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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 10m

🌍 | This #WorldSpaceWeek, discover how Oxford experts are using satellites to observe changes to the climate, from tracking dust storms to monitoring deforestation. ⬇️

#OxfordClimate

Climate modelling, weather and extreme events

From over 250 years of weather records to implementing AI for state-of-the-art climate models, Oxford researchers are learning from the past and predicting the future when it comes to extreme weather ...

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 21m

Oxford University's Blavatnik School and the Clooney Foundation for Justice have launched the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice, the first global initiative dedicated to harnessing the power of AI for justice.

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Appearing in the picture, from left to right, are: Attorney General Lord Hermer KC; Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft; Philippa Webb, Professor of Public International Law at Blavatnik School of Government; Amal Clooney, Co-Founder of the Clooney Foundation for Justice; Ruth Mchizi, member of the Women Lawyers' Association of Malawi; and Jodie Ginsberg, chief executive of the Committee to Protect Journalists.

President of Microsoft; Philippa Webb speaking.

Attorney General Lord Hermer KC; Brad Smith speaking with the panel in the background.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 1h

'It has the potential to be a major own goal – politically, environmentally and economically.'

Prof Sam Fankhauser warns that scrapping net zero targets would show the UK no longer values the stability that’s driven clean investment and global respect for its climate policy.

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Tory plan to scrap net zero target puts UK climate leadership at risk

The country has enjoyed a unique period of consensus and stability under the Climate Change Act, which the Tories now want to scrap.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 23h

VC Prof Irene Tracey has delivered her Oration to the University.

In her speech, she covers the following and more:

- Keeping people and their stories at the heart of Oxford
- Oxford’s leadership in AI & innovation
- Progress on access & education

Read the full oration ⬇️

Vice-Chancellor's Oration 2025 | University of Oxford

Professor Irene Tracey CBE FRS FMedSci has delivered her annual Oration to the University in the Sheldonian Theatre. Here is the full text of the speech:

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Blavatnik School of Government @blavatnikschool.bsky.social · 1d

Technology has transformed our world, sparking progress across industries from healthcare to education – yet there’s no global push to harness it for justice.

The Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice is changing that. (1/2)

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 1d

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Reversing nature's decline

Oxford experts explain how our climate varies naturally, and how human-induced climate change is impacting nature and biodiversity. They also discuss habitat loss and how we can work with nature to ta...

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 1d

🌍 | Habitat loss is threatening the planet’s biodiversity, but what causes it, and can it be reversed?

#WorldHabitatDay | #OxfordClimate

What is habitat loss?

YouTube video by University of Oxford

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 2d

Our beautiful city 😍

📷 Instagram | Juncao_Oxford

Aerial view of Oxford at sunrise, featuring the Radcliffe Camera and surrounding historic buildings under a vibrant sky.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 3d

🌍 | Wildlife populations have declined by more than two-thirds over the last 50 years.

Oxford experts are giving conservation actions the best chance of success ⬇️
https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/nature#group-section-Protecting-nature-xAjnQW2ZAq

#OxfordClimate | #WorldAnimalDay2025

Nature protection and recovery

Explore the work Oxford experts are doing to understand how nature is responding to climate change, how we can better protect nature from climate impacts, and how we can reverse nature’s decline.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 4d

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Building tools for equitable health | University of Oxford

Professor Sara Khalid's work at Oxford's Planetary Health Informatics group applies artificial intelligence to international real-world health and climate data, in order to further our understanding o...

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 4d

🌍 | Oxford’s Planetary Health Informatics group is applying AI to real-world data to fill the gaps in global health.

Learn more about how this work is tackling climate-related health crises such as malaria. ⬇️

#OxfordClimate

Planetary Health Informatics explained

YouTube video by University of Oxford

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 5d

Reflections in the water 🌧️

📷 Instagram | Judy.Martin46 (September, 2025)

Radcliffe Camera building in Oxford reflected in a puddle on a cobblestone street, under a partly cloudy sky.

Reflection of historic buildings and bicycles along a narrow street puddle under a clear blue sky.

View of Magdalen Tower in Oxford, reflected in a puddle on a gravel pathway surrounded by greenery under a partly cloudy sky.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 6d

In advance of the 2025 UK critical minerals strategy, the push for onshoring mining must not ignore local realities, explains @oxfordgeography.bsky.social's Jamie Hinch ⬇️

As mining returns to Cornwall, lithium ambitions tussle with local heritage

In advance of the release of the 2025 UK critical minerals strategy, the excitement for onshoring mining cannot ignore local experiences.

theconversation.com

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 6d

Wishing those observing Yom Kippur a meaningful fast.

#YomKippur

Sunset view over the University of Oxford skyline with text greeting "Best wishes to those observing Yom Kippur from the University of Oxford."

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 7d

'Don’t be distracted by the usual suspects flooding the zone.'

Beijing has a track record of only promising what it plans to deliver. But too often the world’s attention is elsewhere, writes @oxmartinschool.bsky.social and @ecioxford.bsky.social's Dr Kai Jiang ⬇️ #OxfordClimate

When China makes a climate pledge, the world should listen

Beijing has a track record of only promising what it plans to deliver. But too often the world’s attention is elsewhere.

theconversation.com

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 7d

🌍 | Sir Charles Godfray, Director of the Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social and Professor of Population Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk, discusses his career and the future of food in a rapidly changing climate. ⬇️

#OxfordClimate

Professor Sir Charles Godfray - The future of food in a changing climate

Sir Charles Godfray, Director of the Oxford Martin School and Professor of Population Biology, discusses his career and the future of food in a rapidly changing climate.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 8d

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Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities opens in Oxford |

The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and Humanities will open to the academic community on 13 October 2025. A public cultural programme hosted by the Centre will

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 8d

The Centre will unite teaching, research and performance spaces – bringing leading voices together to show how the humanities can tackle today’s biggest challenges.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 8d

Public spaces will feature the 500-seat Sohmen Concert Hall, a 250-seat theatre, a black box immersive performance space, a dance studio, a cinema, an exhibition space, the renowned Bate Collection museum, plus a café, bar and gardens.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 8d

For the first time, Humanities faculties will share a home – from Music and History to Philosophy and Theology. The Centre will also host the Institute for Ethics in AI, the Oxford Internet institute and the new Bodleian Humanities Library.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 8d

The Schwarzman Centre – a major new cultural campus in Oxford’s Radcliffe Observatory Quarter – is designed by Hopkins Architects and supported by a £185m gift from philanthropist and businessman Stephen A. Schwarzman.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 8d

The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and Humanities will open to the academic community on 13 October 2025 🏛️✨

A public cultural programme hosted by the Centre will begin in April 2026.

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View of the Great Hall, Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, University of Oxford. Photograph © Hufton + Crow

External view of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, University of Oxford. Photograph © Hufton + Crow

View of the dome in the Great Hall, Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, University of Oxford. Photograph © Hufton + Crow

View of the Sohmen Hall, Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, University of Oxford. Photograph © Hufton + Crow

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 8d

Congratulations to everyone who graduated in the past few days 🎓

📷 | New College & Jesus College

#OxfordGraduate

Group of graduates in caps and gowns celebrating joyously on Brasenose Lane.

Group of graduates in academic robes and mortarboards celebrating joyously in the Bodleian Library quad.

Group of graduates in black robes and mortarboards walking joyfully along a stone wall.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 9d

'Mākereti Papakura has been a legend in our family for over a hundred years'

On Saturday 27 September, descendants of Mākereti Papakura proudly accepted her MPhil in Anthropology, honouring her legacy as a pioneering Māori scholar nearly a century after she began her journey.

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Posthumous degree awarded to pioneering Māori scholar almost 100

On Saturday 27 September 2025, the descendants of Mākereti Papakura, the pioneering Māori scholar believed to be the first indigenous woman to study at Oxford, were presented with her degree

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 9d

New College on a lovely autumn afternoon ☀️🍂

📷 Instagram | Judy.Martin46 (October, 2022)

View of New College, Oxford, featuring a manicured garden with blooming white flowers in the foreground and a majestic, vine-covered building in the background under a sunny blue sky.

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