News and Events

News

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Refreshed Research and Impact Strategy to guide research culture in social sciences into next five years

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Catch up on Meeting Minds 2023: democratic backsliding

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Quiet rooms make space to support equality, diversity, and inclusion

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Five Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships awarded to Oxford social scientists

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Six Oxford social scientists shortlisted by ESRC for research making outstanding economic or societal impact

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Recognition of Distinction 2023

Recognition of Distinction Awards
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Renewed Bronze Athena Swan accreditation for the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography

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Social Sciences and BBC Ideas launch four new short films in partnership

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’