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All NewsClimate Policy Monitor highlights implementation gap in net zero regulations
The Oxford Martin Programme on Net Zero Regulation and Policy has launched its Climate Policy Monitor, a regularly updated public resource evaluating the ambition, comprehensiveness, and stringency of climate-related regulations against over 250 data points.
Decentralised social media ‘increases citizen empowerment’, says Oxford study
Researchers from an Oxford Martin School programme have reported findings from a paper exploring the motivations and challenges in running decentralised social media such as Mastodon, concluding such platforms offer potential for increased citizen empowerment in this digital domain.
Researchers track how flu is affected during a pandemic
An international team of researchers, including researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on Pandemic Genomics, have traced the global movement and evolution of seasonal influenza viruses to evaluate how the virus is impacted during pandemics.
Digital infrastructure examined in low- and middle-income nations
A new programme at the Blavatnik School of Government developed with the involvement of researchers who lead Oxford Martin School programmes will investigate the effects of digital public infrastructure (DPI) on inclusion and wellbeing in low- and middle-income countries, initially focusing on Ethiopia.
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Upcoming Events
All Events'How innovation in the private sector can help address major 21st century challenges' Warren East in conversation with Charles Godfray
Using examples from the energy transition, climate change mitigation and healthcare, Warren East, former CEO Rolls-Royce & ARM, will explore the interplay of novel technologies and major societal challenges, as well as the obvious and less obvious barriers to the take up of new ideas.
'Fighting misinformation on social media: the role of economic research' with Prof Sergei Guriev
Following the rise of social networks and the spread of disinformation and misinformation on social media, political scientists, social psychologists, and media scholars have proposed and studied several instruments to slow down propagation of false news.
AI Governance Initiative Book Talk: 'Technology and the Rise of Great Powers' with Jeffrey Ding
When scholars and policymakers consider how technological advances affect the rise and fall of great powers, they draw on theories that centre the moment of innovation - the eureka moment that sparks astonishing technological feats.
‘Cities rethought’: a book launch and lunchtime discussion
In a world of disruptions and seemingly endless complexity, cities have become – perhaps more than ever – central to thinking about the future of humanity.
Recent Videos
All Videos'Crafting a new global order? The United Nations and international politics in the 1990s' with Prof Fabian Klose
Book talk: 'Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World' with Guru Madhavan
'Factors affecting quality of life in adults with epilepsy: insights from South Africa' with Nwabisa Mlandu
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Food Sustainability
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Antimicrobial Resistance Testing
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Ethical Web and Data Architectures
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Global Epilepsy
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Future of Development
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Agile Initiative
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Systemic Resilience
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AI Governance Initiative
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