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

Earth system scientists have identified nine planetary boundaries whose transgression risks catastrophic consequences for nature and humanity, and recent estimates suggest six have already been crossed. However, their definition and proposed responses have mostly neglected economics. This lecture offers a quantitative economic assessment of global and local policies to respect planetary boundaries and distils seven lessons for future research.

17th November 2026: 5:00pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

The world of work is rearranging itself underneath our feet: workforces are rapidly aging, remote work and the gig economy are surging, young people are turning away from universities, manual trades are begging for new hires and AI is fundamentally altering the landscape. The ideas we grew up with about what work is desirable, secure or meaningful no longer seem to apply, leaving many of us to wonder: Will I still have a job in the years ahead? And if so, what will it look like?

19th November 2026: 5:00pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

Electrification is not simply about replacing fossil fuels with clean electricity. Electric technologies can deliver the same services using far less energy, creating a powerful but often overlooked benefit: electrofficiency. In this talk, Professor Jan Rosenow will explore how electrofficiency could reshape energy demand and accelerate decarbonisation, and introduce the new Oxford Martin Electrification Accelerator.

24th November 2026: 5:00pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

What should the next generation learn—and what should they stop worrying about—in a world transformed by artificial intelligence? AI is rewriting the rules in the classroom, the job market and the workplace, leaving parents, teachers, students and all types of workers unsure about how best to prepare for what lies ahead.

26th November 2026: 5:00pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

This event explores one of the greatest challenges for the next decade: the complex relationship between the US and China. They are simultaneously fierce competitors but also closely entwined with each other.

2nd December 2026: 5:00pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

A tsunami of change, we are told, is sweeping the economy as robots and AI threaten to take over tasks done by humans. But while we worry that we’re robotising our work, what if the real risk is that we’re robotising ourselves?

3rd December 2026: 5:00pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

Great powers preach principles they don’t always practice. Does it cost them? This talk takes up one of the oldest questions in world politics and argues that it does.