By changing our diets now, we can avoid the food chaos that climate change is bringing

Policy Brief: Universal Job Guarantee Boosts Wellbeing & Eliminates Long-Term Unemployment

An unconditional job guarantee pilot run from 2020-24 in an Austrian town has filled an evidence gap on a welfare policy tool of widespread interest.

Future of Cooling programme leaves legacy in sustainable cooling and extreme heat adaptation

After five years of pioneering work, the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Cooling has concluded, making significant contributions both to raising the profile of a poorly understood issue and to providing solutions to reduce the carbon emissions of cooling.

A journey into epilepsy research with Professor Arjune Sen

Arjune Sen, Professor of Global Epilepsy, Founding Director of the Centre for Global Epilepsy and Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Global Epilepsy, talks to Head of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences Professor Kevin Talbot about his career so far, the challenges of working in global health and his next steps in epilepsy research on Purple Day.

Advances in AI can 'help prepare world for next pandemic'

A study published with the involvement of Oxford Martin School researchers outlines for the first time how advances in AI can accelerate breakthroughs in infectious disease research and outbreak response.

A cautiously optimistic future for affordable epilepsy diagnosis

The Oxford Martin Programme on Global Epilepsy has worked tirelessly to improve diagnoses in the developing world. On International Epilepsy Day, we explore what potential there is for deploying affordable digital diagnostic tools in such countries and what challenges lie ahead

Oxford Martin School epilepsy programme launches innovative research centre

International, national and local partners have been welcomed to the launch of the world’s first centre dedicated to empowering global epilepsy research and care.

Machine learning used to optimise disease surveillance

A new machine learning informed strategy could support public health leaders to design better surveillance during a disease outbreak.

Beans and peas best meat alternative, finds Oxford research

Beans and peas rank best as meat and milk replacements from nutritional, health, environmental, and cost perspectives, a new study led by an Oxford Martin researcher has found.

Land travel and local mobility played a key role in COVID-19 spread in Chile

An international team led by researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on Pandemic Genomics studied how local travel patterns and mobile data from Chile can improve global pandemic responses, highlighting the importance of land-based mobility and targeted strategies.

Researchers track how flu is affected during a pandemic

An international team of researchers, including researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on Pandemic Genomics, have traced the global movement and evolution of seasonal influenza viruses to evaluate how the virus is impacted during pandemics.

New programmes focus on AI threats, ‘second-life’ EV batteries and digital pandemic tools

The Oxford Martin School has announced three new programmes for 2024 that aim to develop research solutions to the most pressing 21st century issues. They will tackle the critical challenges of how we can improve our ability to detect attacks on AI systems; effectively redeploy electric vehicle batteries through ‘second-life’ schemes when they reach the end of their life; and optimally and ethically employ digital tools during a pandemic.

Oxford Martin School citizen science project helps improve detection of antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance poses one of the most urgent challenges to public health worldwide. During this process, bacteria acquire genetic mutations that help them to become resistant to antibiotics.