Finding Solutions To The World’s Most Urgent Challenges
The Oxford Martin School brings together the best minds from different fields to tackle the most pressing issues of the 21st century.
Find out moreCOVID-19: our research
Many of the Oxford Martin School’s researchers are involved in the urgent global effort to understand novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and its health, economic and social impacts. Some of our leading researchers are also involved in the UK government response to the pandemic.
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Brain Repair
Can natural climate solutions resolve key trade-offs within the sustainable development goals?
New report reveals two-thirds decline in wildlife populations on average since 1970
EU-Mercosur Trade Deal fails to meet sustainability criteria on human rights, ecosystems and climate
Women’s Equality and Inequality to be addressed in new research programme
Biobank data reveal long-term exposure to traffic noise may impact weight gain in the UK population
Intergenerational wealth transfers drive inequality in Britain
Events
View allProf E.J. Milner-Gulland & Prof Sir Charles Godfray in conversation: "Resetting our relationship with nature in a post-COVID world"
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected both wildlife and our relationship to it.
'Seizing the opportunity to raise hydrocarbon taxation' with Daniel Hardy & William Todts
In this webinar, Daniel Hardy and William Todts will talk about how to address the uneven playing field of energy, where fossil fuels attract large subsidies compared to clean and renewable technologies.
Book Launch: "Privacy is Power" with Dr Carissa Veliz and Prof Rasmus Nielsen
Have you ever been denied insurance, a loan, or a job? Have you had your credit card number stolen? Do you have to wait too long when you call customer service? You might have the data economy to thank for all that and more.
About The Oxford Martin School
This century, specifically the next few decades, is a critical turning point for humanity. Our community of more than 200 academics, work across more than 30 programmes of solutions-focused, pioneering research. We support novel and high-risk projects that often do not fit within conventional funding channels, with the belief that breaking boundaries and innovative collaborations can help to solve the most pressing global challenges of our time.
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Programmes
View allSustainable Oceans
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Global Development
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Illegal Wildlife Trade
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Technological & Economic Change
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Deep Medicine
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Climate Pollutants
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Misinformation, Science and Media
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Pandemic Genomics
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Planetary Health
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