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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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Major European Research Council Synergy funding win for economic inequality project
Ending energy poverty: reframing the poverty discourse with Dr Rajiv J. Shah
Methods developed in economics show variation in uptake of prescribing guidance by GPs
Is mandatory vaccination the best way to tackle falling rates of childhood immunisation?
"Clouds and climate" with Prof Tapio Schneider
Net zero for agriculture
Vegetarian and pescetarian diets linked to lower risk of coronary heart disease, says study
Events
View all'Healthy active life expectancy - a woman's perspective' with Prof Carol Jagger
It is well known that women have longer life expectancy at all ages than men but the majority of these extra years are years with disability and ill-health. With a focus on different health expectancies, this presentation will compare men and women's current trends and inequalities, future trends, and discuss possible solutions to give more healthy years.
"Psychologically informed micro-targeted political campaigns: the use and abuse of data" with Dr Jens Koed Madsen
Data-driven micro-targeted campaigns have become a main stable of political strategy. As personal and societal data becomes more accessible, we need to understand how it can be used and mis-used in political campaigns and whether it is relevant to regulate political candidates’ access to data.
'Women's health in later life: the combination of work and family care across the life-course' with Dr Sara Zella
This seminar is part of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and George Institute series 'Older women's health'.
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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Latest round of research funding
The Oxford Martin School is inviting expressions of interest for research into technologies that create solutions for the major challenges of the 21st century. Adopting a broad definition of ‘technology’, the School encourages adventurous or risky ideas that might not easily be funded by other means, and that require an interdisciplinary approach.
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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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