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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 8d
🏠For the next few weeks we'll be spotlighting how the social sciences explore topics linked to 'home and belonging', including
- #Migration
- Health and #wellbeing
- Economic inequality
- Infrastructure
- Community
Follow along with #SocSciHome to find out more!
#SocSciHome News, updates and research from across the Social Sciences Division on the topic of Home and Belonging
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🐈‍⬛Research finds that cats set-paw over our thresholds far later than originally thought finds @gregerlarson.bsky.social @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social
📸 We'd love to see some snaps of the feline friends that make your house a home! Share with #SocSciHome
More: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cats became our companions way later than you think
In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to join us on the sofa.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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📮Would a letter from the police make you rethink home security? #SocSciHome
@criminologist.bsky.social's research finds law enforcement letters do not encourage behaviour change to prevent burglary.
Read the full study: doi.org/10.1080/0735...
@dspi-oxford.bsky.social
#HomeSecurity #Police
Burglary prevention advice letters: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Luton, England
We evaluate law enforcement letters aimed at raising awareness of burglary rates and providing home security recommendations in the UK, examining whether such interventions can reduce burglary inci...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
socsci.ox.ac.uk
🏠For the next few weeks we'll be spotlighting how the social sciences explore topics linked to 'home and belonging', including
- #Migration
- Health and #wellbeing
- Economic inequality
- Infrastructure
- Community
Follow along with #SocSciHome to find out more!
#SocSciHome News, updates and research from across the Social Sciences Division on the topic of Home and Belonging
December 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Celebrating 25 years of global impact at the Department of Politics & IR! 🌍✨

We’re a diverse community driving real-world change — and we’re just getting started.

Dive into our journey and discover how we’re shaping the future of global leadership:
Join us – be part of our future
Film about the Department of Politics and International Relation at the University of Oxford featuring our academic staff and students.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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A portrait of Anne Davies, Professor of Law and Public Policy, features in the Bodleian Libraries’ new Catalysts series celebrating researchers @ox.ac.uk whose work is having global impact 🌏 Her portrait will enter the permanent collection at the Weston Library in 2026 📸🏛️👩‍🎓

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December 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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ICYMI: @blavatnikschool.bsky.social, The Clooney Foundation for Justice & Microsoft have partnered to launch The Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice - exploring how #AI can make legal systems fairer and more accessible.⚖️
#TechForJustice #SocSciAI
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-10...
Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government and Clooney Foundation for
The University of Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government and the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) have launched the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice, the first global initiative
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December 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Are people comfortable with AI-generated journalism?
ICYMI: this report from @reutersinstitute.bsky.social l for the Study of Journalism explores recent trends in #AI usage across 6 countries.
Find out more ⬇️#SocSciAI
reutersinstitute.bsky.social Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · Oct 7
How do people use generative AI in their daily lives? And how do they use it for news?
These are two of the questions we explore in a new report, based on fresh survey data from 🇦🇷🇩🇰🇫🇷🇯🇵🇬🇧🇺🇸

🔗 Full report
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🧵 Key findings in thread
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Can AI companies keep pace with the skyrocketing costs of the industry?
@carlbfrey.bsky.social (Associate Professor of AI and work @oii.ox.ac.uk) comments in this article from @theguardian.com ⬇️ #SocSciAI
oii.ox.ac.uk Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Nov 12
“On various measures AI adoption has been falling in the US since the summer. We do not know exactly why, but it does suggest that we are at a stage where some users and businesses feel they are not quite getting what they hoped for from AI so far,” says @carlbfrey.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk.
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · Nov 11
Can OpenAI keep pace with industry’s soaring costs?
December 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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@reuters.com quotes the OII's Dr. Fabian Stephany commenting on @time.com's Person of the Year selection, emphasising the role of the people behind AI systems.

Watch the full video here: www.reuters.com/video/watch/...
Time honors AI architects; researcher urges more human recognition
Time magazine named the architects of artificial intelligence (AI) its "Person of the Year" on Thursday (December 11), citing their ability to deliver the age of thinking machines with transformative ...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Dr Paula Sheppard @oxford-anthro.bsky.social speaks to BBC News about the UK's 'fertility gap' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
ICYMI: Dr Sheppard wrote for @ox.ac.uk about her research into fertility decision-making & why people are leaving it so late to have children: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-12...
How a 'fertility gap' is fuelling the rise of one-child families
'For every three children wanted… only two are born,' says one expert. So, what has led to this gap?
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December 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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AI is driving innovation in healthcare - but what 'legal tensions' does this involve?
Questions like this and more are explored by @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social's new 'Law and AI' hub featuring research on how AI is transforming the practice of law.
Learn more: www.law.ox.ac.uk/law-and-ai
#SocSciAI
oxfordlawfac.bsky.social Faculty of Law @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social · Nov 19
Zoya Yasmine is an DPhil student at the Faculty of Law and @somervillecollege.bsky.social looking into biases and legal issues in medical AI🩺

How can we protect people’s rights without stifling innovation❓

www.youtube.com/shorts/QK1VV...

@ox.ac.uk
The legal tensions behind technological advances in healthcare
YouTube video by Oxford Law Faculty
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December 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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New research from @jenmidgeog.bsky.social @plyushteva.bsky.social & Haifa AlArasi has been cited in a new House of Lords report reviewing the Autism Act 2009.
Read more: www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/news/tsu-res...
TSU research on active travel for children with SEND featured in new House of Lords report
New research from the Transport Studies Unit has been cited in a major new House of Lords report reviewing the Autism Act 2009. The report sets out key recommendations for shaping the UK’s next autism...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Academics from across @socsci.ox.ac.uk reflect on the #UKBudget25 including changes to income, electric vehicle, and property taxes, as well as the lifting of the two-child benefit cap. ⤵️ www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11...
@oxfordecondept.bsky.social @inetoxford.bsky.social @dspi-oxford.bsky.social
Oxford academics comment on the UK Budget 2025 | University of Oxford
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, presented her Budget 2025 to the UK Parliament on Wednesday 26 November. Three Oxford academics provide expert comment on tax rises and new taxes being
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December 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Local Policy Lab, an alliance between @ox.ac.uk, Oxford Brookes and @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social appoints its first Chief Scientific Advisors to tackle Oxfordshire's biggest challenges: www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/article/loca...
Local Policy Lab appoints first Chief Scientific Advisors to tackle Oxfordshire’s biggest challenges
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November 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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How do you get parenting support to millions of families during a pandemic?

Lucie Cluver, laureate of the 2024 #ERCengage Award, figured it out well 👉 t.co/XxhP16D18a

🏆 2026 competition now open 👉 t.co/fFic8g294I

@ox.ac.uk @dspi-oxford.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Is #AI reshaping how we understand #ChildDevelopment?
Hosted by @dspi-oxford.bsky.social, the Global Parenting Initiative brought together researchers exploring how AI can assess early interactions and support families.
🎥 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBsl...
#SocSciAI
The challenges and potential of AI in early childhood assessment - Global Parenting Initiative
YouTube video by Department of Social Policy and Intervention Oxford
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November 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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#AI is reshaping the workplace, but is it fair?
Led by Prof Mark Graham @oii.ox.ac.uk and @wzb.bsky.social, @towardsfairwork.bsky.social sets global standards for fair, digital labour.
The project was Highly Commended at the 2025 SocSci Impact Awards:
🔗 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/raising-stan... #SocSciAI
Raising standards for workers in the global digital economy
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November 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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#AI is changing how we work, from assigning tasks to evaluating performance.
@jeremiasprassl.bsky.social and Dr Six Silberman @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social are helping shape fairer employment laws for the age of #AlgorithmicManagement.
Read more: www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/regulating-a...
#SocSciAI
Regulating algorithmic management to ensure a fairer future for workers
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November 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Don't miss this fascinating thread about findings from the Climate Policy Monitor, analysing global climate policies⬇️
Featuring insights from our divisional colleagues Professor Thomas Hale @blavatnikschool.bsky.social & Dr Thom Wetzer @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social #COP30
ox.ac.uk University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Nov 7
NEW: As world leaders meet at #COP30, Oxford research reveals which countries are turning climate promises into action and which aren’t. 🌍

The Climate Policy Monitor gives the clearest picture yet of how national laws stack up against global climate goals.

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Aerial view of dense green forest partially affected by deforestation. The image is used to illustrate a news article about global climate policy, with a headline stating "Climate policy strengthens globally, despite unprecedented contestation in the US and Europe". The source of the article is University of Oxford, as indicated in the footer.
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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#AI impacts work, communication, and governance.
SocSci Professors @helenmargetts.bsky.social @carlbfrey.bsky.social Robert Trager and Dr Keegan McBride explore the big questions surrounding AI.
#SocSciAI @oii.ox.ac.uk @oxmartinschool.bsky.social
🎥 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Goxq...
AI and Society - why do social sciences matter?
YouTube video by Social Sciences Division
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November 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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AI's impact on our societies is ever-evolving. How can we ensure it's used in a beneficial way?
This month we're exploring how social sciences can help us understand & explore the influence of #AI - including governance, ethics, policy & more. #SocSciAI
www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/ai-and-society
#SocSciAI News updates and research from across the Social Sciences Division on the topic of AI in the social sciences
November 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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oxfordgeography.bsky.social
Heritage Innovations Lab Oxford (HILO), led by + including SoGE researchers, begins a new partnership with @heritagealliance.bsky.social, supported by the #Heritage Lottery Fund. Read more: https://bit.ly/47B2Jry
Heritage Innovations Lab Oxford (HILO) begins new collaboration to support the heritage sector
The partnership will build new collaborative networks connecting academic researchers with heritage sector professionals.
www.geog.ox.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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education.ox.ac.uk
🎙️ Education Explored: A Department of Education Podcast!

Our brand new podcast explores the incredible work happening throughout our Department.

In Episode 1, we chat with our Director, Professor Victoria Murphy about her career and research in Applied Linguistics.

🎧 bit.ly/43hdzlj #Edusky
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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🌍 New report shows global climate rules are strengthening, despite rollbacks.
Oxford’s Climate Policy Monitor reviewed 37 countries and finds real momentum, although more is needed. Read more: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/climate-policy-strengthens #cop30 #climate #climatepolicy
Climate policy strengthens globally with over 200 new policies since 2024, despite challenges in the US and Europe, per Oxford report.
November 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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The Clarendon Law Lecture series returns this November. Professor Sheila Jasanoff of Harvard University, winner of the 2022 Holberg Prize, will challenge us to rethink the role of law and science in shaping modern life ⚖️⚛️🌎

Register now 🔎 https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/clarendon25
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM