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All NewsMontserrat’s Premier Reuben Meade visits Oxford to deepen scientific collaboration on volcanic research
On May 6th, 2025, Montserrat’s Premier Reuben Meade visited the Department of Earth Sciences at Oxford University, hosted by the Oxford Martin School’s Rethinking Natural Resources (ReSET) Programme. The Premier was accompanied by Harvey Edgecombe, a senior advisor to the Montserrat government.
Mobilising Private Capital to Scale Carbon Markets: Lessons from Insurance
Climate Policy Monitor suggests growth of worldwide climate laws offers resilience to US rollbacks
The explosion of worldwide climate-related policies gives resilience to the climate fight even in the face of the USA’s dramatic change in policies under the Trump administration, findings from Oxford's Climate Policy Monitor show.
Future of Cooling programme leaves legacy in sustainable cooling and extreme heat adaptation
After five years of pioneering work, the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Cooling has concluded, making significant contributions both to raising the profile of a poorly understood issue and to providing solutions to reduce the carbon emissions of cooling.
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All EventsPanel Discussion: 'What turns spillovers into epidemics?'
How do we move from tracking disease emergence to predicting the next epidemic?
Panel Discussion: 'Cut the waste! Industrial policy beyond materials'
This event is organised by The Technology and Industrialisation for Development Centre (TIDE), the Oxford Martin Programme on Rethinking Natural Resources (ReSET) and Oxford EARTH.
'The crisis of climate and development finance' with Charles Kenny
Join the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Development for a crucial event discussing the intersection of climate change and development finance.
'Rethinking conservation: inclusion and participation in the Pacific Islands’ with Dr Sangeeta Mangubhai
Conservation in the Pacific Islands faces unique challenges, requiring approaches that acknowledge the deep interconnectedness of communities and their environments. Traditional conservation methods have sometimes overlooked unique socio-cultural contexts including the rights, needs and aspirations of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, leading to unintended negative consequences.
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Delivering a better-informed wildlife trade
Cooling the world without heating the planet
Improving medical treatment and combatting antimicrobial resistance
Shining a light on energy’s zero carbon future
Building a better future for people with epilepsy
Shifting the dial on money’s climate impact
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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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