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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Lowering blood pressure is still beneficial for the heart in old age
Blood pressure medication could lower heart attack and stroke risk even when blood pressure is not substantially raised
How age-friendly cities are paving the way for the future: the case of Akita City
The convergence of population ageing with urbanisation is one of the major global mega-trends that will shape societies and communities in the 21st century.
Alpha variant spread via ‘super-seeding’ event within UK
The rapid spread of the Alpha variant of COVID-19 resulted from biological changes in the virus and was enhanced by large numbers of infected people ‘exporting’ the variant to multiple parts of the UK, in what the researchers call a ‘super-seeding’ event.
Oxford Martin Programme on African Governance to explore relationship between Africa and Asian International Financial Centres
Africa’s financial connections to Asian financial centres such as Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong will be the focus of a new research project within the Oxford Martin Programme on African Governance.
Recent Videos
All VideosBook Launch: Anne Schwenkenbecher: 'Getting our act together: collective moral obligations' chaired by Julian Savulescu
Attribution science & climate litigation: joining science & the law to protect human rights from climate change
Prof Nathalie Seddon & Prof Cameron Hepburn in conversation: 'Evaluating and investing in Nature-based Solutions'
Events
All EventsJim Maguire and Richard Matsui talk: "Finance, insurance and sustainable cooling"
Cooling is necessary for the quality of life of billions of people living across countries.
Janet Stephenson & Russell Hitchings talk: "Social Interactions and Cooling Cultures"
Cooling is necessary for the quality of life of billions of people living across countries.
Iain Campbell & Diana Ürge-Vorsatz talk: "Cooling Technology and Innovation"
Cooling is necessary for the quality of life of billions of people living across countries.
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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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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