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Will public services change course when they receive tough feedback but face no penalties? New research by Prof Thomas Elston and Han Wang shows that even “low-stakes” accountability can spark real turnaround behaviours in local government.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Will public services change course when they receive tough feedback but face no penalties? New research by Prof Thomas Elston and Han Wang shows that even “low-stakes” accountability can spark real turnaround behaviours in local government.
Read open-access 👇
https://ow.ly/ccCW50XxpSp
Read open-access 👇
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Master of Public Policy student Sylwia Łyskawka joined the School to advance climate and water governance through dialogue and policy. 💧🌎
Read her full spotlight interview👇
https://ow.ly/BLKV50XwKrS
Read her full spotlight interview👇
https://ow.ly/BLKV50XwKrS
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Master of Public Policy student Sylwia Łyskawka joined the School to advance climate and water governance through dialogue and policy. 💧🌎
Read her full spotlight interview👇
https://ow.ly/BLKV50XwKrS
Read her full spotlight interview👇
https://ow.ly/BLKV50XwKrS
⏰ The application deadline for our Master of Public Policy is fast approaching!
If you're already shaping change, the MPP will sharpen your skills to lead, influence and deliver real impact. Apply by 2 December 2025👇
https://ow.ly/1A9X50XpUQ5
If you're already shaping change, the MPP will sharpen your skills to lead, influence and deliver real impact. Apply by 2 December 2025👇
https://ow.ly/1A9X50XpUQ5
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
⏰ The application deadline for our Master of Public Policy is fast approaching!
If you're already shaping change, the MPP will sharpen your skills to lead, influence and deliver real impact. Apply by 2 December 2025👇
https://ow.ly/1A9X50XpUQ5
If you're already shaping change, the MPP will sharpen your skills to lead, influence and deliver real impact. Apply by 2 December 2025👇
https://ow.ly/1A9X50XpUQ5
“Given the times we live in, simply reaffirming that human dignity must remain at the centre of development feels more necessary than ever.”
Co-Director of the MPP Flavia Galvani reflects on the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha.👇
https://ow.ly/lyyu50XtB7m
Co-Director of the MPP Flavia Galvani reflects on the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha.👇
https://ow.ly/lyyu50XtB7m
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“Given the times we live in, simply reaffirming that human dignity must remain at the centre of development feels more necessary than ever.”
Co-Director of the MPP Flavia Galvani reflects on the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha.👇
https://ow.ly/lyyu50XtB7m
Co-Director of the MPP Flavia Galvani reflects on the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha.👇
https://ow.ly/lyyu50XtB7m
Curious about how the Master of Public Policy can shape your public service career? 🌟
Hear from four of our MPP alumni as they share how the programme and School community continues to guide and inspire their work today. 👇
https://ow.ly/nbAH50XuOVL
Hear from four of our MPP alumni as they share how the programme and School community continues to guide and inspire their work today. 👇
https://ow.ly/nbAH50XuOVL
Master of Public Policy – Alumni Q&A 2025
Our alumni speakers share insights on studying at the School, life in Oxford, and how the MPP can open up new pathways in public service, policymaking and beyond.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Curious about how the Master of Public Policy can shape your public service career? 🌟
Hear from four of our MPP alumni as they share how the programme and School community continues to guide and inspire their work today. 👇
https://ow.ly/nbAH50XuOVL
Hear from four of our MPP alumni as they share how the programme and School community continues to guide and inspire their work today. 👇
https://ow.ly/nbAH50XuOVL
"It is time to confront the delusion that the UK can provide Scandinavian-style welfare with American-style taxation."
Associate Prof İrem Güçeri and Prof Christopher Adam, ODID, University of Oxford, set out the choices Britain now faces in their Financial Times letter👇
https://ow.ly/saJp50XvFOB
Associate Prof İrem Güçeri and Prof Christopher Adam, ODID, University of Oxford, set out the choices Britain now faces in their Financial Times letter👇
https://ow.ly/saJp50XvFOB
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
"It is time to confront the delusion that the UK can provide Scandinavian-style welfare with American-style taxation."
Associate Prof İrem Güçeri and Prof Christopher Adam, ODID, University of Oxford, set out the choices Britain now faces in their Financial Times letter👇
https://ow.ly/saJp50XvFOB
Associate Prof İrem Güçeri and Prof Christopher Adam, ODID, University of Oxford, set out the choices Britain now faces in their Financial Times letter👇
https://ow.ly/saJp50XvFOB
This week Profs Emily Jones and Ciaran Martin, alongside the BSG team, were in Lagos delivering the AIG Public Leaders Programme to 70 committed public servants from across Africa, to strengthen their skills for leading institutional reform. 🌍🇳🇬
https://ow.ly/h2LP50XvFyz
https://ow.ly/h2LP50XvFyz
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
This week Profs Emily Jones and Ciaran Martin, alongside the BSG team, were in Lagos delivering the AIG Public Leaders Programme to 70 committed public servants from across Africa, to strengthen their skills for leading institutional reform. 🌍🇳🇬
https://ow.ly/h2LP50XvFyz
https://ow.ly/h2LP50XvFyz
🇨🇴 Colombia has ratified the UN’s torture prevention protocol − 23 years after its adoption.
MPP student Laura Quiza Ortiz unpacks what this milestone means for accountability, detention conditions and the challenges ahead. 👇
https://ow.ly/EeKu50XuNok
MPP student Laura Quiza Ortiz unpacks what this milestone means for accountability, detention conditions and the challenges ahead. 👇
https://ow.ly/EeKu50XuNok
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🇨🇴 Colombia has ratified the UN’s torture prevention protocol − 23 years after its adoption.
MPP student Laura Quiza Ortiz unpacks what this milestone means for accountability, detention conditions and the challenges ahead. 👇
https://ow.ly/EeKu50XuNok
MPP student Laura Quiza Ortiz unpacks what this milestone means for accountability, detention conditions and the challenges ahead. 👇
https://ow.ly/EeKu50XuNok
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Don't miss this fascinating thread about findings from the Climate Policy Monitor, analysing global climate policies⬇️
Featuring insights from our divisional colleagues Professor Thomas Hale @blavatnikschool.bsky.social & Dr Thom Wetzer @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social #COP30
Featuring insights from our divisional colleagues Professor Thomas Hale @blavatnikschool.bsky.social & Dr Thom Wetzer @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social #COP30
NEW: As world leaders meet at #COP30, Oxford research reveals which countries are turning climate promises into action and which aren’t. 🌍
The Climate Policy Monitor gives the clearest picture yet of how national laws stack up against global climate goals.
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The Climate Policy Monitor gives the clearest picture yet of how national laws stack up against global climate goals.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Don't miss this fascinating thread about findings from the Climate Policy Monitor, analysing global climate policies⬇️
Featuring insights from our divisional colleagues Professor Thomas Hale @blavatnikschool.bsky.social & Dr Thom Wetzer @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social #COP30
Featuring insights from our divisional colleagues Professor Thomas Hale @blavatnikschool.bsky.social & Dr Thom Wetzer @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social #COP30
"Global trade and digital connectivity is what turned these Brazilian factions into networked global organisations."
Associate Prof Annette Idler explains Brazil's role in global drug trafficking. 👇
https://ow.ly/ghjp50XuI4l
Associate Prof Annette Idler explains Brazil's role in global drug trafficking. 👇
https://ow.ly/ghjp50XuI4l
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"Global trade and digital connectivity is what turned these Brazilian factions into networked global organisations."
Associate Prof Annette Idler explains Brazil's role in global drug trafficking. 👇
https://ow.ly/ghjp50XuI4l
Associate Prof Annette Idler explains Brazil's role in global drug trafficking. 👇
https://ow.ly/ghjp50XuI4l
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2 - 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
Discussion featuring contributions from Brazil, Costa Rica, Germany, Sweden, UK, Climate Champions team, alongside many other engaged participants committed to driving implementation forward.
@blavatnikschool.bsky.social
@oxsustfinance.bsky.social
Discussion featuring contributions from Brazil, Costa Rica, Germany, Sweden, UK, Climate Champions team, alongside many other engaged participants committed to driving implementation forward.
@blavatnikschool.bsky.social
@oxsustfinance.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
2 - 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
Discussion featuring contributions from Brazil, Costa Rica, Germany, Sweden, UK, Climate Champions team, alongside many other engaged participants committed to driving implementation forward.
@blavatnikschool.bsky.social
@oxsustfinance.bsky.social
Discussion featuring contributions from Brazil, Costa Rica, Germany, Sweden, UK, Climate Champions team, alongside many other engaged participants committed to driving implementation forward.
@blavatnikschool.bsky.social
@oxsustfinance.bsky.social
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𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐞́𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
The Declaration builds on work from the OxGAP project, co-led by Emma Lecavalier & Kaya Axelsson — a collaboration between the #OxfordSmithSchool and the @blavatnikschool.bsky.social , with expertise from several @ox.ac.uk experts.
The Declaration builds on work from the OxGAP project, co-led by Emma Lecavalier & Kaya Axelsson — a collaboration between the #OxfordSmithSchool and the @blavatnikschool.bsky.social , with expertise from several @ox.ac.uk experts.
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐞́𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
The Declaration builds on work from the OxGAP project, co-led by Emma Lecavalier & Kaya Axelsson — a collaboration between the #OxfordSmithSchool and the @blavatnikschool.bsky.social , with expertise from several @ox.ac.uk experts.
The Declaration builds on work from the OxGAP project, co-led by Emma Lecavalier & Kaya Axelsson — a collaboration between the #OxfordSmithSchool and the @blavatnikschool.bsky.social , with expertise from several @ox.ac.uk experts.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us online & at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social for the event last night on 'Public Policy & Agent Interests' with Shamsuddeen Usman,
@gamblingondev.bsky.social, Andrew Nevin, & Michael Odijie
📽️Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDOV...
@gamblingondev.bsky.social, Andrew Nevin, & Michael Odijie
📽️Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDOV...
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us online & at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social for the event last night on 'Public Policy & Agent Interests' with Shamsuddeen Usman,
@gamblingondev.bsky.social, Andrew Nevin, & Michael Odijie
📽️Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDOV...
@gamblingondev.bsky.social, Andrew Nevin, & Michael Odijie
📽️Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDOV...
Charles Shachinda (MPP 2024) shares how the MPP has reshaped his perspective and how he’ll apply those lessons to drive progress in global infrastructure and water policy. 🌎💧
Read the full spotlight 👇
https://ow.ly/h3mo50XnL4f
Read the full spotlight 👇
https://ow.ly/h3mo50XnL4f
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Charles Shachinda (MPP 2024) shares how the MPP has reshaped his perspective and how he’ll apply those lessons to drive progress in global infrastructure and water policy. 🌎💧
Read the full spotlight 👇
https://ow.ly/h3mo50XnL4f
Read the full spotlight 👇
https://ow.ly/h3mo50XnL4f
We’re pleased to announce that Christian Turner, the incoming UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, will be joining the School as a Visiting Public Leadership Fellow.👇
https://ow.ly/G0rL50XsY3n
https://ow.ly/G0rL50XsY3n
Christian Turner to join Blavatnik School as Visiting Public Leadership Fellow
Christian Turner, the incoming UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, has been appointed a Visiting Public Leadership Fellow at Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We’re pleased to announce that Christian Turner, the incoming UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, will be joining the School as a Visiting Public Leadership Fellow.👇
https://ow.ly/G0rL50XsY3n
https://ow.ly/G0rL50XsY3n
⏰ The application deadline for our Master of Public Policy is fast approaching!
If you're already shaping change, the MPP will sharpen your skills to lead, influence and deliver real impact. Apply by 2 December 2025👇
https://ow.ly/5iLq50XpUPg
If you're already shaping change, the MPP will sharpen your skills to lead, influence and deliver real impact. Apply by 2 December 2025👇
https://ow.ly/5iLq50XpUPg
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
⏰ The application deadline for our Master of Public Policy is fast approaching!
If you're already shaping change, the MPP will sharpen your skills to lead, influence and deliver real impact. Apply by 2 December 2025👇
https://ow.ly/5iLq50XpUPg
If you're already shaping change, the MPP will sharpen your skills to lead, influence and deliver real impact. Apply by 2 December 2025👇
https://ow.ly/5iLq50XpUPg
The inclusion of children in the Belém Health Action Plan follows work by the @childrenandclimate.bsky.social alongside MPP alumna Omnia El Omrani. 🌎🤝 #COP30
'I am delighted by this overdue focus.'
@blavatnikschool.bsky.social's Prof Alan Stein responds to the release of the Belém Health Action Plan at #COP30 today, and explains why children need greater consideration in global climate policy discourse ⬇️ #OxfordClimate
@blavatnikschool.bsky.social's Prof Alan Stein responds to the release of the Belém Health Action Plan at #COP30 today, and explains why children need greater consideration in global climate policy discourse ⬇️ #OxfordClimate
Expert Comment: A win for children at COP30 | University of Oxford
Professor Alan Stein, the director of the Children and Climate Initiative at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University, responds to the release of the Belém Health Action Plan at COP30
www.ox.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The inclusion of children in the Belém Health Action Plan follows work by the @childrenandclimate.bsky.social alongside MPP alumna Omnia El Omrani. 🌎🤝 #COP30
🌟 Thinking of applying for the Master of Public Policy? Are you curious about how the MPP can shape your career?
Join our Alumni Q&A to hear from alumni about their experiences on the MPP and how it continues to shape their work today. Register👇
https://ow.ly/OmpV50XlCNg
Join our Alumni Q&A to hear from alumni about their experiences on the MPP and how it continues to shape their work today. Register👇
https://ow.ly/OmpV50XlCNg
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🌟 Thinking of applying for the Master of Public Policy? Are you curious about how the MPP can shape your career?
Join our Alumni Q&A to hear from alumni about their experiences on the MPP and how it continues to shape their work today. Register👇
https://ow.ly/OmpV50XlCNg
Join our Alumni Q&A to hear from alumni about their experiences on the MPP and how it continues to shape their work today. Register👇
https://ow.ly/OmpV50XlCNg
"We have yet to elucidate the precise mechanisms by which climate change induced extreme weather events affect different groups of children in specific ways."
Prof Alan Stein is quoted in the Guardian as Brazil launches the Belém Health Action Plan at #COP30. 🌎👇
https://ow.ly/YIHS50Xr57j
Prof Alan Stein is quoted in the Guardian as Brazil launches the Belém Health Action Plan at #COP30. 🌎👇
https://ow.ly/YIHS50Xr57j
Cop30 live: calls for ‘just transition’ plan grow as report warns world on track for 2.6C of heating
Climate Action Tracker report finds pledges made in past year have not cut the forecast for global heating
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November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"We have yet to elucidate the precise mechanisms by which climate change induced extreme weather events affect different groups of children in specific ways."
Prof Alan Stein is quoted in the Guardian as Brazil launches the Belém Health Action Plan at #COP30. 🌎👇
https://ow.ly/YIHS50Xr57j
Prof Alan Stein is quoted in the Guardian as Brazil launches the Belém Health Action Plan at #COP30. 🌎👇
https://ow.ly/YIHS50Xr57j
🌍 Children are on the front line of the climate crisis – facing heat, hunger and disrupted education.
Omnia El Omrani, MPP 2024, shares how the Children and Climate Initiative put children at the heart of the Belém Health Action Plan at #COP30.👇
https://ow.ly/Siom50XqrNB
Omnia El Omrani, MPP 2024, shares how the Children and Climate Initiative put children at the heart of the Belém Health Action Plan at #COP30.👇
https://ow.ly/Siom50XqrNB
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🌍 Children are on the front line of the climate crisis – facing heat, hunger and disrupted education.
Omnia El Omrani, MPP 2024, shares how the Children and Climate Initiative put children at the heart of the Belém Health Action Plan at #COP30.👇
https://ow.ly/Siom50XqrNB
Omnia El Omrani, MPP 2024, shares how the Children and Climate Initiative put children at the heart of the Belém Health Action Plan at #COP30.👇
https://ow.ly/Siom50XqrNB
🌍 The Belém Health Action Plan, launched today at #COP30, marks an important step – it recognises the vulnerability of children to climate change.
This inclusion follows work by the Children and Climate Initiative alongside Omnia El Omrani, MPP alumna.👇
https://ow.ly/tmX850Xr1B6
This inclusion follows work by the Children and Climate Initiative alongside Omnia El Omrani, MPP alumna.👇
https://ow.ly/tmX850Xr1B6
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🌍 The Belém Health Action Plan, launched today at #COP30, marks an important step – it recognises the vulnerability of children to climate change.
This inclusion follows work by the Children and Climate Initiative alongside Omnia El Omrani, MPP alumna.👇
https://ow.ly/tmX850Xr1B6
This inclusion follows work by the Children and Climate Initiative alongside Omnia El Omrani, MPP alumna.👇
https://ow.ly/tmX850Xr1B6
Designed for future leaders in public service, the MPP offers a rigorous, immersive year of learning – combining theory, practice and global insights to help you tackle the world’s most pressing policy challenges. 🌎
Apply by 2 Dec 2025👇
https://ow.ly/v6eq50XpUTv
Apply by 2 Dec 2025👇
https://ow.ly/v6eq50XpUTv
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Designed for future leaders in public service, the MPP offers a rigorous, immersive year of learning – combining theory, practice and global insights to help you tackle the world’s most pressing policy challenges. 🌎
Apply by 2 Dec 2025👇
https://ow.ly/v6eq50XpUTv
Apply by 2 Dec 2025👇
https://ow.ly/v6eq50XpUTv
The hack against Jaguar Land Rover has proven to be the most economically devastating in British history, suggests Prof Ciaran Martin, quoted in @nbcnews.com👇
https://ow.ly/yZY650XqsoB
https://ow.ly/yZY650XqsoB
The hack on Jaguar Land Rover was so bad that it hurt the U.K.'s GDP, Bank of England says
The hack is estimated to have cost the company nearly $2.5 billion, and delayed manufacturing for weeks.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The hack against Jaguar Land Rover has proven to be the most economically devastating in British history, suggests Prof Ciaran Martin, quoted in @nbcnews.com👇
https://ow.ly/yZY650XqsoB
https://ow.ly/yZY650XqsoB
🔍 What can a microchip reveal about global politics?
From phones to weaponry, semiconductors power the world – and lie at the centre of global competition.
At the School, students explore this through a case study on Japan’s semiconductor industry. 👇
https://ow.ly/fRLl50Xq0J2
From phones to weaponry, semiconductors power the world – and lie at the centre of global competition.
At the School, students explore this through a case study on Japan’s semiconductor industry. 👇
https://ow.ly/fRLl50Xq0J2
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🔍 What can a microchip reveal about global politics?
From phones to weaponry, semiconductors power the world – and lie at the centre of global competition.
At the School, students explore this through a case study on Japan’s semiconductor industry. 👇
https://ow.ly/fRLl50Xq0J2
From phones to weaponry, semiconductors power the world – and lie at the centre of global competition.
At the School, students explore this through a case study on Japan’s semiconductor industry. 👇
https://ow.ly/fRLl50Xq0J2
Applying for the Master of Public Policy? 📚
Catch up with our latest Q&A where our Admissions team answer all things MPP.👇
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Catch up with our latest Q&A where our Admissions team answer all things MPP.👇
ow.ly/X6lZ50XjAH7
Master of Public Policy Admissions live Q&A (October 2025)
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November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Applying for the Master of Public Policy? 📚
Catch up with our latest Q&A where our Admissions team answer all things MPP.👇
ow.ly/X6lZ50XjAH7
Catch up with our latest Q&A where our Admissions team answer all things MPP.👇
ow.ly/X6lZ50XjAH7