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All NewsRegional roles in global shocks explored in workshop
The Oxford Martin Programme on Changing Global Orders recently held a workshop on the role regional bodies play in managing shocks to the international system (e.g. the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East or the effects of the global pandemic) in collaboration with the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies.
The just transition in South Africa: jobs and livelihoods in the coal industry
Our programme on the Future of Development collaborated with researchers from the Development Policy Research Unit in the University of Cape Town to conduct an in-depth analysis of the coal labour market in South Africa.
Oxford Martin skills report shapes Polish youth school
In 2016, the Oxford Martin School collaborated with learning company Pearson and innovation foundation Nesta to provide a report offering new insights and evidence about the skills and competencies that would be required for businesses, governments, and education experts in 2030.
AI ethics are ignoring children, say Oxford Martin researchers
Researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on Ethical Web and Data Architectures (EWADA), University of Oxford, have called for a more considered approach when embedding ethical principles in the development and governance of AI for children.
Upcoming Events
All EventsBook talk: 'Past, present, and future of economic growth: how we should rethink it' with Daniel Susskind (In-person attendance fully booked)
Over the past two centuries, economic growth has freed billions from poverty and made our lives far healthier and longer.
The Dr Stanley Ho Memorial Lecture: 'Revisiting genetic determinism: evidence from large population cohorts' with Prof Caroline Wright
Developments in whole genome sequencing technologies have catalysed incredible progress in the diagnosis of rare disease and the discovery of novel disease-associated genes.
'Eating to conserve: harnessing seafood sustainability to save threatened sharks' with Dr Divya Karnad
The historical philosophy of wildlife conservation suggests that if humans and wildlife are separated, then wildlife will thrive.
Book Talk: 'Making sense of chaos: a better economics for a better world' with Prof Doyne Farmer
We live in an age of increasing complexity, where accelerating technology and global interconnection hold more promise – and more peril – than any other time in human history.
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Recent Videos
All Videos'Navigating world orders over five millennia: does the past offer clues to the future?' with Prof Amitav Acharya
'The UK’s development strategy and the new economic and geopolitical challenges' with Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Minister for Development and Africa
Panel Discussion: 'The great carbon market debate: is it over for offsetting?'
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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Misinformation, Science and Media
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Pandemic Genomics
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Future of Plastics
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Food Sustainability
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Antimicrobial Resistance Testing
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Agile Initiative
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