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We bring together the outstanding departments, faculties and schools that make up the University of Oxford's Social Sciences Division.

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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 28/09/2026
👏Congratulations to Prof Francis DiTraglia (Associate Professor of Economics) on the #TeachingExcellence award recognising his innovative and forward looking contribution to teaching @oxfordecondept.bsky.social  f.mtr.cool/gnjdqy4re8
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 21/09/2026
🎉Congratulations to @amiyabhatia.bsky.social who has received a #TeachingExcellence award recognising her exceptional work in course leadership, teaching practice, and DPhil supervision!  f.mtr.cool/hsid4ra8vg #TEA2026
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 21/09/2026
➕Maths achievement levels boosted for Year 2 pupils 🚸 through research-based Mathematical Reasoning Programme from @education.ox.ac.uk, led by Professor Gabriel Stylianides and Professor Terezinha Nunes. Find out more ⤵️
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Oxford-developed mathematical reasoning programme boosts mathematical attainment among Year 2 pupils
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 18/09/2026
🧸 Two very simple and effective parenting tips, based on many years of international research, can make a huge difference! 🎥 Watch our two new 90-sec films produced in partnership with BBC Ideas, and find out more about the @dspi-oxford.bsky.social research that underpins them!
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Evidence-based advice for better parenting in new BBC Ideas short films
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Oxford Social Policy and Intervention @dspi-oxford.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🎥BBC Ideas & @socsci.ox.ac.uk collaboration video showcases new '1-on-1 time', a 5-min-a-day parenting tool. DSPI's @jamielachman.bsky.social explains how 1-on-1 time is a game-changer for strengthening parent/child relationships. 🔗
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The 5-min-a-day parenting tool that really works
Here's a surprisingly simple tool that's proven to improve your parenting.
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 16/09/2026
🥛 Five little-known facts about milk: our new BBC Ideas film sees Oxford's @jcniala.bsky.social and Johanna Zetterström-Sharp explore the history, politics and industry that hide inside a glass of milk. 🐮 Find out more and watch it ⬇️
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Why milk is never just milk: new BBC Ideas film explores the hidden politics of an everyday drink
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 14/09/2026
Congratulations to Prof Horst Eidenmuller @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social on the #TeachingExcellence award recognising his innovative teaching combining academic rigour with engagement in real-world commercial disputes. f.mtr.cool/qx8sdl9f2u
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 07/09/2026
Congratulations to Prof @janinadill.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social on her #TeachingExcellence award! Janina is recognised for her commitment to supporting students’ engagement with complex material. f.mtr.cool/js0073chob
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 03/09/2026
How can the actions of one man change the course of history? 🐇🐇 In our new BBC Ideas film @joel-alves.bsky.social from @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social talks about how wild rabbits wreaked havoc in Australia, and how the attempts to manage their population had profound consequences across the world.
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Hopping across disciplines to investigate rabbits and ecology in new BBC Ideas film
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 18/08/2026
Great impact news from @reescentre.bsky.social and @education.ox.ac.uk: their research is helping inform national policy to improve educational support for care-experienced young people.
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 11/08/2026
Congrats to Saïd Business School alumna Emily Gill who's been awarded Women in Innovation 2026 by Innovate UK 🎉 She co-founded AI-driven human skills company LEVRA while at Oxford and they were part of our Hope into Action conference in their early days 🏆 www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/news/mba-alu...
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MBA alumna Emily Gill awarded Women in Innovation honour by Innovate UK | Saïd Business School
Emily Gill, part of our 2021-22 MBA Class has been recognised by Innovate UK as one of a hundred exceptional women entrepreneurs from across the UK, in the tenth year of the flagship programme.
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 10/08/2026
👏Well done to our 2026 SDG Award winners! Seven new social sciences projects spanning nine disciplines have been competitively awarded £95,000 to pursue knowledge exchange activities working towards six of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Find out more about the recipients and projects:
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Seven new social sciences projects awarded funding to support UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 07/08/2026
🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Local Policy Lab Fellows! They've concluded their work on pressing local policy issues such as adult social care, employment & green skills as part of the Local Policy Lab, an alliance connecting academic research and local policy. ➡️ www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/articles/thi...
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Third annual Local Policy Lab Fellowship showcases success
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 05/08/2026
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...
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New Environment IAA to boost impact in environmental research
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 22/07/2026
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 ⬇️
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 24/07/2026
🎒 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...
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Partnerships are Powering Widening Participation at Oxford
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Politics_Oxford @politicsoxford.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
👏 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: f.mtr.cool/jhfslvkxuv
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Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 15/07/2026
🏆 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...
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Ten Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships awarded to Oxford social scientists
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Sandra Wachter @swachter.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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
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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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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 24/06/2026
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...
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How to keep cool without heating the planet (BBC Ideas x Oxford Social Sciences)
YouTube video by Social Sciences Division
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 23/06/2026
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⬇️ bit.ly/4oFI6m6
A busy city street with blurred pedestrians and red buses moving through traffic, photographed with a long exposure effect to convey movement and consumption in an urban environment. Overlaid text reads: “World’s highest-consuming 10% cause up to $5.7 trillion in environmental damage a year.” University of Oxford branding and website appear at the bottom.
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 23/06/2026
📯 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...
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Four Oxford social scientists awarded major European Research Council Advanced Grants
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 23/06/2026
ICYMI: Jacqueline Broadhead @compasoxford.bsky.social explores how we can make the UK more welcoming for newcomers, with resources targeted more effectively. #SSDCommunities 
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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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Sociology at Oxford @sociologyoxford.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🎓 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...
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Sociologists propose three key principles for standards in sociology
16 June 2026
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 18/06/2026
ICYMI: The Local Policy Lab appointed first Chief Scientific Advisors⬇️ The Local Policy Lab promotes partnerships between academia, community & government #SSDCommunities 
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Local Policy Lab appoints first Chief Scientific Advisors to tackle Oxfordshire's biggest challenges
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Politics_Oxford @politicsoxford.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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: f.mtr.cool/zguajnzksn
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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 28/05/2026
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/...
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 12/06/2026
“We show that temperature fundamentally shapes human reproduction.” ICYMI: @sociologyoxford.bsky.social research shows the relationship between extreme heat and sex ratios at birth. www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/new-… #SSDCommunities
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New research shows high temperatures affect sex ratios at birth
20 February 2026
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 10/06/2026
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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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 08/06/2026
'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 🤝
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 26/05/2026
“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 ⬇️ bit.ly/4dK4xBp
Hazy city skyline at sunset with intense orange light and heat, overlaid with the headline “Expert Comment: The hidden mental health impacts of heatwaves” and University of Oxford branding.
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 05/06/2026
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...
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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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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 04/06/2026
📄 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-...
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New study uses digital data to monitor unprecedented population displacement in Gaza
3 June 2026
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Oxford School of Global and Area Studies @osgaoxford.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
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: www.osga.ox.ac.uk/article/prime-min…
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 21/05/2026
🎉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: www.spi.ox.ac.uk/article/dspi-resea… #SSDRenew
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DSPI researcher highly commended for work on conflict-sensitive recovery in Sudan
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 20/05/2026
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: theconversation.com/renewable-energ… #SSDRenew
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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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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 19/05/2026
🐯 Roaring success for @oxfordgeography.bsky.social research - contributing to the first IUCN Green Status assessment for tigers, showing that "conservation efforts have worked". www.geog.ox.ac.uk/news/tiger-conser… #SSDRenew
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Tiger conservation efforts provide hope for recovery, assessment finds
Tiger conservation efforts provide hope for recovery, assessment finds
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School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford @oxfordgeography.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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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Sandra Wachter @swachter.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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
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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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Sandra Wachter @swachter.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
“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
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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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Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford @tsuoxford.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 13/05/2026
ICYMI: Heritage Innovations Lab Oxford partnered @heritagealliance.bsky.social & Historic Buildings & Places to explore models for sustaining historic places & communities: www.geog.ox.ac.uk/news/heritage-inn… #SSDRenew
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Heritage Innovations Lab Oxford (HILO) begins new collaboration to support the heritage sector
Heritage Innovations Lab Oxford (HILO) begins new collaboration to support the heritage sector
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 12/05/2026
🌦️ 🐒 Research from @oxford-anthro.bsky.social's @cyrilgrueter.bsky.social found that chimpanzees adapt their nests every night based on environmental cues - suggesting that they could be planning ahead for wet, cool or warmer weather conditions. www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/article/chim...
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Chimpanzees in the wettest part of Rwanda seem to plan ahead for bad weather
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 12/05/2026
How does nationality shape attitudes towards second chances?  @oxford-anthro.bsky.social research shows what influences support for ex-prisoners in the US & UK: www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/article/america… #SSDRenew
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Americans Bond Over Grief, Brits Over Football: How Both Might Offer Second Chances for Ex-Prisoners
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 11/05/2026
Research from the @oxmartinschool.bsky.social Systemic Resilience Initiative shows the UK is highly exposed to transnational climate risks, and must 'reimagine resilience' to face the #ClimateCrisis. ➡️More: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/blog/uk-r… #SSDRenew
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Why the UK must reimagine resilience in the age of transnational…
Researchers from the University of Oxford and the London School of Economics explore why the UK must reimagine resilience through a systemic…
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 08/05/2026
🍎Five a day could be good for more than your health. @oxmartinschool.bsky.social research shows that plant-rich diets could reduce emissions, ease pressure on land & strengthen food system resilience.  www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/blog/chan… #SSDRenew
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By changing our diets now, we can avoid the food chaos that climate…
Prof Paul Behrens explores how climate change is pushing up the prices of the food that we buy and therefore changing what we eat. One-third of UK food…
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Oxford Social Policy and Intervention @dspi-oxford.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
📣NEW research published in BMJ Global Health shows that parenting programmes can reduce violence against teenage girls by over 60% when delivered at scale ⬇️ The study examined the effectiveness of parenting programmes endorsed by @who.int and @unicef.org 🔗 doi.org/10.1136/bmjg... @bmj.com
Dark blue slide with photo of two girls featuring research stats. Large-scale parenting programmes can lead to: 65% reduction in physical abuse, 59% reduction in emotional abuse, 46% reduction in parenting stress experienced by adolescent girls
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 07/05/2026
🏙️ What are "disobedient buildings"? Scroll through @oxford-anthro.bsky.social digital exhibition, to visit the homes and lives of those living in London’s post-war tower blocks. The project highlights how investing in people and places, rather than demolition, can sustain hope and belonging.
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Disobedient Buildings
An exhibition exploring architecture and urban spaces
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 07/05/2026
The study ‘Climate adaptation finance: From paper commitments to climate risk reduction’ calls for renewed strategies across water, agriculture, energy & transport: “A coordinated national approach is essential,” says Prof Jim Hall.   www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science…   #SSDRenew
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Climate adaptation finance: From paper commitments to climate risk reduction
Science can help to target climate finance at better-quality adaptation
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