Can reorganising old ideas help us invent faster?

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.

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.