Forthcoming virtual & in-person

Events

Forthcoming Events

September

Digital Pandemic Preparedness - a multi-disciplinary workshop

21st September 2026: 10:00am   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School

Digital tools have proven their potential for aiding the public health response to infectious disease emergencies, but current gaps in research, operations, governance and co-ordination present key challenges for their role in pandemic preparedness.

October

'The dual role of the financial system in AI risk: part of the problem, part of the solution' with Andrew Sutton

12th October 2026: 5:00pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

In this talk Andrew Sutton will share from recent research on how finance may act both as an AI risk vector and risk mitigant.

Book talk - 'The Wage Standard: What's Wrong in the Labour Market and How to Fix It' with Prof Arin Dube

21st October 2026: 5:00pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

Professor Arindrajit (Arin) Dube, one of the most influential economists on the topic of wage inequality and minimum wage policies, presents his new book, 'The Wage Standard: What's Wrong in the Labour Market and How to Fix It'.

Book talk - 'AI - Anarchy or Abundance? Why the Future of Work needs Pro-Human Leaders' with Prof Rob Garlick

22nd October 2026: 5:00pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

This book by Professor Rob Garlick is a timely call to action for anyone concerned about the future of work. In the wake of the 2008 Financial Crisis, Queen Elizabeth II famously asked: ‘Why did nobody see it coming?’ As today’s AI revolution reshapes work at unprecedented speed, the question is no longer whether we see it coming—but what we choose to do about it.

Book Talk - 'Climate Realism: Facing the Facts about Energy' with Professor Sir Dieter Helm

27th October 2026: 5:00pm   Registration Required
Oxford Martin School & Online

The Oxford economist Sir Dieter Helm discusses his latest book in which, while emphasising the urgent need to address climate change, he challenges standard narratives about halting climate change and argues for a brutal reality check on policy failures and why after 30 years of UN climate conferences we have failed to slow rising CO₂ levels.

November

Book talk - 'What Should My Children Do? How to Flourish in the Age of AI' with Dr Daniel Susskind, in conversation with Prof Ian Goldin

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.

December

Book talk - 'We Are Not Machines: The Fight for the Future of Work' with Sarah O'Connor

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?