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Join us for the presentation of the the results to date of FOUND and IdentIA, two initiatives addressing the crisis of disappeared persons in Mexico and Colombia, working at the intersection of tec...

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The making of international law using participatory action. International human rights law should protect and promote every individual’s human rights. But the reality is that international covenan...

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Today is UN #PublicServiceDay. Here some of our Master of Public Policy students share why they chose a career in public service. 🤝💙 Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford http://w...

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In an era of shifting alliances, technological disruption, and resource competition, Europe must be able to defend itself, protect its citizens, and project stability in its neighborhood and beyond...

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We used to take trade for granted. Trillions of dollars of goods and services crossed borders each year. Nobody paid too much attention: it just worked. Now, surging oil prices can hit your mortga...

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Join us for a conversation between Michael Sandel, 2025 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture Laureate, and Professor Ngaire Woods, Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government. Michael Sandel,

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Can governments keep up with AI? Fellow of Practice Dr Aaron Maniam and Master of Public Policy student Aliénor Rougeot explore one of today’s biggest policy questions in the second episode of our ...

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Join Australian activist, and MPP alumna (2025), Chanel Contos in conversation with Philippa Webb, Professor of Public International Law, to discuss her new book Consent Laid Bare. In an era of gro...

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Join Henry Farrell, SNF Agora Institute Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, moderated by Pepper Culpepper, Blavatnik Chair in Government and Public Policy, as he de...

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Mental disorders are among the top 10 leading causes of health loss worldwide: in 2023, 15% of the world’s population experienced mental disorders and 17% of the total years lived with disability i...

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Join Zahid Hasnain, Lead of the Global Program on Public Administration Reform at World Bank Group, in conversation with Christian Schuster, Professor Management and Public Policy, as they discuss ...

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The resurgence of industrial policy has been one of the most significant shifts in economic policymaking over the past decade. Once dismissed in many policy circles, state intervention in shaping m...

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Join Katie Moussouris, Founder and CEO of Luta Security and a global pioneer in vulnerability disclosure, in conversation with Ciaran Martin, Professor of Practice at the Blavatnik School of Govern...

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Carol Gilligan is the 2025 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy. She has critiqued conventional psychological theories for narrowing the model of personality development and relegating the “...

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In this panel discussion, as part of the Kyoto Prize at Oxford 2026, laureates Shun-ichi Amari, Carol Gilligan, and Azim Surani engage in conversation with Lord Hague of Richmond, Chancellor of the...

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Azim Surani is the 2025 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Basic Sciences. He demonstrated that both paternal and maternal genomes are indispensable for normal mammalian development and subsequently discovere...

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Shun-ichi Amari is the 2025 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Advanced Technology. He has conducted pioneering research in artificial neural networks and established the field of information geometry, which ...

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Join political philosopher and visiting scholar Lisa Herzog in dialogue with Sam de Canio, King’s College, London and Stuart White, Jesus College, Oxford to discuss her book The Democratic Marketpl...

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Samuel talks about his experience on the Executive Public Leaders Programme. Find out more about the programme at www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/course/executive-public-leaders-programme Blavatnik School of G...

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In 2016, the former President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, current Chair of the Elders, and featured speaker in this event, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as he led the peace process in Colo...

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