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Social Sciences Impact Conference announces Campaign for Social Science as a partner, and Overton and Palgrave Macmillan, part of Springer Nature as sponsors for 2026 event

06 February 2026
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Dr Debbie Hopkins appointed Advocate for Research Staff and Research Culture

21 January 2026
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Fellowship funding awarded to Social Scientists to deepen partnerships beyond academia

21 January 2026
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Economists and MPs meet to discuss urgent solutions to UK's unprecedented fiscal pressures

14 January 2026
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Professor Paul Behrens speaks at National Emergency Briefing: Reforming UK food systems isn't just imperative, it's an opportunity

08 December 2025
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Local Policy Lab appoints first Chief Scientific Advisors to tackle Oxfordshire's biggest challenges

27 November 2025
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From AI to Aspiration: Exploring the world of work at the 2025 Festival of Social Science

12 November 2025
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Care leavers redefine what 'success' really means in new study from the Rees Centre

12 November 2025

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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