at the Ethox Centre. In this interview with Communications Officer, Julia Banfield, he outlines some of the ... Read More »
US Immigration Reform is Overdue
Opinions are those of the author alone and not representative of the School. This blog was originally written for the History News Network and published on 3 July. The U.S. Supreme Court's 5-3 decision to overturn the Obama administration a... Read More »
Each generation must live within its means
Of the 34 member economies of the OECD the UK has nearly the lowest levels of public and private savings. How worried should we be about this? Can and should our government do anything to stimulate a greater savings culture? And what does this lack... Read More »
Fair treatment of generations. An economist's perspective.
Yesterday marked the last event in our seminar series on Intergenerational Justice. The final presentation was made by Norwegian economist Geir Asheim from the University of Oslo and asked the question: 'Can generations be treated equally?'... Read More »
The Perfect Moral Storm
'In order for this presentation to work we must take for granted that climate change is a problem'. This is how Dr Ben Groom began the penultimate lecture in our seminar series on Intergenerational Justice. But what sort of problem is it? I... Read More »
The Security Council has gone as far as it can. Will Western countries dare to go it alone?
Please note that the views expressed in this blog are those of the author and not necessarily the views of the Oxford Martin School. At the end of last week, during the Security Council's emergency meeting on the situation in Libya, the cou... Read More »
African migrants become easy target for racist violence in Libya
This is guest blog first appeared on Hein de Haas's personal blog. Please note that the views expressed in this blog are those of the author and not necessarily the views of the Oxford Martin School. Who cares about African migrants in... Read More »
Fertility rates and population predictions
Population shifts around the world will be one of the biggest drivers of change in the economy in the coming decades, but not every country is seeing a massive population boom. So explained in dizzying detail and comprehensive analysis one of the w... Read More »
It's not about the money?
Our seminar series on intergenerational justice continued yesterday with a presentation by Professor John O'Neill from the University of Manchester. Titled 'How can each generation live well within limits?', the talk addressed two key q... Read More »
Sorry Grandad, you're on your own...
Our seminar series on intergenerational justice began yesterday with a presentation on how best to manage the financial impact of an ageing population. The talk by Professor Peter Heller was titled 'Is the fiscal crisis forcing a rethink of our... Read More »
Carbon capture will only work once we figure out who owns the land below us
New techniques in carbon capture and storage mean the land deep below our feet is becoming prime real estate. The ability to collect carbon and inject it into the pore space underground is now a very viable option for reducing the levels of CO2 in ... Read More »
Global labour standards - how can they be improved?
Professor Tim Bartley of Indiana University delivered the penultimate seminar of our Certification and Sustainability series, with a talk yesterday on global labour standards. He outlined some achievements from the last decade, and gave his thought... Read More »
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