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.

Dr Hannah Ritchie wins The Unwin Award 2026

Dr Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Science Outreach Lead at Our World in Data, has been named the winner of The Unwin Award 2026, recognising non-fiction authors in the earlier stages of their careers whose work has made a significant contribution to the world.

How to make early release and alternatives to prison safer

Professor Alex Sutherland, Co-Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Decarceration and Professor in Practice of Criminology and Public Policy at the University of Oxford, explores the options for making early release and alternatives to prison safer.

Smartphone “epigames” could transform how we prepare for future pandemics

A new paper in Nature Health calls for behavioural experimentation to become a core pillar of pandemic preparedness, arguing that digital tools can help scientists test how people respond to outbreaks before the next global health crisis begins.

Could oil price surge accelerate the UK’s shift to renewables?

Researchers from across the Smith School of Enterprise & Environment and Oxford Martin School discuss how renewed instability in the Gulf is reshaping global energy markets and what this means for UK consumers, businesses and policymakers.

A faster, cleaner way to recycle electric vehicle batteries

Electric vehicle batteries are typically recycled by breaking them down with heat or strong chemicals. But new research shows that recycling does not have to begin with destruction.

How to avoid food security crises in Africa’s megacities

Only 40 years ago, the urban population of sub-Saharan Africa was just over 100 million; today, the UN estimates this figure at 560 million. The continent contains some of the fastest growing urban areas on the planet with Cairo, greater Lagos, Kinshasa and Dar es Salaam each being home to more than 10 million people and still growing.

Refugees’ right to work and economic integration: evidence from Ethiopia

A randomized evaluation conducted through research-policy partnership with Ethiopia's Refugees and Returnees Service.