World’s highest-consuming 10% cause up to $5.7 trillion a year in environmental damage - more than the global climate and biodiversity funding gaps combined

AI robots can go rogue – a researcher on how easily it happens

Earlier this year in Beijing, a humanoid robot crossed a half-marathon finish line in a blistering 50 minutes, 26 seconds.

Dr Steve Smith appointed MBE in King's Birthday Honours

The King's Birthday Honours 2026 Lists have been published, marking the achievements and service of extraordinary people for their outstanding contributions, including Dr Steve Smith of the University of Oxford.

How methane policy will make or break the climate crisis

There’s no sign that methane emissions are declining globally.

Can reorganising old ideas help us invent faster?

When we think about innovation, we usually picture something new: a new machine, a new medicine, a new energy technology, or a new digital tool. Progress is often imagined as a stream of fresh ideas entering the world.

Drought linked to 46% increase in sexual violence among adolescents in Southern Africa

Study reveals climate change is increasing risks to child safety.

The age of cascading crises: Why the world keeps being surprised

From the Gulf to Ukraine to the Sahel, today’s conflicts are not isolated events but cascading shocks in a hyper-connected world, yet our institutions remain built to react to yesterday’s wars.

Which shocks pose the biggest risks to global food systems?

Oxford study develops model to help countries identify vulnerabilities and outline measures to help strengthen resilience against food crises.

Strait of Hormuz disruption exposes the UK’s fertiliser vulnerability

When geopolitical shocks hit households, we tend to notice energy prices first. But another shock often follows quickly: fertiliser price spikes that raise farm costs, then food prices.

Decentralising disease surveillance and modelling approaches will support equitable infectious disease responses

By sharing data analytics instead of raw data, federated approaches enable surveillance and modelling while respecting ethical and legal boundaries.

How the world can avoid millions going hungry when supply chains collapse

Millions more people will face hunger in the coming months if the conflict in the Middle East is not resolved soon, the UN has warned.

Professor Christl Donnelly awarded RSS Guy Medal in Silver

Oxford statistician Christl Donnelly has been awarded the Royal Statistical Society’s (RSS) Guy Medal in Silver in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the development and application of statistical and biomathematical methods to the analysis of infectious diseases.

From ideas to implementation: addressing global challenges at Skoll World Forum week

For many organisations working across development and global policy, the challenge is no longer identifying what works, it is how to deliver it at scale, in complex systems, under real-world constraints.

Can 3D printing help repair the brain? Oxford Martin programme reports key advances

Researchers have built and tested structured human brain tissue, offering new tools to study how the brain develops and responds to injury.