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Brain Prize for Optogenetics
11 Mar 2013
Professor Gero Miesenböck has been awarded ‘The Brain Prize’ for his pioneering work in optogenetics. Miesenb&ou...
What is the next big thing?
22 Feb 2013
Monday will see the first of our exciting new series of London based Next Big Thing events. Exploring the tensions, triumphs and t...
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Solutions for People and Planet
14 Feb 2013
Oxford Martin School researchers have returned to Oxford after showcasing their latest findings to a select audience of entrepreneurs ...
Funding for new demography programme on fertility
11 Feb 2013
The role of education and environment in changing the fertility decisions and behaviour of women in developing countries will form the...
India workshop for future generations
01 Feb 2013
Government Ministers, industry leaders and senior academics met in New Delhi, India, this week for a workshop, led by Pascal Lamy and ...
Changing identity
25 Jan 2013
Removing age discriminatory practices, encouraging age integrated behaviour and creating a space for the full recognition of the event...
Systemic opportunity and youth engagement at the WEF
21 Jan 2013
The Oxford Martin School played a significant role in the 2013 annual World Economic Forum conference in Davos. While academics presen...
Early HIV treatment may slow disease progression
17 Jan 2013
A 48-week course of antiretroviral medication taken in the early stages of HIV infection slows the damage to the immune system and del...
On the move
09 Jan 2013
From February 2013, the Oxford Martin School will temporarily vacate the Old Indian Institute while transformative refurbishment works...
Addressing global risks
08 Jan 2013
Severe income disparity followed by chronic fiscal imbalances are regarded as the two most prevalent global risks according to the lat...
Light-sensing cells restore sight
07 Jan 2013
Blind mice can see again, after Oxford University researchers transplanted cells capable of re-forming the light-sensitive part of the...
Ethics and 21st Century Challenges
04 Jan 2013
Can we develop a common set of values to protect freshwater resources, land-use and atmosphere? Is there space for individual moral an...