18th May 2026: 5:00pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s stark pronouncement in Davos on the “rupture” of the rules-based order captured the sense of many that long-held international norms hold little sway and the practices of major powers are increasingly unpredictable. Yet, change in global order(s) is nothing new. Our current conceptual frameworks risk overstating contemporary change even as they may have missed more subtle, but still significant, changes in global order and governance over the last several decades.

20th May 2026: 5:00pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

From an award-winning University of Oxford Professor comes a brilliant, urgent new look at prophecies - the predictions that determine our lives, from our personal finances and the quality of our healthcare to the news and social media we consume and the products foisted upon us.

21st May 2026: 12:30pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

Dr David Cooper will highlight why urgent action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss is important, describe progress in achieving the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, and discuss what further steps are needed.

28th May 2026: 5:00pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

This panel discussion will assess how far the government’s good intentions on housing are being realised. But what are the prospects for tackling the UK’s dysfunctional property taxes? Is the speculative builder model for private sector housing supply fit for purpose? Do we need radical new ways of expanding access for Britain’s families to decent roofs over their heads?

4th June 2026: 12:30pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

Dr Graham Ryan will present an overview of the ongoing impacts of the Soufrière Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat, and the potential for magma-derived resources to support energy independence and sustainable access to critical metals.

9th June 2026: 5:00pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

The multi-lateral international system that the US and her allies built after WW2 is in terminal decline. A new system has yet to be established. This is compounded by phenomenal technological change and the evolving character of politics and warfare. The consequence is a world that is far less stable than we have had for several generations. How should this be navigated?