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All NewsA research team’s dream to achieve a net-zero plastics future
With the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Plastics coming to an end, we explore how this research programme has helped develop a holistic solution to the challenge of ending plastic pollution, resulting in the concept of a circular economy for plastics.
Machine learning used to optimise disease surveillance
A new machine learning informed strategy could support public health leaders to design better surveillance during a disease outbreak.
Beans and peas best meat alternative, finds Oxford research
Beans and peas rank best as meat and milk replacements from nutritional, health, environmental, and cost perspectives, a new study led by an Oxford Martin researcher has found.
Land travel and local mobility played a key role in COVID-19 spread in Chile
An international team led by researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on Pandemic Genomics studied how local travel patterns and mobile data from Chile can improve global pandemic responses, highlighting the importance of land-based mobility and targeted strategies.
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All Events'In a tough geopolitical climate, how can business and government change the UK's economic fortunes?' with Rain Newton-Smith
Global challenges are focusing the minds of leaders across the world: tackling climate change, delivering a successful energy transition, navigating rising trade tensions and AI’s potential (positive and negative) for drastic change.
'The costs of large teams in innovation’ with Dr Lingfei Wu
While traditional studies have emphasised the benefits of teamwork, the cost of teams in innovation has been overlooked.
Book talk: 'Science and Politics' - Sir Ian Boyd in conversation with Sir Charles Godfray and Dame Helen Ghosh
Professor Sir Ian Boyd is a distinguished marine biologist who from 2012 to 2019 was Chief Scientific Advisor at Defra (Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and is currently President of the Royal Society of Biology.
'Nature narratives: Eden, spoils or garden' with Prof Sandra Díaz
Social narratives around nonhuman life on Earth shape how we interrogate, value and act upon it.
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Latest round of research funding
The Oxford Martin School is requesting proposals from eligible academics for solutions-focused research programmes that could have a major impact on this and future generations.
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Food Sustainability
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Antimicrobial Resistance Testing
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Ethical Web and Data Architectures
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Global Epilepsy
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Future of Development
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Agile Initiative
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Systemic Resilience
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AI Governance Initiative
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