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'Shining a bright light into a dark corner': the journey to investment consultant regulation

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3D technology brings museum collections to life for Oxford students

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A casual conversation?

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A fresh approach to assessing equality in human rights law paves the way for a fairer world

Prof Sabina Alkire, Director, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative

Addressing multidimensional poverty in developing nations

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Advancing accountability for corporate complicity in authoritarian regimes' human rights violations

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Award-winning 'Remembering Rwanda' project honours victims and survivors

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Caring for our historic buildings: a collaboration between Oxford researchers and English Heritage

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Changing Lives: Understanding what enables children growing up in adversity to thrive in modern Britain

Recommendations by researchers at Oxford's Rees Centre & the Uni of Bristol resulted in important policy changes for the education of looked after children, led to a collaboration with policymakers, subsequent research and further impacts on policy

Changing policy and practice around the education of looked after children

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Changing the conversation: how academic research is supporting Japanese education policy

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Changing the face of early years education policy and practice

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Changing the future for Japanese children in care

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City Working Groups: Supporting the inclusion of newcomers and destitute migrants in Europe

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Clean Heat Streets

A partnership with Samsung Research UK
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Climate change: Why do social sciences matter?

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Co-creating Flickr's 100-year plan

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COLIF: Achieving impact through cross-institution collaboration

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Community play packs inspire families to be more playful at home

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COVID-19 Parenting Emergency Response

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Creating a Value for Money toolkit for smarter public spending

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Data driven policy interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Professor Melinda Mills, Dr Jennifer Beam Dowd and team
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Developing remote training for Kenyan educators

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Educating drivers on the dangers of hands free phone use

Dr Gemma Briggs
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Effective householder engagement powers smart meter success

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Empowering women to take control over reproductive health with information and technology

Prof Mark Graham OII

Fairwork: Shining a light on the world's gig economy

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Global Challenges in Transport Leadership Programme

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Global response to humanitarian crises could be transformed by better forward planning

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Going behind the scenes of behavioural research

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How Climate Smart Cocoa builds sustainable communities

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How Oxford's social scientists are informing the digital transformation of marketing for global companies

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How partnering with the world's largest e-commerce company has informed research about mobile credit and social mobility

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How to measure happiness

Prof Xiaolan Fu ID Model

ID Model: A digital business model that leaves no one behind

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Impacting corporate and government policies leading to improved working conditions for workers in the gig economy

Professor Mark Graham and The Fairwork Foundation Team
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Impacting judicial approaches to discrimination law in India

Professor Tarunabh Khaitan
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Impacting law, policy, and business practice around the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence

Professor Sandra Wachter and Dr Brent Mittelstadt
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Impacting policy and practice to safeguard against abuse by humanitarian aid workers

Professor Rosa Freedman (University of Reading)
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Improving outcomes for children and families through parenting programmes

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