Society

The mission of the School is to tackle the most pressing global challenges of this century. Understanding how societies are structured, how they interact, how people behave and what motivates them is crucial to understanding how to chart a course to a better future.

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New global index puts nature at the heart of human progress

Researchers from the University of Oxford, including those from the Oxford Martin Programme on Biodiversity and Society, have joined international partners such as the United Nations Development Programme to propose an optimistic and practical new framework to inspire stronger action on nature.

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New study highlights legal “grey areas” in wildlife trade

Researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on Wildlife Trade have identified legal uncertainties in wildlife trade and argue that addressing them could help secure better outcomes for both wildlife and people.

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Why the UK must reimagine resilience in the age of transnational climate risks

In this blog, researchers from the Oxford Martin Systemic Resilience Initiative explore why the UK must reimagine resilience through a systemic lens - recognising the transnational nature of climate shocks and their cascading impacts. Drawing on new evidence and high-level policy roundtables, they argue for a strategic shift: from siloed domestic adaptation to globally integrated, forward-looking resilience planning.

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What lessons in cyber resilience can be learnt from the UK High Street attacks?

Dr Patricia Esteve-Gonzalez, an Oxford Martin Fellow at the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre (GCSCC), and Luna Rohland from the World Economic Forum Centre for Cybersecurity, outline how organisations can take a strategic approach to minimising the impacts of cyber-attacks.

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