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Events
Forthcoming Events
May
Panel Discussion: 'What turns spillovers into epidemics?'
19th May 2025: 5:00pm
Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online
How do we move from tracking disease emergence to predicting the next epidemic?
'The crisis of climate and development finance' with Charles Kenny
22nd May 2025: 5:00pm
Registration Required
Lecture Theatre, Oxford Martin School
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
27th May 2025: 5:00pm
Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online
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.
June
REECON-UK: Rare Earth Element Forum
6th June 2025: 9:00am
Registration Required
Oxford Martin School
REECON-UK, a one-day multidisciplinary Rare Earth Element forum hosted by the Oxford Martin School Programme on Rethinking Natural Resources and Oxford EARTH.
'Artificial intelligence bottlenecks - how we can achieve a brighter economic future?' with Prof Georgios Petropoulos
11th June 2025: 12:30pm
Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online
Artificial intelligence technologies have the potential to lead to substantial economic growth and prosperity. To achieve these objectives, we need to ensure the larger-scale adoption and diffusion of these technologies in a way that maximises their economic value for corporations, consumers and the industrial production.
'Time to reset : ending the self-deception in Africa-Europe relations' with Prof Carlos Lopes
12th June 2025: 5:00pm
Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online
The illusions that have long defined Africa-Europe relations are not just outdated—they are, Professor Carlos Lopes argues, actively harmful. As Africa repositions itself within a rapidly changing global order, clinging to legacy narratives only deepens inequality and missed opportunities.
Book talk - 'How To Think About AI: A Guide For The Perplexed' with Prof Richard Susskind
16th June 2025: 5:00pm
Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online
In recent years, and certainly since the launch of ChatGPT, there has been massive public and professional interest in Artificial Intelligence. But people are confused about what AI is, what it can and cannot do, what is yet to come, and whether AI is good or bad for humanity and civilisation - whether it will provide solutions to mankind's major challenges or become our gravest existential threat. There is also confusion about how we should regulate AI and where we should draw moral boundaries on its use.
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