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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 1d

20 Years of Impact: Breaking barriers to epilepsy diagnosis.
For 50 million people with epilepsy, access to care can transform lives.
Our researchers are rethinking diagnosis through affordable tools and training in low-resource settings.
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20th Anniversary Oxford Martin School Impact Story: Professor Arjune Sen, Global Epilepsy Programme

One in 20 people will have a seizure in their lifetime and over 50 million people have epilepsy worldwide. Over 85% of people with epilepsy live in low- and ...

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 1d

🌍 Climate change. AI. COVID-19.
For 20 years, the Oxford Martin School has brought researchers together to tackle global challenges.
As we enter our 20th year, we’ll share impact stories from the past two decades — and look ahead.
🎥 Watch our film:

20 Years of Impact | Oxford Martin School Anniversary Film

In this special 20th anniversary film, we look back at the founding of the Oxford Martin School and celebrate two decades of pioneering, interdisciplinary re...

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 5d

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 5d

We’re recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher to explore the social, economic & environmental dimensions of food system transitions.

Interested in how diets, food waste, and climate intersect? Join a dynamic, global research team.

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 6d

👥 11,000 delegates | 🌍 170 countries | 🏛️ 53 UN agencies

The Annual AI Governance Report 2025 captures key #AIforGood outcomes shaping global policy.

Proud that Director of our AI Governance Initiative, Robert Trager, contributed to this important work.

👉 Read the report:

The Annual AI Governance Report 2025: Steering the Future of AI

This report covers insights shared as part of the International AI Standards Exchange track of the AI for Good Global Summit 2025. It highlights the…

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 9d

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 9d

Why do some societies innovate—and others stagnate? Join @carlbfrey.bsky.social, Director of the Future of Work programme, for a talk on 'How Progress Ends', a global, historical look at technology, policy, and long-term growth.

🔗 https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/how-progress-ends

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 10d

⏳ Only a few seats left!

Can your environment override your biology? In this talk, @kevinh-phd.bsky.social explains why diets often fail—and what science says about weight regulation.

🗓️ 1 Oct | 🕔 5pm

Register now: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/the-calculus-of-calories

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TABLE @tabledebates.bsky.social · 16d

🥦 Is eating more plants in the future actually a choice? 🥦

@paulbehrens.bsky.social breaks down how the plant-based future will arrive in this #FoodTakes video with @rebelwrit.bsky.social

Watch the full video here: buff.ly/SJ1L1EY

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 20d

Why are diets so hard to sustain?
Join us as @kevinh-phd.bsky.social draws on decades of research to explain how food environments reshape metabolism and behaviour.

Reserve your place here: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/the-calculus-of-calories

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 21d

How did COVID-19 change attitudes to wild meat in China?

New research (488,016 Weibo posts analysed) shows support for wildlife bans surged, with pangolin protection at the heart of debate.

Research led by Yuhan Li with @OxMartinSchool experts:

Chinese social media turned against wild meat during COVID, study…

The Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford brings together the best minds from different fields to tackle the most pressing issues of the 21st…

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · 26d

Global farmland has been declining since the early 2000s — but where is that land going?
Researchers from @oxfutureoffood, @OurWorldInData & @oxmartinschool Director, Charles Godfray explore rewilding, lab-grown food & the future of farming.

Earth has now passed peak farmland. What's next?

The world's use of farmland has peaked, bringing the chance to turn over more space to nature. How far could the trend go?

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · Sep 8

⏰The call for papers for the CSAE Conference 2026 is closing on Sunday (14 Sept).

If you want to present your paper at one of the largest economic development conferences in the world, make sure you submit this week! #EconSky
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Why should you attend the CSAE Conference?

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · Sep 2

“Are these summits actually building the guardrails the world needs to keep AI safe?”
Robert Trager, Director of the @aigioxfordmartin.bsky.social, outlines what must change for AI summits to succeed.

🎧 Global Dispatches podcast: https://www.globaldispatches.org/p/can-a-series-of-global-ai-summits

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Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford @ecioxford.bsky.social · Aug 29

📢 Reboot Development: The Economics of a Livable Planet 🌍

How can protecting air, water & land drive prosperity, jobs & resilience? 🌍

Join WorldBank, @oxmartinschool.bsky.social and ECI's Prof Jim Hall.

📆 Tue 2 Sep, 4–6pm
🔗 Register: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/the-e...

Report Launch and Panel Discussion - 'Reboot Development: The…

The event will feature a keynote by Richard Damania (Chief Economist for Sustainable Development at the World Bank), and a panel moderated by Professor…

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · Aug 29

Can prosperity exist on a planet under strain? 🌍

The World Bank’s new flagship report shows how protecting nature is key to health, jobs & resilience.

📢 Launch event at @OxfordMartin School:
📆 Tues 2 Sept, 4–6pm
📍 In person, Oxford
🔗 Register: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/the-e...

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · Aug 27

By 2035, the UK will discard 150,000 tonnes of EV batteries each year. A one-second diagnostic from @ox.ac.uk & @ucl.ac.uk could turn this waste into #CleanEnergy and unlock a #CircularEconomy. Read the full story: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/researc...

A researcher on the Oxford Martin Programme on Circular Battery Economies, Wenjia Du, uses fast X-ray tomography to inspect the internal defects in a battery module. He is pointing out the defects on a screen

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · Aug 19

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · Aug 19

"A diploma used to be a job guarantee. Today, it feels like a lottery ticket."

Prof @carlbfrey.bsky.social , explores how AI may reshape service-sector cities — just as tech once upended manufacturing cities, in the @nytimes.com.

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Opinion | The 1970s Gave Us Industrial Decline. A.I. Could Bring Something Worse.

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · Aug 19

Canada’s still not sharing its telecom towers-unlike most of the world. Why does that matter? Higher costs, slower rollout, worse rural access.

Dr Pantelis Koutroumpis writes in @nationalnewswatch.com

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The World Is Sharing Towers: Why Hasn’t Canada?

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · Aug 15

🤖#AI is moving fast.
Professor Richard Susskind CBE KC (Hon) shares six possible directions this could take.
One of them ends with machines replacing us entirely.
Are we ready?
▶Watch the full talk to find out: www.youtube.com/live/npj5pRZ...

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What would ChatGPT 6 look like? Prof Richard Susskind talks AI

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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · Aug 7

⭐️ CALL NOW OPEN: @socsci.ox.ac.uk's #SocialSciences Impact Conference returns in 2026 with "Impact in Motion: Navigating Uncertainty, Creating Change."
🌍 Find out more and express your interest at www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/impact-confe...

Closing: Noon, 12 September 2025 (UK Time). IMPACT IN MOTION: NAVIGATING UNCERTAINTY, CREATING CHANGE. Social Sciences Impact Conference, 24-25 March 2026. Expressions of interest invited from social sciences researchers, collaborators, engagement or impact professionals and partner organisations. Find out more at socsci.ox.ac.uk/impact-conference (followed by logos of University of Oxford Social Sciences Division, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford ESRC IAA, UKRI Economic and Social Research Council)

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Oxford Martin School @oxmartinschool.bsky.social · Aug 8

🌍 Climate change is already disrupting global food systems. A shift to more plant-rich diets could improve resilience, reduce prices, and protect nature.

@profpaulbehrens.bsky.social from our Future of Food programme explores a path forward.

Read here: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/blog/changin...

By changing our diets now, we can avoid the food chaos that climate…

Prof Paul Behrens explores how climate change is pushing up the prices of the food that we buy and therefore changing what we eat. One-third of UK food…

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Paul Behrens @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social · Aug 7

I wrote a piece for @theconversation.com on climate change, diets, and resilience. In high income nations we can go plant-rich now and harness the benefits or wait and likely climate change will force us our hand.

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By changing our diets now, we can avoid the food chaos that climate change is bringing

By choosing to transform how we grow food and what we eat – rather than letting climate change dictate the pace of change – we have so much to gain.

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