The new Environment IAA is OPEN to applications from researchers undertaking environment-related research across ALL disciplines! 🌱 🔎 🌍 This new opportunity will maximise the impact of Oxford’s environmental sciences research beyond academia. Find out more: socsci.site.ox.ac.uk/articles/new...

New Environment IAA to boost impact in environmental research

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A new study led by @oii.ox.ac.uk has found that AI tools used to write, edit and contextualise social media posts can subtly steer public opinion - a form of influence that current regulation does not yet address. Read more ⬇️

🎒 The Repair-Ed Project at @education.ox.ac.uk and @exeter.ox.ac.uk have been working in partnership to connect with primary schools in Bristol to support pupils' confidence and aspirations. Read the summary by Prof Arathi Sriprakash and Dr Claire Sims: www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/partner...

Partnerships are Powering Widening Participation at Oxford

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👏 Congratulations to @politicsoxford.bsky.social alumnus Dr Daniel Barker Flores - awarded the American Political Science Association's Gabriel A Almond Award for the best dissertation in the field of comparative politics! Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/jhfslvkxuv

Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp and I stepped out from behind the mic and in front of the camera to make a wee film about milk for BBC Ideas, with @socsci.ox.ac.uk and the BBC. Coming this autumn. Meanwhile, you can find our podcast here: www.milkingit.org/podcast

🏆 A remarkable TEN highly competitive Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships have been awarded to social sciences researchers from @ox.ac.uk. Congratulations to all! @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social Find out more: www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/articles/ten...

Ten Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships awarded to Oxford social scientists

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My Op-ed: The public is in all but name a shareholder of AI companies. It is time that the public receives socially beneficial technology in return for its investment. @computerweekly.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3r4cckmv Paper: Optimising for Happiness in EU Tech Policy tinyurl.com/44cv5kd8

The public deserves socially beneficial technology in return for its AI investment | Computer Weekly

It is important to understand that AI companies would not be successful without the public’s support. Our data, our land, our electricity, our water and our weakened fundamental and individual rights ...

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As Europe is hit by a heatwave (and air-con emissions grow globally), what alternative solutions can help us cool our cities and homes? A film we made in partnership with BBC Ideas based on research by Radhika Khosla and @smithschool.ox.ac.uk is still very current. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgMI...

How to keep cool without heating the planet (BBC Ideas x Oxford Social Sciences)

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NEW: The world’s highest-consuming 10% cause up to $5.7 trillion in environmental damage every year, according to research from the @oxmartinschool.bsky.social and @unileiden.bsky.social. The study finds biodiversity loss causes more damage than climate change⬇️ https://bit.ly/4oFI6m6

📯 Four Oxford social scientists have been awarded prestigious @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grants. Congratulations to Robert Klassen @education.ox.ac.uk, Rick Schulting @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social, Barbara Petrongolo and Martin Weidner @oxfordecondept.bsky.social! socsci.site.ox.ac.uk/articles/fou...

Four Oxford social scientists awarded major European Research Council Advanced Grants

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ICYMI: Jacqueline Broadhead @compasoxford.bsky.social explores how we can make the UK more welcoming for newcomers, with resources targeted more effectively. #SSDCommunities 

Expert Comment: How can we make the UK more welcoming for newcomers and communities? | COMPAS

Jacqueline Broadhead, Director of the Global Exchange on Migration and Diversity within the University of Oxford's Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS), explains how the UK’s investment in supporting newcomers can be made more effective.

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🎓 Marking the European Academy of Sociology’s 25th anniversary, sociologists propose 3 principles to advance disciplinary standards: 🔗 Theory–empirics integration 🔓 Open science 🌍 Careful public engagement Read more ⬇️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/soci...

Sociologists propose three key principles for standards in sociology

16 June 2026

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ICYMI: The Local Policy Lab appointed first Chief Scientific Advisors⬇️ The Local Policy Lab promotes partnerships between academia, community & government #SSDCommunities 

Local Policy Lab appoints first Chief Scientific Advisors to tackle Oxfordshire's biggest challenges

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Peace is getting harder to build. And harder to sustain. 🔈'The Difficult Journey of Peace' 🗣️United Nations Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix 🗓 18 June 2026 📍 Museum of Natural History, Oxford 🕔 5pm – 6:15pm This conversation matters. Register now: https://f.mtr.cool/zguajnzksn

25 years ago, many of us believed the internet could empower everyday people. What happened, and what does it mean for the AI era we are now entering? www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

“We show that temperature fundamentally shapes human reproduction.” ICYMI: @sociologyoxford.bsky.social research shows the relationship between extreme heat and sex ratios at birth. https://www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/new-research-shows-high-temperatures-affect-sex-ratios-at-birth #SSDCommunities

New research shows high temperatures affect sex ratios at birth

20 February 2026

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Why are global birth rates declining? #SSDCommunities  ICYMI: @paulajasheppard.bsky.social @oxford-anthro.bsky.social explores her research into the reasons people are having fewer children.  institutions.newscientist.com/article/2516...

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In the media: Dr @paulajasheppard.bsky.social (Departmental Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology) unpacks nuances behind declining birth rates ⬇️ Dr Sheppard's research takes an individual-based approach, rather than whole-population views. Read: institutions.newscientist.com/article/2516...

'Family' and 'community' can mean different things to different people, and the social sciences explore them at a range of scales. We'll be touching on global birth rates, parenting programmes, national refugee policies and more. Follow along with #SSDCommunities 🤝

“While most people understand that heat can cause physical health problems, far fewer are aware of the mental health impacts” Dr Laurence Wainwright from @smithschool.ox.ac.uk and @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social explains the mental health risks of heatwaves. Find out more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4dK4xBp

A new study from @dspi-oxford.bsky.social finds that drought exposure is linked to increase risk of sexual, emotional and physical violence among adolescents in Southern Africa, and recommends that violence prevention is integrated into climate resilience strategies. www.spi.ox.ac.uk/article/drou...

Drought linked to 46% increase in sexual violence among adolescents in Southern Africa

Study reveals climate change is increasing risks to child safety

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📄 New study from @sociologyoxford.bsky.social and @oxforddemsci.bsky.social tracks population movement in war zones. Combining Facebook data, satellite imagery and evacuation orders, researchers estimate up to 70% of Gaza’s population was internally displaced. www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/new-...

New study uses digital data to monitor unprecedented population displacement in Gaza

3 June 2026

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We were honoured to welcome Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Dr Harini Amarasuriya to deliver the OSGA Annual Lecture, read more about her insightful talk on the politics of development: https://www.osga.ox.ac.uk/article/prime-minister-of-sri-lanka-dr-harini-amarasuriya-delivers-osga-annual-lecture

🎉Dr Mona Ibrahim was Highly Commended in the 2025 Impact Awards for her work on conflict-sensitive assistance in Sudan, already informing groups to support long-term recovery: https://www.spi.ox.ac.uk/article/dspi-researcher-highly-commended-for-work-on-conflict-sensitive-recovery-in-sudan #SSDRenew

DSPI researcher highly commended for work on conflict-sensitive recovery in Sudan

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Renewable energy isn’t just cutting emissions, it’s driving economic renewal!  Prof Sam Fankhauser @smithschool.ox.ac.uk  explores how the energy transition is creating jobs, investment & growth: https://theconversation.com/renewable-energy-is-reshaping-the-global-economy-new-report-268676 #SSDRenew

Renewable energy is reshaping the global economy – new report

The energy transition is often painted as a jobs killer, but the evidence says otherwise.

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🐯 Roaring success for @oxfordgeography.bsky.social research - contributing to the first IUCN Green Status assessment for tigers, showing that "conservation efforts have worked". https://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/news/tiger-conservation-efforts-provide-hope-recovery-assessment-finds #SSDRenew

There's still time to register for the 2026 @tsuoxford.bsky.social Annual Lecture with Councillor @andrewgant.bsky.social, plus discussion with Nihan Akyelken @lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk! 4pm, next Tue 26th May - registration essential: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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The Annual Lecture will now be on 26th May with @andrewgant.bsky.social talking about the Oxford Congestion Charge followed by discussion with Nihan Akyelken and then Q&As. There will be a drinks reception after the event. Register now! forms.office.com/e/A3x7F5AHNR @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

My new paper "The Fallacy of Sustainable Generative AI: Limitations in EU Environmental Regulation of Data Centres and Paths Forward" w/Daria Onitiu & @bmittelstadt.bsky.social is out now! We show how EU laws are not well equipped to curb the carbon footprint AI leaves behind. tinyurl.com/54df65ha

OII | The efficiency paradox in EU data centre policy

New EU reporting rules for data centre energy and water use may look like progress, but loopholes risk undermining genuine environmental accountability.

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“We don't have to fall into the trap of this ‘too big to fail’ narrative & to see them as demigods & tech giants whose power cannot be yielded anymore. That's a popular narrative that plays into their hands, but nobody is really above the law” my invterview @euronews.com tinyurl.com/4ezm4dnn

Are there alternatives to mainstream social media? |Euronews Tech Talk

Privacy, political, and ethical concerns are pushing people to look for alternative social media platforms. What are the options? Are they the solution? Euronews Tech Talks tries to understand.

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The Annual Lecture will now be on 26th May with @andrewgant.bsky.social talking about the Oxford Congestion Charge followed by discussion with Nihan Akyelken and then Q&As. There will be a drinks reception after the event. Register now! forms.office.com/e/A3x7F5AHNR @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

ICYMI: Heritage Innovations Lab Oxford partnered @heritagealliance.bsky.social & Historic Buildings & Places to explore models for sustaining historic places & communities: https://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/news/heritage-innovations-lab-oxford-hilo-begins-new-collaboration-support-heritage-sector #SSDRenew