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Participatory research across Oxford's social and medical sciences receives new funding boost

03 June 2024
Local Policy Fellows 2024 group photo

Nineteen inaugural Fellows announced as part of Local Policy Lab partnership

29 May 2024
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Social Sciences success in Vice-Chancellor's Awards

09 May 2024
EU High Level Expert Group on scaling up sustainable finance in LMICs

Oxford expert contributes to major report on scaling up sustainable finance in EU partner countries

02 May 2024
Sustainable Development Goals

Social scientists and collaborators receive new funding to help make the UN Sustainable Development Goals a reality

30 April 2024
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Professor Shazia Choudhry named as the UK's candidate for the UN's Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

18 April 2024
ERC Advanced grants

Oxford social scientists among Europe's 'outstanding' research leaders to receive ERC Advanced Grants

11 April 2024
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Bridging the gap between research and local policy: Local Policy Lab launches

10 April 2024

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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