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Why projects to adapt to climate change backfire

22 January 2021
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21st century crises demand new economic understanding, say top economists

20 January 2021
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Social media manipulation by political actors an industrial scale problem

14 January 2021
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Oxford COVID-19 Monitor reveals January lockdown has a third less national impact on movement than March shutdown

12 January 2021
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Africa's electricity unlikely to go green this decade

11 January 2021
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Members of the Social Sciences Division recognised in New Year Honours list

06 January 2021
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New funding calls for engagement and impact activities across the social sciences, and support for very early career academics

17 December 2020
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New £2m global policy project to address social impacts of COVID-19

03 December 2020

Events

Below is a list of major upcoming events hosted by our departments. There are hundreds of other events each term across the Social Sciences Division, including seminars, workshops and conferences. You can view a full list on Oxford Events. To see a dedicated calendar for each department, please visit the 'Events' section on their individual websites.

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