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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · Oct 9
🗓️ The #ESRCFestival of Social Science returns from 20 Oct–7 Nov!
📍 Join us across Oxford & online for free, interactive and family-friendly events exploring our working lives through engaging and impactful #socialsciences research
❓ Discover the full programme 👉 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/festivalofso...
Festival of Social Science, 20 Oct–7 Nov 2025. Free, family-friendly activities for curious minds. Hosted by Oxford and partners. #ESRCFestival.
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REGISTER now for @dspi-oxford.bsky.social Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture on Fri 7 Nov, 5pm delivered by
Professor Frank Vandenbroucke (Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health, Belgium) ⬇️
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2025 Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture
RESPONSIBILITY AND THE DEMANDS OF SOLIDARITY - Defending the welfare state in hard times
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November 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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🚴Cycling cuts travel costs, travel times & carbon emissions, plus has proven mental & physical health benefits.
So how do we promote cycling initiatives for European cities and ensure it's a safe, accessible option for all?
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Cities for cycling: what is needed beyond good will and cycle paths?
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October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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🤹 How do families juggle home life & paid work?
At this free #ESRCFestival drop-in, explore research with @proftinamiller.bsky.social through
🗣️ Conversations
✍️ 🎥 Creative activities
💭 Sharing your experiences
📅 7 Nov | 12:30–4pm
📍 @museumofoxford.bsky.social
🔗 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/how-do-you-d...
How do you do it? 'Balancing’ family life and paid work
7 November, 12.30pm - 4pm, Museum of Oxford
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October 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Registration is OPEN for our annual Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture, with speaker Professor Frank Vandenbroucke (Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health, Belgium) ⬇️
Find out more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2025-sidne...
@stjohnsox.bsky.social @socsci.ox.ac.uk .uk #WelfareStates #SocialPolicy
2025 Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture
RESPONSIBILITY AND THE DEMANDS OF SOLIDARITY - Defending the welfare state in hard times
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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🤹 How do families juggle home life & paid work?
At this free #ESRCFestival drop-in, explore research with @proftinamiller.bsky.social through
🗣️ Conversations
✍️ 🎥 Creative activities
💭 Sharing your experiences
📅 7 Nov | 12:30–4pm
📍 @museumofoxford.bsky.social
🔗 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/how-do-you-d...
How do you do it? 'Balancing’ family life and paid work
7 November, 12.30pm - 4pm, Museum of Oxford
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October 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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How do we thrive in a world defined by instability?
Join Lord Hague, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, for the James Martin Memorial Lecture. 
🎟️ Register to attend: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/james-martin-memorial-lecture
💻 Register to watch online: https://youtu.be/4XjYHCJmFV4
Event poster for James Martin Memorial Lecture featuring Lord Hague, focusing on environment and geopolitics, on 12 Nov 2025, 5:00pm.
October 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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👨‍👩‍👧 Drop in & join us for this free #ESRCFestival event exploring the working lives of Armed Forces parents with children who have additional needs, with researchers from Oxford Brookes University & @ox.ac.uk
📅 30 Oct | 10am–4pm
📍 @modernartoxford.bsky.social
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The working lives of parents in the Armed Forces who have children with additional needs
30 October, 11am - 4pm, Modern Art Oxford
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October 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Could you be a food stylist, drone pilot or pet psychologist?
Drop in for free, family-friendly fun at this #ESRCFestival event. Spin the Careers Wheel to uncover surprising jobs and explore your dream workplace!
📅 29 Oct 📍 Museum of Oxford
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Aspiration station!
29 October, 10am - 3pm, Museum of Oxford
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October 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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We see only the polished face of AI- but behind it lies a web of people, data & decisions shaping who gains & who’s left behind. Join @geoplace.bsky.social @towardsfairwork.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk to explore fairer AI
📅 29 Oct 📍Museum of Oxford 🔗 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/unveiling-th... #ESRCFestival
Unveiling the human behind AI: A Rubik's cube journey to Fair Work
29 October, late morning - 4pm, Museum of Oxford
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October 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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🚇🚲🚶‍♀️ Commuting can be risky — but for whom, and why?
Join researchers from @tsuoxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social & Oxford Brookes for this #ESRCFestival event uncovering the hidden dangers of daily travel.
📅 28 Oct | 1-4pm
📍Museum of Oxford
🔗 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/dangerous-co...
Dangerous commutes
28 October, 1pm-4pm, Museum of Oxford
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October 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Join @sociologyoxford.bsky.social's @gczching.bsky.social @zhuofeilu.bsky.social & @matthewhluo.bsky.social for this #ESRCFestival event as they test perceptions & uncover surprising truths about unseen contributions in society
📅 28 Oct 📍 Museum of Oxford
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Invisible Work
28 October, 10am-1pm, Museum of Oxford
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October 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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'It’s not just us who struggle in the heat.'

@oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Prof Paul Behrens explains how climate change is driving up the cost of food.

#OxfordClimate
October 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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AI is moving fast – justice can’t afford to stand still. ⚖️

That’s why, in partnership with the Clooney Foundation for Justice and with support from Microsoft we launched the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice last week.

Watch the launch event ⬇️
https://ow.ly/MBZM50XcfKI
October 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Over 11M people are imprisoned worldwide.
The new Oxford Martin Programme on Decarceration, led by @seenafazel & Prof Tom Douglas, unites Oxford experts in psychiatry, philosophy, criminology, law & economics to find safer, fairer alternatives to prison: https://bit.ly/48M2Djd
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Oxford University's (@ox.ac.uk) vice-chancellor, Professor Irene Tracey, gave us a nice shout-out in her recent annual oration!

“And did you realise that Our World in Data, the first port of call for millions seeking information on ourselves and our planet, is hosted by the Oxford Martin School?”
Vice-Chancellor's Oration 2025 | University of Oxford
Professor Irene Tracey CBE FRS FMedSci has delivered her annual Oration to the University in the Sheldonian Theatre. Here is the full text of the speech:
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October 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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We’re proud to share our new Annual Report, showcasing the Department’s key activities and achievements from the past academic year💡

Discover highlights from our research, impact, and teaching, and explore our major new projects that are shaping the future of education.

Read report: bit.ly/479Fe8V
October 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Four new @OxMartinSchool programmes are advancing research on climate, health, technology & justice — tackling some of the world’s most urgent challenges through innovative, interdisciplinary work:
Oxford Martin School launches four new programmes to address global…
The Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford brings together the best minds from different fields to tackle the most pressing issues of the 21st…
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October 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Prof @swachter.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk comments about the worrying consequences that can arise if people are more likely to engage in unethical behaviour when using AI.

Read @the-independent.com article: ⬇️

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Why AI could make people more likely to lie
A new study has revealed that people feel much more comfortable being deceitful when using AI
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October 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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How can insights from the social sciences help us to live healthier, more sustainable lives?

The breadth of disciplines within the #SocialSciences addresses a huge range of topics; climate, diet, health systems, infrastructure, exercise... and more!

Follow along this month with #SSDLiving🌲
October 15, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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🎉Great news that all @oii.ox.ac.uk staff, students, and researchers, who were previously based across three buildings on St Giles, have been brought together in their new state-of-the-art home at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities!
oii.ox.ac.uk Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Sep 30
🎉Big news! @oii.ox.ac.uk has moved to the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, bringing our researchers, staff and students together under one roof. Huge thanks to the Dieter Schwarz Foundation for enabling our move, creating new opportunities for collaboration. More here: bit.ly/3IN94rk
OII | Oxford Internet Institute relocates to the new Schwarzman Centre
The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) has moved to its new home in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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🗓️ The #ESRCFestival of Social Science returns from 20 Oct–7 Nov!
📍 Join us across Oxford & online for free, interactive and family-friendly events exploring our working lives through engaging and impactful #socialsciences research
❓ Discover the full programme 👉 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/festivalofso...
Festival of Social Science, 20 Oct–7 Nov 2025. Free, family-friendly activities for curious minds. Hosted by Oxford and partners. #ESRCFestival.
October 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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UK teachers – get your school involved in Picture This: The Robson Orr Visual Literacy Research Initiative 🎨

Through free CPD, give your students aged 7-12 the chance to use art as a powerful language for learning, expression, and connection.

Register interest ➡️ bit.ly/4o02xbK
#PictureThisResearch
October 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Congratulations Dr @avideshseenath.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social on receiving a #TeachingExcellence Award!

The award recognises his inclusive approaches to teaching & student support with:
-weekly 1:1 meetings
-career preparation
-community building

www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/article/winn...
October 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Congratulations Dr Catherine Hamilton @cateh.bsky.social @education.ox.ac.uk ) on receiving a #TeachingExcellence Award!

🌟Feedback from students highlights Dr Hamilton's engaging teaching style and the positive impact of her efforts on their learning outcomes.

www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/article/winn...
October 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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When @doynefarmer.bsky.social was a student, he walked into a Vegas casino, sat down at a roulette table and beat the house!

LISTEN to BBC interview to hear how he's using his powers of prediction @inetoxford.bsky.social to resolve how best to prevent climate change.
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Discovery - The Life Scientific: Doyne Farmer - BBC Sounds
Doyne Farmer on how predict the future to help prevent climate change and win at roulette.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM