The COVID-19 Pandemic and Older Adults: Institutionalised Ageism or Pragmatic Policy?

The Covid pandemic has produced a plethora of editorials and commentaries by professional bodies on the specific impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and resultant disease COVID-19 on older adults. Threading throughout these is a fundamental framing of the discourse around ageism, age discrimination and the use of chronological age as a homogeneous determinant of societies’ acceptable response to the challenge of the vulnerability of older people to the disease.

21st century crises demand new economic understanding

In an issue of The Oxford Review of Economic Policy edited by researchers from INET Oxford, leading economists, including Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, Argentina's Minister of Economy Martin Guzman, call for a deep shift in how economists understand the ‘macro’ economy.

‘Building Back Better’ addressed at public online events

From Thursday 21st January, the Oxford Martin School will restart its series of events discussing how the world can ‘Build Back Better’ from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Weekly talks from Oxford Net Zero put climate in the balance

The Oxford Martin School and Oxford Net Zero are hosting a series of free online talks and discussions from Monday 18th January.

COVID-19 transmission chains in the UK traced through time and space

A team of scientists, led by researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh, has analysed the first wave of the Covid-19 outbreak in the UK and produced the most fine-scaled and comprehensive genomic analysis of transmission of any epidemic to date.

Polymer Diversity: Online Outreach with the Museum of Natural History

'No country – whether rich or poor – is immune from the health impacts of worsening climate change' - report

The authors of a new report say that unless urgent action is taken, climate change will increasingly threaten global health, disrupt lives and livelihoods, and overwhelm healthcare systems.

Climate change and environmental crisis: twin challenges in an ageing world

The convergence of the climate crisis with human impacts on the environment is serving to exacerbate the global challenges.

New College adopts the Oxford Martin Principles for Climate-Conscious Investment

New College, Oxford, has adopted a Responsible Investment Policy that incorporates the Oxford Martin Principles for Climate-Conscious Investment, one year ahead of the COP26 Conference, which will take place Glasgow next November.

The need for open data sharing in the era of global pandemics

Alice in Typhoidland wins Gold Medal for learning game

Oxford Martin School researchers featured in Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list

Oxford Martin School researchers past and present are featured in the latest 'who's who' of influential academics compiled by analytics firm Clarivate.