News and Events

News

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New Interdisciplinary Hubs receive funding to boost collaborations across borders

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Can you visualise a better future? New BBC Ideas film in partnership with Social Sciences

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Social scientists named among winners of prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prizes

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Professor Alis Oancea appointed Chair of REF 2029 Research Diversity Advisory Panel

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New Associate Head for Research and Impact joins Social Sciences Division

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For-profit social care provision has drastically increased despite concerns over quality

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Professor Gabriel Stylianides elected to the Academy of Social Sciences' prestigious Fellowship

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Gaming can be good for your mental health: new BBC Ideas film

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’