News and Events

News

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Climate change: six priorities for pulling carbon out of the air

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£30 million official backing for Oxford-led greenhouse gas removal programme

Coronavirus by CDC

Policies for COVID-19 elimination, not mitigation, best for health, economy and civil liberties

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Volunteers needed

Online survey on daily mobility, greenspace, and wellbeing during COVID-19
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Thousands of primaries benefit from Oxford oral language programme

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Social scientists awarded prestigious ERC Advanced Grants

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Whose responsibility? The ethics of commissioning images

Online event 19 April, 13:00
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Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities

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’