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Members of the Social Sciences Division recognised in New Year Honours list

06 January 2021
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New funding calls for engagement and impact activities across the social sciences, and support for very early career academics

17 December 2020
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New £2m global policy project to address social impacts of COVID-19

03 December 2020
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COVID-19 vaccine: reliable communications needed to beat 'infodemic' of misinformation

10 November 2020
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United States' COVID-19 response cost more American lives than World War I

02 October 2020
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Study finds 'significant increase' in child-to-parent violence in lockdown

20 August 2020
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The parenting support that works - around the world

18 August 2020
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Progress against the multiple dimensions of poverty was made before the pandemic - but now it is at risk

21 July 2020

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.

Centre for Criminology

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

17:00, 11 June

‘Desistance Futures: Making Amends for the Past’

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Oxford Internet Institute

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

17:00, 15 June

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

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Department of Politics and International Relations

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

17:00, 18 June

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

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