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COMPAS @compasoxford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As we approach the start of the academic year, Course Director Madeleine Reeves shares her top tips for making the most of the MSc in Migration Studies at Oxford - whether you’re already joining the course or considering applying. ➡️Madeleine's tips in full: www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/how-...
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Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative @ophioxford.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In developing countries, nearly half of children under 5 are multidimensionally poor, undernourished, or both Read more in OPHI's new report, which unpacks multidimensional poverty measurement to explore child deprivations in nutrition and schooling: bit.ly/OPHIchildrep...
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Nesrine Malik has written in The Guardian about 'Chasing Freedom: Coming of Age at the End of Empire', the memoir by Simukai Chigudu (Associate Professor of African Politics). Read it here: www.theguardian.com/news/2026/se...
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Chasing Freedom: a poignant reflection on empire, education and parental expectations
Simukai Chigudu’s filmic memoir details the confines and conflicts of growing up in Zimbabwe during political turmoil
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
New article by Erick Moreno Superlano (with F. Llinas Casas): “Building on Loren Landau’s ‘chronotope of containment’, this article introduces the concept of ‘cartographic extensions’ to analyse intra-diasporic divisions among the Venezuelan community in the US.” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Bypassing the Brokers of Modernity: Cartographic Extensions and Nomadic Power Among Venezuelans in the US
Since the approval of Temporary Protected Status in 2021, low-income and racialised Venezuelan migrants have entered the US, a space previously perceived as reserved for Venezuela’s upper and middl...
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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New @cgdev.org blog, co-authored by Young Lives' Kath Ford, draws on our long-running research in Peru & the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty report on what works to reduce child poverty to explore lessons from two decades of progress in reducing child poverty. www.cgdev.org/blog/how-red...
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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🆕 Microfinance: Where do we stand 20 years on from the Nobel Peace Prize? 📢 Today on Economics Unpacked w/ @simonrquinn.bsky.social (@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social) & @muhammadmeki.bsky.social (@odid-qeh.bsky.social): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISq2...
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Microfinance: Where do we stand 20 years on from the Nobel Peace Prize?
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
There's still time to sign up for the Oxford Development Economics Summer School running 7-11 Sept 2026. Explore the central ideas & evidence that economists use to understand global poverty & sustainable development. Course tutor: @stefanocaria.bsky.social www.economics.ox.ac.uk/development-...
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"The Gulf’s next security order will depend not only on weapons or alliances, but on the economic ties it chooses to build." Adeel Malik (ODID) & Ibrahim Jamal Haidar (Lebanese American University) write for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g...
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Why the Gulf Needs Economic Ties with Iran
Adeel Malik & Jamal Ibrahim Haidar argue that durable peace in the region requires making the costs of violent conflict prohibitively high.
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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Congratulations to Professor @alexanderbetts.bsky.social, Associate Professor Naohiko Omata, Dr Jade Siu and Associate Professor @oliviersterck.bsky.social on the publication of their new open access book! The Refugee Trap: The Economics of Displacement www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Writing in the journal Contemporary Political Theory, Karolin Tuncel (& Tobias Müller, University of Cambridge) argue against dismissing intersectional feminism’s capacity to conceptualise religious agency. Read their paper on religion & intersectional theory here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Is religion a problem for intersectional theory? Muslim women, feminism, and varieties of patriarchy - Contemporary Political Theory
Intersectional theory has been criticised for neglecting religion and for being unable to account for religion’s social complexities. This contribution interrogates this critique by disaggregating dif...
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Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative @ophioxford.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Join our next seminar with the Institute for International Economic Policy to hear from OPHI’s Sabina Alkire & Lhachi Selden about what a truly global measure of wellbeing might look like. 16 June | 4pm BST | 11am EDT In person: Meeting Room A, Queen Elizabeth House Online: bit.ly/16JuneSeminar
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 11/06/2026
Prof Sabina Alkire, Director of @ophioxford.bsky.social, discusses why the UN’s new Beyond GDP framework could reshape how the world measures progress – and the five factors that will determine its success. Find out more ⬇️ bit.ly/4uY8REE
A graphic titled "Expert Commentary" featuring a panoramic view of London with a large park in the foreground and the London Eye visible in the distance. Overlaid text asks, "How should we measure progress in the 21st century?" and includes a quote from Professor Sabina Alkire, Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), arguing that there is an urgent need to rethink the measures used to guide humanity towards long-term thriving and sustainable progress. The design uses Oxford blue branding with light blue and white text.
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
New from @undp.org & the TIDE Centre: ‘The Energy Sprint of the AI Race: A Green Window of Opportunity for Developing Countries?’ AI offers a powerful opportunity to enhance the effectiveness of sustainable energy efforts—if deployed responsibly. Read the report here: www.undp.org/publications...
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The Energy Sprint of the AI Race
This paper explores how AI can enhance decision-making, optimize energy systems, and enable more inclusive, data-driven policy and planning in low- and middle-income countries.
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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
📢 Young Lives is recruiting! Join our friendly, supportive team as a Quantitative Research Assistant & be part of a unique longitudinal study of poverty & inequality in Ethiopia, India, Peru & Vietnam, since 2002. Application link in the comments. @odid-qeh.bsky.social #job #vancancy #researcher
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🥳 We're celebrating our 40th anniversary this weekend. Watch the event live at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social on Saturday 06 June from 09:30 to 18:00 (BST) www.youtube.com/live/BecQerg... 👀 View the programme: csae.web.ox.ac.uk/sitefiles/cs... 📽️ Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/BecQerg...
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CSAE 40th Anniversary
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Congratulations to Prof Xiaolan Fu & the OxValue.AI team! OxValue.AI received two Highly Commended awards at the Financial Times PWM Wealth Tech Awards 2026 in April, and is one of the Top 60 innovations selected for inclusion in the UN’s STI Solutions Book. Read more: bit.ly/4uyORrt
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
When conflict erupted in northern Ethiopia in 2020, @odid-qeh.bsky.social’s Young Lives was the only longitudinal study collecting real-time data in Tigray & Amhara. Four years on, new evidence shows the devastating impact on two generations. Read more: buff.ly/HbK5WYd
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
New in European Security, Corneliu Bjola examines (with Francesca L Vaselli) how Ukrainian state-affiliated and civil-society actors deploy virtual reality to shape perceptions of the conflict, defend cultural heritage and mobilise transnational solidarity www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Virtual reality as strategic communication: cultural defence in wartime Ukraine
Amid Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, immersive media have emerged as a new instrument of strategic communication. This article examines how Ukrainian state-affiliated and civil-society act...
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Many congratulations to ODID MPhil students Amalia Ghina Alfiya, Khin Thazin, and Sua Cho who were awarded the Sir Winston Churchill Prize at the 2026 Entente Cordiale University Challenge. Find out more about their project on nickel mining in West Papua here www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/news/mphil-t...
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
📢 New! 'Atlas of Uncertainty: Transforming African Cityscapes' is an exhibition at the Origins Centre, Witwatersrand University from 18 April to 3 July. This is a collaborative project of the Oxford/Wits Mobility Governance Lab and the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS). bit.ly/41G2CID
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
New job opportunities here at ODID! We are currently recruiting for the following: • Research and Innovation Associate in African History • Departmental Lectureship in Politics • Departmental Lectureship in Technology and International Development Details: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/content/vaca...
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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Young Lives' Deputy Director Kath Ford discusses why investing in adolescent girls is essential for building inclusive, resilient, climate-adaptive societies on @socialprotection.org's latest #SPpodcast. 🎧 Listen via the link 👇 @odid-qeh.bsky.social @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social #podcast
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
New job opportunity at @refugeestudies.bsky.social ! Programme Coordinator for the University’s Oxford Sanctuary Community Providing support to individuals at the University who have lived experience of displacement. Deadline: 23 April. Details: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/about/vacanc...
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
What is driving the sweeping transformation of land use across Africa – and how should we make sense of it? In a new ODID blog, Phillan Zamchiya introduces the concept of globalised extractive territorialisation. Read it here: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/blog/contemp...
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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
📘 25 years. Four countries. One powerful evidence base New reports set out over two decades of research across #Ethiopia #India #Peru & #Vietnam—covering education, health & well-being, employment & family lives. 🔗 Explore the evidence shaping policy & practice: www.younglives.org.uk/publications...
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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Palestine Refugees and International Law short course – in Istanbul! Due to government advisories against travel to Lebanon, we have moved our short course on Palestine Refugees and International Law from Beirut to Istanbul, 8-9 May. Sign up now to secure a place: bit.ly/4uPcGfC
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
🎥AND WE'RE LIVE Join us online for the CSAE Conference 2026 sessions. #OxCSAE2026 11am - 1 pm Personnel Economics & Hiring 2 - 4pm Voting, Elections & Democracy 4 - 6pm Closing Panel 'The Science of Scale & Implementation: New Frontiers for Research' Watch here👇 us02web.zoom.us/j/81884170412
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 13/03/2026
'Seeing poverty as a spectrum changes the conversation. It reveals what poverty lines miss and why inequality matters so much.' Associate Professor Olivier Sterck, from @odid-qeh.bsky.social, shares a new method of estimating the scope of poverty in different countries ⬇️
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Measuring poverty on a spectrum instead of an arbitrary line conveys a more accurate picture of inequality
An economist proposes a new method of estimating the scope of poverty in different countries.
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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Read @ox.ac.uk's latest feature on how Young Lives captured first-hand accounts of how #conflict affects young people’s lives — & our recommendations for governments, donors, NGOs & community groups⬇️ @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social @socsci.ox.ac.uk @uk.theconversation.com
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Oxford School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography @oxford-anthro.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
🎧 MIGRATION OXFORD PODCAST: Migration and Aid: As local as possible, as international as necessary Drawing on COMPAS & ODID, University of Oxford projects, Danilo Angulo-Molina & Ruta Nimkar discuss what the future of humanitarian aid could look like: ow.ly/3lH950Ypyop
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Politics_Oxford @politicsoxford.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Yesterday, to celebrate International Women's Day, colleagues at the Manor Road building and ODID, University of Oxford came together for a lunchtime walk honouring women’s experiences, achievements, and contributions—both within DPIR and across Oxford. Thanks to all our enthusiastic participants! 🎉
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Oxford Energy Network @oxfordenergy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Today's Oxford Energy Network seminar - The challenges of keeping communities at the centre of energy access. Dr Bernie Jones, Smart Villages. All welcome - in person and online, 5pm. @odid-qeh.bsky.social @oxengsci.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social bit.ly/3Nuwowv
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HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 8: The challenges of keeping communities at the centre of energy access | Oxford Energy
Oxford is addressing the major technical, social, economic and policy challenges of providing secure, affordable and sustainable energy for all. Work on different aspects of the energy challenge, whi...
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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
📢 New Policy Brief! Young people in #Ethiopia face overlapping crises but targeted policies can strengthen resilience. New evidence from Qual 6 highlights impacts on #health, #education, #work & #migration. Read our recommendations: www.younglives.org.uk/publications... @odid-qeh.bsky.social
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Assoc. Prof. Simukai Chigudu’s new book is reviewed by @theguardian.com: "Chasing Freedom is an elegant exploration of how political liberation does not always bring freedom for oneself... It asks what it means to stand up to the past without being trapped by it" www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
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Chasing Freedom by Simukai Chigudu review – a powerful memoir of postcolonial unease
A historian and exponent of ‘Rhodes must fall’ explores how political liberation doesn’t always bring personal freedom
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
New in @uk.theconversation.com, @professorsud.bsky.social writes on Global North-South climate finance, asking where does the money promised by the Global North to the South for historical overuse of the global carbon budget actually go, what does it fund? theconversation.com/the-worlds-l...
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The world’s largest climate finance deal was built to flounder: why funding fails to reach the front-line
Despite large pledges, Indonesia’s US$20 billion JETP has delivered little. Research shows funds are diverted to feasibility studies and donor interests rather than local green energy projects.
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TIDE Centre Oxford @tidecentre.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
🇲🇽 As global supply chains reconfigure and #green and #digital transitions accelerate, #Mexico faces both risk and #opportunity. How can #industrialpolicy, #innovation, and #governance mechanisms support a genuine productive #transformation? oxford-tide.org/2026/01/16/c...
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CALL FOR PAPERS: INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN MEXICO
Industrial Policy in Mexico: Governance Mechanisms and New Transformation Possibilities   The Oxford México Industrial Policy Co Lab invites submissions for a new call for papers on industrial…
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
🌟📽️NEW VIDEO What happens when humanitarian aid is cut? The CSAE's @oliviersterck.bsky.social (@odid-qeh.bsky.social @refugeestudies.bsky.social @iobua.bsky.social) discusses findings from a study of the effects of aid cuts in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya.👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=99wS...
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What happens when humanitarian aid is cut?
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Should China be invited to this year’s G7 summit? Over focus on the G7 risks misreading the real landscape of influence and missing chances for meaningful cooperation with China – Kenddrick Chan @lseideas.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social & Chris Alden @lseir.bsky.social @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social
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China sees the G7 as largely irrelevant – and an invitation to join will not change that - LSE European Politics
Should China join the G7? Kenddrick Chan and Chris Alden write that China sees the G7 as largely irrelevant and an invitation to join will not change that.
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
For University of Oxford undergraduates - deadline noon tomorrow, 6th February!
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Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative @ophioxford.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Apply now for the OPHI Summer School 2026, led by Sabina Alkire and the OPHI Team - a great opportunity to learn from researchers and academics with extensive experience of developing and implementing MPIs and other multidimensional measures. Apply now: bit.ly/ophiSS26
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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
🆕 Global poverty trends from a new lens Today on VoxDev, Olivier Sterck (IOB - Institute of Development Policy, ODID, University of Oxford) discusses a new measure of global poverty that doesn't depend on 'lines', showing that poverty has fallen sharply: ow.ly/VoPr50Y3Bsr
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Global poverty trends from a new lens
Global poverty trends look radically different depending on the poverty line used. A new measure that doesn’t depend on ‘lines’ – the average time needed to earn a dollar – shows that global poverty has fallen sharply, by about 55% since 1990. This was driven mainly by income growth in East Asia.
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 24/01/2026
‘Peacebuilding is complex. There are no clear answers.’ On #InternationalDayOfEducation, we’re spotlighting how @odid-qeh.bsky.social students debate, challenge and rethink peacebuilding in a changing world ⬇️ www.ox.ac.uk/news/features/learning…
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Deadline approaching! Apply by 27 January for our Master’s courses in - Economics for Development - Migration Studies - Refugee & Forced Migration Studies Find details on all our courses here: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/study-us
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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
🚨 One week to go until the deadline to apply for the MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies! Our nine-month degree offers an intellectually demanding, interdisciplinary route to understanding forced migration. Find out more and apply by 27 January: bit.ly/3LCPhwq
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MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
The nine-month MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies places forced migration in an academic framework, preparing you for doctoral study or for work relevant to human rights, refugees and migrati...
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
⭐️NEW January 2026 issue of the #JournalofAfricanEconomies is out now! 📖Read here: academic.oup.com/jae/issue/35/1 #EconSky @hoddinott.bsky.social @oxfordecondept.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social
Journal of African Economies January 2026 issue graphic with cover image, OUP and CSAE logos on grey background
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Refugee Studies Centre @refugeestudies.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
📢 Registration is now open for 'Unwelcome to Denmark: The Paradigm Shift and Refugee Integration' 📅 21 January 2026 ⏰ 17:00 -18:00 UTC 💻 Online Professor Michelle Pace will examine Denmark’s migration policies and approach to integration, and the experiences of refugees. bit.ly/unwelcome-to...
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Young Lives @yloxford.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
As we start the new year, Director Marta Favara and Deputy Director Kath Ford look back at 2025 - an exciting and eventful year for Young Lives - and discuss what the future holds for this unique longitudinal study. youtu.be/ZdzkhgfvLCQ @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social
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Young Lives in 2025: A Look back at this year's memorable moments
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Oxford School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography @oxford-anthro.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Apply now for our MSc in Migration Studies 🌎 Explore how movements within and across borders are shaped by social, economic & political structures, and consider debates currently faced by policymakers. Deadline: 27 Jan (midday UK time) Info: ow.ly/l03250XMAR2 ODID, University of Oxford
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Job opportunity! ODID seeks applications for a Qualitative Researcher in British and European Politics for the project Choosing Islamic Conservatism. Deadline: 12 January Full information: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/qual...
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ODID, University of Oxford @odid-qeh.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
In a new IMF Working Paper, Christopher Adam and Prabhmeet Kaur Matta examine the impact of spatial and temporal variability in rainfall and temperature on the short-run price dynamics of domestically produced staple food crops in Uganda. Read the paper here: www.elibrary.imf.org/view/journal...
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