Launching the Global Security Programme Webinar Series β six conversations on conflict, governance & illicit flows across borders. Supported by XCEPT.
Episode 1: Borderlands and the Making of Global (Dis)Order
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The newest episode of our podcast The Last Best Hope? is out today. In this episode Adam sits down with Hilary Rodham Clinton to discuss her views on if America is the Last Best Hope for the world. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! #oxford #oxforduniversity #America #podcast #hilaryclinton
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Alumni Spotlight: International Online School in Forced Migration
Sarrinah Tanveer reflects on the December 2025 Online School, describing a session on Syria and the human realities behind displacement as βdeeply transformative.β
Applications open for March 2026: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/intern...
The race to make AI a commercial success means that a disaster that could destroy confidence in the technology as a whole says Professor Michael Wooldridge. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Our monthly collection of policy-relevant stories, engagement opportunities, and events from across @ox.ac.uk will be out again next week.
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We're partnering with The ZERO Institute and @smithschool.ox.ac.uk to host a conversation on how to engage with UK Parliament Select Committees as a route to policy impact.
When: 2 March, 16:30-18:00
Where: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street, Oxford
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Our Seminar Series is now available to book through Feb & March. Talks discuss post war Syria including transport, traffic & mobility issues in Homs, urban mobility in Damascus & sustainable housing reconstruction & refugee camp removal. www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/events/index... @oxfordgeography.bsky.social
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Developing a Complexity Model of the Global Economy
@doynefarmer.bsky.social @inet-complexity.bsky.social outlines his plan for a super simulator:
An economic model of the world in which every company is individually represented
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What happens if someone holding public office is alleged to have abused their power? www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/mi...
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We excited for the coming weeks with fascinating conversations and learning on and around academic-policy engagement lined up!
The first workshop is exclusively for researchers in @mplsoxford.bsky.social
These second two are open to everyone.
Find out more here: www.ox.ac.uk/research/usi...
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Who influences policy linked to your research β and whoβs affected by it?
Join this interactive workshop for researchers and DPhil students on stakeholder mapping, policy audiences, and engagement strategies.
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Tuesday 17 February 2026
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We're delighted to welcome the 2026 OPEN Visiting Fellows!
This year, ten @ox.ac.uk departments are hosting Visiting Fellows from a widely diverse policy community.
Find out more about this our fellows, hosts departments, and their plans for working together.
π’ Policy professionals: The Oxford Briefing is back tomorrow!
Drawing on research from across all University divisions, we highlight policy-relevant evidence, expert analysis and practical opportunities to engage with researchers working on many of the UKβs most pressing strategic questions.
A quick reminder that we are offering a limited number of bursaries to current employees of the NHS on selected Evidence-Based Health Care Short courses, as part of our new NHS Short Course Bursary scheme.
Find out more here: https://lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/about/ebhc-nhs-short-course-bursary
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It can be difficult for researchers and policymakers to know where to start connecting. The @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social Seed Fund aims to make it easier for potential partners to collaborate through policy engagement.
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Applications close 23 February 2026
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Important work by Jake Barnes on the governance of energy systems. Hopefully to feature in one of our future seminars!
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Prof Vandenbroucke - described by Prof Kenneth Nelson (Head of Department) as the 'inventor of social Europe' - also explored issues of βpersonal responsibilityβ vs βsolidarityβ.
Find out more: www.spi.ox.ac.uk/article/depu... @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social
We are once again welcoming applications to the OPEN Seed Fund, offering awards up to Β£5,000 to kick-start projects between @ox.ac.uk researchers and their policy partners.
Where some partners have previously used the Seed Fund to tackle specific challenges in the UK, others have looked beyond.
βWe are facing a national emergency not only because the climate is changing, but because the living systems that protect the climate are breaking down.β
Nathalie Seddon @naturebasedsols.bsky.social at National Emergency Briefing yesterday π
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Title, authorsβ names, abstract, and key words from a paper about the chief science advisor model adopted by seven countries
The uptake of research into #policy faces several challenges, eg, difficulties of embedding #evidence in political systems. PΕ‘tross et al. studied the #Chief #Science #Advisor model applied in 7 countries to address the challenges & discuss strengths & weaknesses of the model doi.org/10.1093/scip...
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Oxfordβs PPRNet unveils eight new briefs showing how soaring housing costs are reshaping European politicsβhurting centre-left parties and boosting anti-establishment sentiment.
Led by @tabouchadi.bsky.social, the project urges an evidence-based debate on housing: www.politics.ox.ac.u...
"Dear Reader" .. (for you Swiftie Bridgerton fans..), here's the latest Oxford Briefing. If you like what you see do sign up for monthly updates:
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The Oxford curates the latest policy-relevant research from across @ox.ac.uk alongside practical opportunities to connect and collaborate with Oxford researchers.
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Our event next week is now online only and is open to everyone with an interest in the #science-policy interface.
Find out how scientific evidence informs policy at the European Commission and what opportunities exist for researchers to contribute.
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Title, authorsβ names, abstract, and keywords from a paper about personal attributes and strategies that scientists can use in their engagement with policymakers and the public about climate change
#Scientists are increasingly urged to engage with #policymakers & the public about climate change. What works best? Based on 28 interviews Murunga et al. outline 7 strategies & 6 attributes that support engagement, eg, discussion summaries & respect for alternative viewpoints doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
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Weβre proud to have partnered with Sage to create the Sage Policy Profiles tool - built using Overtonβs data and developed by our teams to help researchers understand and share their policy impact. You have until November 30th to enter their competition!
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