News & Research Highlights
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School expansion raises career opportunities
09 Oct 2009
A number of exciting job opportunities are currently available across the 21st Century School. In response to the 21st Century School Ch...
Technology and new patterns of behaviour
07 Oct 2009
New information and communication technologies are the driving force behind tremendous societal changes. In light of this, the Institu...
New Seminar Series: Getting to Zero
06 Oct 2009
The 21st Century School’s Seminar Series on the theme of 'Getting to Zero' will begin on Thursday 15 October with a pres...
New project considers the prevention of mass atrocities
02 Oct 2009
We are delighted to announce that the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC) has been awarded a grant of almost &p...
What could 4 degree warming mean for the world?
29 Sep 2009
Global temperatures could rise by 4 degrees within our own lifetimes, according to a study presented at this week's "4 Degree...
21School Blog: Arctic expedition boosts Oceans research
29 Sep 2009
Dr Helen Johnson, Associate Fellow at the 21st Century Ocean Institute, recently returned from a month-long trip to the Canadian Arcti...
Workshop delivers practical dementia guidance
23 Sep 2009
When a family member suffers from dementia, it can affect the whole family. Yet research studies tend to look no further than the impa...
What role for nuclear technologies?
23 Sep 2009
On Wednesday 23 September the 21st Century School hosted a high-level Policy Foresight meeting on New Nuclear Technologies. Chaired by Si...
21School Blog: Provocative questions about our world in 2050
23 Sep 2009
Nearly 600 people congregated at the Royal Geographical Society on 22 September to find out more about the "World in 2050". Hosted by Int...
Advisory Council Convenes in Oxford
22 Sep 2009
On Monday 21st September the Advisory Council of the 21st Century School convened in Oxford to give broad strategic guidance on the futur...
HIV's ancestors plagued first mammals
18 Sep 2009
A team led by Oxford University scientists, including Dr Aris Katzourakis, Research Fellow at the Institute for Emerging Infections, h...
Five overlooked global risks
18 Sep 2009
Following on from his sessions on managing global risk at the World Economic Forum's gathering in Dalian, China last week, Rafael ...