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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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Oxford Green Week Talk: 'Protecting the high seas' with Prof Alex Rogers
Technology at Work v4.0 - Navigating the Future of Work
Funding applications open for technological solutions to major global challenges
The Oxford Martin School has opened its latest round of research funding, inviting expressions of interest for research into technologies that create solutions for the major challenges of the 21st century.
UK net zero emissions commitment: ‘Humanity can’t afford not to adopt such targets’ say researchers
Climate experts and economists at the Oxford Martin School have welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement today that the UK will eradicate its net contribution to climate change by 2050.
The current and future global distribution and population at risk of dengue
"Changing technology, changing economics" with Prof Diane Coyle
New Zealand’s farmers have a chance to be climate leaders
New Zealand’s new 2050 climate targets are good news, as the country’s contribution to global warming could be halted before 2050 if the stated cuts start immediately.
Events
View all"From pollution to solution: will China save the planet?" with Barbara Finamore
Now that Trump has turned the United States into a global climate outcast, will China take the lead in saving our planet from environmental catastrophe?
'The future of food in the Anthropocene': A discussion of the EAT-Lancet and TYFA scenarios
In this talk Marco Springmann (Oxford Martin School), Xavier Poux (AScA and IDDRI) and Pierre-Marie Aubert (IDDRI) will discuss the EAT Lancet scenario and the TYFA scenario, respectively for the global and European food systems.
'Urban segregation in behaviours: a data-driven approach' with Dr Xiaowen Dong
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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