News and Events

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Three Minute Thesis Competition 2022, deadline to register: Friday 25 March

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Too many words, too little action: climate justice is essential to limit climate change - IPCC chapter author

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Competing identities of the past and future in Russia and Ukraine

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Ukraine: how Putin used a long proxy conflict to justify invasion - The Conversation

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Ukraine refugees: how displacement could impact farms and families in the UK - The Conversation

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We need to define the rules of a post-pandemic world

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Astor Visiting Lecturers for 2022

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Opportunities with Zinc

Events

Below is a list of major upcoming events hosted by our departments. There are hundreds of other events each term across the Social Sciences Division, including seminars, workshops and conferences. You can view a full list on Oxford Events. To see a dedicated calendar for each department, please visit the 'Events' section on their individual websites.

Annual Roger Hood Lecture: Professor Shadd Maruna, University of Liverpool

‘Desistance Futures: Making Amends for the Past’

OII 25th Anniversary Public Lecture: danah boyd, Cornell University

‘Dreaming of a Networked World: Reflections on the Political Economy of the Internet’

Guest lecture: United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Jean-Pierre Lacroix

‘The Difficult Journey of Peace: Challenges and Opportunities for Peace Operations in a Fragmented World’