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The Oxford Martin School brings together the best minds from different fields to tackle the most pressing issues of the 21st century.
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All NewsInternational Panel on the Information Environment launches at 2023 Nobel Prize Summit
This new, independent global science organisation is Co-founded and Chaired by Professor Philip Howard, Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Misinformation, Science and Media. It is committed to providing actionable scientific knowledge about threats to the world’s information environment.
Professor Myles Allen elected to Royal Society
Professor Myles Allen has been named among eight members of the University of Oxford who have joined the Royal Society as Fellows.
Project aimed at helping farmers reduce their environmental impact receives funding boost
The HESTIA project, hosted between the Oxford Martin School and the Department of Biology, has received a donation from the Ardevora Charitable Trust. The funding will support research into the environmental impacts of arable farming and aquaculture, as well as pesticide toxicity
Professor Ricardo Soares de Oliveira awarded Senior Research Fellowship by The British Academy
The Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on African Governance is one of 11 British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowship recipients for 2023
Upcoming Events
All EventsRisk, security and democracy: A public conversation
Criss-crossing the disparate realms of healthcare and global finance, war and national security, climate and personal safety, the language and logic of risk have become pervasive in the twenty-first century.
Panel discussion: 'Uncovering the offshore world: how researchers investigate shell companies, international wealth managers and transnational informal economies'
According to the Tax Justice Network, up to $32 trillion in hidden assets are held in offshore tax havens.
'Attenuation and reinforcement mechanisms of income and health inequalities' with Prof Matteo Richiardi
Book talk: 'Age of the City: why our future will be won or lost together' with Prof Ian Goldin
The city - the ultimate symbol of human ingenuity - is where the battles of climate change, pandemics, inequality and loneliness must be faced.
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Our long reads take an in-depth look at the outcomes and impacts of our research programmes
Recent Videos
All Videos'China's Deepfake Regulations: navigating security, misinformation and innovation' with Prof Mimi Zou
Panel discussion: 'Grimsby and Blackpool- how community power is helping them with levelling up'
'More productive future-proofed crops via manipulation of photosynthesis to address global food security in 2050' with Dr Steve Long
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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COVID-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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View allGlobal Development
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Wildlife Trade
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Technological & Economic Change
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Misinformation, Science and Media
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Pandemic Genomics
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Future of Plastics
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Informal Cities
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Antimicrobial Resistance Testing
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Agile Initiative
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