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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · 5d

We are pleased to share a new report, 'Parenting for the Digital Age', produced as part of a programmatic partnership between UNICEF Child Protection and the University of Oxford, with contributions by Nuffield Fellow Lucie Cluver.

Read the full report: www.unicef.org/documents/pa...

Parenting for the Digital Age

UNICEF is working towards the goal that every child is protected from all forms of violence and exploitation, including those associated with digital technologies. The report is part of a…

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to new Nuffield Fellow @zparolin.bsky.social who has been awarded the 2025 Kershaw Prize from @appam.bsky.social for his public policy work

More info: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

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APPAM @appam.bsky.social · 7d

Along with our partner, Mathmatica, we are pleased to announce Zachary Parolin as the 2025 David N. Kershaw Award winner. We look forward to recognizing Zach at #2025APPAM. Read more: https://ow.ly/izM550X57Bv

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · 6d

🍂 📖 👩‍🎓 A favourite time of year is upon us: autumn in the air, new faces in College and the buzz of the new academic year.

#WelcometoOxford, all our new students and Fellows starting this week, we can't wait to meet you!

Nuffield College buildings in golden autumn sunlight. In the foreground, an old-fashioned lamp on a golden stone wall. In the background, the dark roof tiles and golden stone of College buildings with shining windows regularly spaced and reflecting more College buildings.
Photo by Tom Weller.

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · Sep 8

Congratulations to Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellows Said Hassan and Kasimir Dederichs who have been awarded first and second ECSR Prize for best PhD thesis, respectively, for their Nuffield College DPhil theses!

Read more: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congratulations to Rachel Bernhard, Professorial Fellow, on receiving a prestigious European Research Council Starting Grant!

Her project, ‘Walls and Wicked Problems: The Role of Complexity in Politics,’ will investigate how complexity shapes political discourse.

🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/5bYBw

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Expert comment from Nuffield Senior Research Fellow John Muellbauer, who writes about the political feasibility of a fairer property wealth tax in the UK.

University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Aug 21

💷 'Council Tax is probably the most regressive property tax in the world.'

@inetoxford.bsky.social and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social's Prof John Muellbauer proposes a two-part solution to the fairer taxation of property in the UK ⬇️

Expert Comment: A property wealth tax is now politically feasible |

John Muellbauer, Senior Research Fellow at Nuffield College, Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics, and Senior Fellow at the Institute for New Economic Thinking, University of

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · Aug 25

Congratulations to Ezequiel González Ocantos on winning the 2025 Alexander George Best Article Award from the American Political Science Association’s Qualitative and Multi-Methods Research section!

Read more: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · Aug 22

Congratulations to Sarah Marshall, MPhil Economics, and her teammates on a phenomenal performance at the FISU World University Games, winning gold in both the Women’s Four and Women’s Eight rowing events!

👏 Incredible teamwork, grit, and speed on the water!
#FISU2025 #Rowing

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · Aug 19

A groundbreaking international study published in Nature Communications, co-authored by Nuffield Fellow Nan Dirk de Graaf, reveals a global pattern in how religious commitment declines across generations.

📖 Read more at www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · Aug 9

Many congratulations to the six Nuffield students graduating today! Well done for all your hard work to get here, and here’s to the #nextbigadventure #graduation #nuffsky

Students in academic dress walk through Nuffield College. Photo by David Fisher.

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · Jul 31

📢Calling all sociology scholars, including social policy and demography: applications for the 2026-27 Sociology Visitorships at Nuffield College are now open. 🗓️Deadline: 29 Sep 2025

ℹ️More info & applications: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · Jul 4

Congratulations to Nuffield alumni Simeon Goldstraw, Kofi Gunu, Natasja Rupesinghe on the accolades they received in recognition of their excellent DPhil theses!

Read more: tinyurl.com/3jtd74wn

Accolades for Nuffield alumni’s DPhil theses - Nuffield College Oxford University

Three Nuffield alumni have been awarded prizes for their DPhil theses, written whilst students at the College.

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · Jun 26

Melinda was awarded an Honorary Doctorate and gave a keynote lecture on the challenges and rewards of working across disciplines.

Find out more at www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

Professorial Fellow awarded Honorary Doctorate from the European University Institute - Nuffield College Oxford University

Melinda Mills, Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College and Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, has been awarded a prestigious Honorary Doctorate from the European University…

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · Jun 26

Nuffield Fellow @melindacmills.bsky.social‬ (Director of @oxforddemsci.bsky.social‬) was recognised by @eui-eu.bsky.social‬ in Florence for her pioneering interdisciplinary work bridging genetics and the social sciences. #nuffsky

Three women in academic dress in front of a line of international flags. One is shaking hands with another, whilst the third holds a large degree certificate.

A woman in stands at a podium to address an audience. There is a line of international flags in the background and all the attendees of the event are wearing academic address. A caption below the image reads 'Awarding of honoris causa degree to Prof. Melinda Mills'.

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · Jun 16

Nuffield College Warden Julia Black and Professorial Fellow Lucie Cluver have been recognised in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours list for their outstanding contributions to research and public service.

Read more about their awards: shorturl.at/9iIaV

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · Jun 12

This week we welcomed back four Nuffield Alumni to discuss their books at a special hybrid event: Oisín Tansey, Sarah von Billerbeck, Bronwen Everill, and Robert Falkner. Thank you to our speakers and to all who attended! #nuffsky

The speakers at the Alumni Book Club event:
Oisín Tansey (DPhil Politics, 2002) from King’s College London; Sarah von Billerbeck (DPhil International Relations, 2008) from the University of Reading; Bronwen Everill (Research Fellow, 2010-11), joining virtually from Princeton; and Robert Falkner (DPhil International Relations, 1994) from the London School of Economics

Robert Falkner (DPhil International Relations, 1994) from the London School of Economics, presenting his book ‘The Market in Global International Society: An English School Approach to International Political Economy’

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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · Jun 4

A Nuffield College shaped cake! 🎂 Made by the College's catering team in 1994, for the Senior Clerk of Works' 80th birthday. From Nuffield College Archives, NCP A11. #isitcake #cakesky @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · May 23

The planting beds have also started to fill up: here is Walter Sawyer earlier this month, putting in border plants (such as liriope muscari) to brighten up the quads. #nuffsky #summerinOxford

Walter Sawyer stands behind one of the beds in the Upper Quad of Nuffield College, holding a tray of plants. In front of him are various bedding plants laid out in small pots to be planted.

Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · May 23

The sun is out and we're starting to enjoy the fruits of all the building work going on in College over the last couple of years!

After a period of settling in, the lawn chairs are now back out on the lawn, and students, Fellows and staff are enjoying the space again. #nuffsky #summerinOxford

College members enjoy the outdoor seating in the Upper Quad of Nuffield College, with the tower and blue skies in the background.

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · May 21

Congratulations to DPhil student Nan Sandi on winning the 2025 ADB–IEA Innovative Policy Research Award for her paper on crop residue burning! Her research offers a market-based solution to this pressing environmental issue.
Read more: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
#nuffsky

Nan Sandi being presented with her award. Credit: ADB-IEA.

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · May 15

Thank you to all our supporters who came to this year's donors' event! Current scholarship recipients Sarah and Guru enjoyed sharing their experience with some of our very first students, including Sir Francis Jacobs. What a wonderful way for Warden Julia Black to meet our donors! #nuffsky

Supporters with the Warden at the Nuffield donors' event. Image credit: Maciek Tomiczek.

Supporters with Caroline Kukura at the Nuffield donors' event. Image credit: Maciek Tomiczek.

Supporters with current scholarship recipients at the Nuffield donors' event. Image credit: Maciek Tomiczek.

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · May 7

This year’s Bluebell Day was a special one! On 27 April we gathered at Nuffield Place to unveil a commemorative plaque to mark the dedication of all those involved in caretaking and volunteering at Lord Nuffield’s former home over many years. Read more: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/... #nuffsky

Joanna Gamester, House Steward of Nuffield Place for many years, and the Warden unveiling the commemorative plaque. Credit: Tom Weller.

Joanna Gamester (former House Steward of Nuffield Place, Kevin Minns (Chair of the Friends of Nuffield Place), Julia Black (Warden of Nuffield College) and Sebastian Conway (the National Trust). Credit: Tom Weller.

The glorious bluebell woods at Nuffield Place. Credit: Tom Weller.

Kevin Minns, Chair of the Friends of Nuffield Place, delivering a speech to thank all those involved in preserving the house. Credit: Tom Weller.

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · May 7

We have more on this story on our website: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/... #nuffsky

Nuffield Fellow elected to prestigious US National Academy of Sciences - Nuffield College Oxford University

Desmond King has been recognised for his distinguished and continuing achievements

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · May 2

Nuffield Fellow Desmond King has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, in recognition of his ‘distinguished and continuing achievements’ – one of the most prestigious honours a social scientist can receive. Congratulations, Des! Read more: www.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/dpirs-d... #nuffsky

Desmond King. Credit: David Fisher/Fisher Studios

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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · Apr 30

We are delighted that Alumnus Mark Carney remains prime minister of Canada following this week’s election. Mark won a landslide victory in the Liberal Party’s leadership race in March, following Justin Trudeau’s resignation. Read more on our website: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/people/profi... #nuffsky

Mark Carney at Nuffield's 80th anniversary celebrations in 2017

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