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'Our stories – African stories – belong at the centre of these conversations.' @Africa_Oxford Scholar & MPP alumna Cynthia Wamukota is shaping global climate policy, building sustainable cities & mentoring future African leaders. 🌍 Read more 👇 ow.ly/BwK650WrkxE
How can global justice prevail when powerful states evade accountability for mass atrocities? MPP alumnus Ovith Thiyagalingam reflects on international law, impunity and the path to reform. ⚖️ Read the full piece 👇 ow.ly/EXcv50WtoLh
Professor Stefan Dercon (@gamblingondev) has been elected to the The @BritishAcademy_ Fellowship for his contributions to the social sciences. 👏 His work continues to shape policy in the UK and globally. Many congratulations, Stefan! Read more:👇 ow.ly/wYPb50Wszsz
Prof @JaninaDill on how Germany’s support of Israel stands in tension with international law and how neither historical responsibility, nor 'Staatsraison', can override Germany’s legal obligations. Listen from 10:10 (in German)👇 ow.ly/xNKw50WsuSe
'[T]he sort of tariff era we’re in, the risk is that it slows down the investment in the clean-energy transition at a time when it needs to speed up.' Catch up with Professor @rkyte365's @CarbonBrief interview 🌍👇 ow.ly/W1ZK50Wsshp
"When entire neighbourhoods get levelled, this simply raises the suspicion that the standard used here for deciding what is necessary or militarily useful is lower than what the law demands.” - Professor @JaninaDill ⬇️
BB Verify dug into Israel's widespread demolitions in #Gaza. Main legal points: Destruction of property in occupied territory without imperative military necessity is a war crime. bbc.co.uk/news/resources…
How can we deliver a long-term national strategy that mobilises communities across the UK ? 💡 The Heywood Fellowship, with @PolicyWise & @FutureGovForum, is building a practical future-focused framework, with lessons from Port Talbot and Cambridge ⬇️ ow.ly/wnNU50WrKFU
EVENT: Refuge and displacement Explore how research and policy can tackle the challenges of forced displacement. Rethink refugee rights, belonging and justice at this interdisciplinary workshop. 📅 21-22 July, in person at the School Register ⬇️ ow.ly/ivOn50Wpe8e
Great to see @golaboxford featured in the Civil Society Covenant, launched today by the UK Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer. Their INDIGO dataset shows how data sharing strengthens cross-sector partnerships. 🤝 Read more: ow.ly/PuW950WrfYY
💡 New research from Associate Professor Thomas Elston reveals that bureaucracies with slack resources are quicker & more responsive to political demands – not just better resourced. 📖 Open access via @JPART_Journal: ow.ly/4SZg50WrfiN
New paper, showing inequalities in social care. "The poorest areas have far fewer outstanding rated care homes, despite those areas having higher care needs." @DHSCgovuk @SocialcareToday @CASE_LSE @BlavatnikSchool @CommunityCare
England’s two tier system deepens social care inequalities. @AMBachMortensen and colleagues examine how increasing reliance on out-of-pocket payments for adult social care has created a quality divide bmj.com/content/390/bm…
We’re proud to host today’s Test, Learn & Grow community event at the School. As a strategic delivery partner, @golaboxford is supporting efforts to redesign public services with communities across England. 🤝 Find out more 🔗 gov.uk/government/new…
EVENT: Refuge and displacement Explore how research and policy can tackle the challenges of forced displacement. Rethink refugee rights, belonging and justice at this interdisciplinary workshop. 📅 21-22 July, in person at the School Register ⬇️ ow.ly/ivOn50Wpe8e
🎓 Celebrating Prof Jonathan Wolff's career Please join us in saying a big thank you to Jo for his pioneering research and teaching. The School will also host a special event to mark his career at the School on Wednesday. Find out more here ⬇️ ow.ly/aB3L50WnCll
Great to see Professor Emily Jones in Rwanda, drawing on her expertise in international negotiations to support policy capacity at the National Bank of Rwanda. 🇷🇼
This afternoon, Governor @SorayaMHlive welcomed Dr. Emily Jones and the Oxford team, who are in #Rwanda to facilitate a 2-day capacity building workshop. This visit follows the signing of an agreement between NBR and @UniofOxford aimed at strengthening institutional capacity…
We welcome the UK government’s announcement of the Better Futures Fund. 🤝 At the Blavatnik School, the GO Lab (@golaboxford) has spent nearly a decade studying how we can learn from such models.👇 independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
“If well designed, these partnerships can inspire innovation..." The UK Government today launches the Better Futures Fund to support 200,000 vulnerable young people. Find out more about @golaboxford’s research into the these partnerships👇 ow.ly/9YtK50WokKA
We are very proud of all the work Professor @thomasnhale does at the School - read all about it ⬇️
🌍 | Thomas Hale, Professor in Public Policy @BlavatnikSchool, leads initiatives to monitor global climate targets and net zero commitments. Learn more about his career ⬇️ #NetZeroWeek | #OxfordClimate
"If ... hedged globalization is to work, leadership is vital. "Only then can countries avoid behind held hostage by the world’s superpowers, and instead forge their own paths with partners who share their desire for an open and stable economic order." @YelingT writes for @ProSyn
Hedged globalization reflects most countries’ desire to have nothing to do with today’s superpower competition, observes @YelingT (@BlavatnikSchool). bit.ly/4eERtgV
Prof @JaninaDill is featured in @derspiegel, together with three experts, on the question of whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Read the full piece ⬇️ ow.ly/FYEZ50WnErM
