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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 NewsCOP 27: a tipping point in the global energy debate
University of Oxford and Harvard academics, politicians and energy industry players have come together to emphasise COP 27’s transformative power as the conversation about renewable energy changes.
Funding applications open for innovations to overcome major contemporary challenges
The Oxford Martin School has opened its latest round of funding, inviting Expressions of Interest for research to develop state-of-the-art innovations to overcome global challenges or to drive their deployment and adoption.
Shining a light on energy’s zero carbon future
Decarbonising the energy system by 2050 could save trillions
Transitioning to a decarbonised energy system by around 2050 is expected to save the world at least $12 trillion compared to continuing our current levels of fossil fuel use.
Forthcoming Events
All Events'A new global treaty on plastic pollution – updates from the front line' with Andy Raine
In March 2022, Member States of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) adopted an historic resolution establishing an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC).
'Childhood vaccine mandates: are they tackling the right problem?' with Prof Katie Attwell
Undervaccination results from both deliberate vaccine refusal and access or logistical problems.
Book talk 'Cloud Empires: How Digital Platforms Are Overtaking the State and How We Can Regain Control' with Prof Vili Lehdonvirta
The early Internet was a lawless place, populated by scam artists who made buying or selling anything online risky business.
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Recent Videos
All VideosIneos Oxford Institute & Oxford Martin School Symposium: 'Tackling the rising tide of antimicrobial resistance' - Session 2: Economic perspectives
Ineos Oxford Institute & Oxford Martin School Symposium: 'Tackling the rising tide of antimicrobial resistance' - Session 1: AMR burden and scale of threat
Panel Discussion 'The age of the strongman: populism and authoritarianism in global politics'
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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Wildlife Trade
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Technological & Economic Change
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Deep Medicine
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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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Agile Initiative
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