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“The decisive test of our age…”
Professor Eric Beinhocker featured in Thomas L Friedman’s latest The New York Times column on the dawn of the "Polycene". 👇
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Professor Eric Beinhocker featured in Thomas L Friedman’s latest The New York Times column on the dawn of the "Polycene". 👇
https://ow.ly/Bw3l50XpRjG
Opinion | Welcome to Our New Era. What Do We Call It?
We have arrived at a “Polycene” moment where binary systems are giving way to multiple interconnected ones.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“The decisive test of our age…”
Professor Eric Beinhocker featured in Thomas L Friedman’s latest The New York Times column on the dawn of the "Polycene". 👇
https://ow.ly/Bw3l50XpRjG
Professor Eric Beinhocker featured in Thomas L Friedman’s latest The New York Times column on the dawn of the "Polycene". 👇
https://ow.ly/Bw3l50XpRjG
A thoughtful farewell from Mara Airoldi, the GO Lab’s inaugural Academic Director, reflecting on nine years of collaboration, learning and impact in rethinking how governments deliver public services. 👇
https://ow.ly/2N2i50XpPuZ
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An 'Arrivederci!' from Our Inaugural Academic Director
Mara reflects on her leadership of the GO Lab since its founding in 2016
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November 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
A thoughtful farewell from Mara Airoldi, the GO Lab’s inaugural Academic Director, reflecting on nine years of collaboration, learning and impact in rethinking how governments deliver public services. 👇
https://ow.ly/2N2i50XpPuZ
https://ow.ly/2N2i50XpPuZ
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Much more detail in the report: bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
And huge thanks for all the collaborators and supporters who made it possible, especially lead authors
@emmalecavalier.bsky.social and Bhavya Gupta, and all the hundreds of lawyers from the law firm network who did the heavy lifting
And huge thanks for all the collaborators and supporters who made it possible, especially lead authors
@emmalecavalier.bsky.social and Bhavya Gupta, and all the hundreds of lawyers from the law firm network who did the heavy lifting
Climate policy strengthens globally, despite unprecedented contestation in the US and Europe
As countries meet at COP30 in the Amazon, a new survey of climate-related laws and regulations finds new and strengthened climate policies across the world, especially in Asia and emerging markets. Ov...
bsg.ox.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Much more detail in the report: bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
And huge thanks for all the collaborators and supporters who made it possible, especially lead authors
@emmalecavalier.bsky.social and Bhavya Gupta, and all the hundreds of lawyers from the law firm network who did the heavy lifting
And huge thanks for all the collaborators and supporters who made it possible, especially lead authors
@emmalecavalier.bsky.social and Bhavya Gupta, and all the hundreds of lawyers from the law firm network who did the heavy lifting
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The dominant narrative is that the world is rolling back climate policy. But what does the data say?
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The dominant narrative is that the world is rolling back climate policy. But what does the data say?
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...
EVENT: Prevent and Counter-Extremism in the UK
📆 20 Nov, 5pm GMT
Lord David Anderson will reflect on what Prevent has achieved, where it has struggled, and how the UK’s extremism landscape has shifted in recent years.
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📆 20 Nov, 5pm GMT
Lord David Anderson will reflect on what Prevent has achieved, where it has struggled, and how the UK’s extremism landscape has shifted in recent years.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
EVENT: Prevent and Counter-Extremism in the UK
📆 20 Nov, 5pm GMT
Lord David Anderson will reflect on what Prevent has achieved, where it has struggled, and how the UK’s extremism landscape has shifted in recent years.
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📆 20 Nov, 5pm GMT
Lord David Anderson will reflect on what Prevent has achieved, where it has struggled, and how the UK’s extremism landscape has shifted in recent years.
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🌟 Thinking of applying for the Master of Public Policy? Are you curious about how the MPP can shape your career?
Join our Alumni Q&A to hear from alumni about their experiences on the MPP and how it continues to shape their work today. Register👇
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Join our Alumni Q&A to hear from alumni about their experiences on the MPP and how it continues to shape their work today. Register👇
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November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🌟 Thinking of applying for the Master of Public Policy? Are you curious about how the MPP can shape your career?
Join our Alumni Q&A to hear from alumni about their experiences on the MPP and how it continues to shape their work today. Register👇
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Join our Alumni Q&A to hear from alumni about their experiences on the MPP and how it continues to shape their work today. Register👇
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🇧🇴 After two decades of polarised politics, Bolivia has taken a turn to the centre.
MPP student Diego Peñaranda Molina explores how President Rodrigo Paz’s pragmatic approach could offer a golden opportunity to rebuild economic stability through moderation.
https://ow.ly/EKuR50XohW7
MPP student Diego Peñaranda Molina explores how President Rodrigo Paz’s pragmatic approach could offer a golden opportunity to rebuild economic stability through moderation.
https://ow.ly/EKuR50XohW7
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🇧🇴 After two decades of polarised politics, Bolivia has taken a turn to the centre.
MPP student Diego Peñaranda Molina explores how President Rodrigo Paz’s pragmatic approach could offer a golden opportunity to rebuild economic stability through moderation.
https://ow.ly/EKuR50XohW7
MPP student Diego Peñaranda Molina explores how President Rodrigo Paz’s pragmatic approach could offer a golden opportunity to rebuild economic stability through moderation.
https://ow.ly/EKuR50XohW7
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Climate policy strengthens globally, despite unprecedented
As countries meet at COP30 in the Amazon, a new Oxford University study gives the most detailed view yet of how different nations’ laws and regulations are aligning – or not – to climate goals. The
www.ox.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Prof Thomas Hale: ‘The engine of climate policy has moved to emerging economies...African and Latin American countries now show higher ambition, on average, than European and North American countries.'
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November 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Prof Thomas Hale: ‘The engine of climate policy has moved to emerging economies...African and Latin American countries now show higher ambition, on average, than European and North American countries.'
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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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The Climate Policy Monitor gives the clearest picture yet of how national laws stack up against global climate goals.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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.
🧵 [1/10]
The Climate Policy Monitor gives the clearest picture yet of how national laws stack up against global climate goals.
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“What we see here is largely performative, it’s a show of power.”
Associate Prof Annette Idler explores the motives of US involvement in Venezuela on BBC Radio 4's Briefing room. Listen here 👇
https://ow.ly/vU3750Xok0p
Associate Prof Annette Idler explores the motives of US involvement in Venezuela on BBC Radio 4's Briefing room. Listen here 👇
https://ow.ly/vU3750Xok0p
The Briefing Room - What's happening in Venezuela? - BBC Sounds
Why is there a military build-up off the coast of Venezuela?
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November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“What we see here is largely performative, it’s a show of power.”
Associate Prof Annette Idler explores the motives of US involvement in Venezuela on BBC Radio 4's Briefing room. Listen here 👇
https://ow.ly/vU3750Xok0p
Associate Prof Annette Idler explores the motives of US involvement in Venezuela on BBC Radio 4's Briefing room. Listen here 👇
https://ow.ly/vU3750Xok0p
As world leaders meet at #COP30 in the Amazon, can climate policy stay on track amid pushback in the US & Europe? 🌍
A new Oxford Climate Policy Monitor study – from the School & the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme – shows how nations’ laws align with climate goals. 👇
https://ow.ly/48Qi50XnUSY
A new Oxford Climate Policy Monitor study – from the School & the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme – shows how nations’ laws align with climate goals. 👇
https://ow.ly/48Qi50XnUSY
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
As world leaders meet at #COP30 in the Amazon, can climate policy stay on track amid pushback in the US & Europe? 🌍
A new Oxford Climate Policy Monitor study – from the School & the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme – shows how nations’ laws align with climate goals. 👇
https://ow.ly/48Qi50XnUSY
A new Oxford Climate Policy Monitor study – from the School & the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme – shows how nations’ laws align with climate goals. 👇
https://ow.ly/48Qi50XnUSY
🌍 Ahead of #COP30 in Belém, we’re proud to announce a new global research collaboration – Children and Climate Initiative – exploring the impacts of climate change on children. Follow the initiative on LinkedIn for updates 👇
https://ow.ly/mswC50XjO9g
https://ow.ly/mswC50XjO9g
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🌍 Ahead of #COP30 in Belém, we’re proud to announce a new global research collaboration – Children and Climate Initiative – exploring the impacts of climate change on children. Follow the initiative on LinkedIn for updates 👇
https://ow.ly/mswC50XjO9g
https://ow.ly/mswC50XjO9g
"These recommendations are not only valid in the case of Colombia, but are also relevant for other countries seeking to transition from armed conflict to peace effectively and sustainably."
Read about Assoc Prof Annette Idler's report outlining 10 years of research👇
https://ow.ly/S4bL50XnCBw
Read about Assoc Prof Annette Idler's report outlining 10 years of research👇
https://ow.ly/S4bL50XnCBw
Arquitectos de paz ll
Es que es mucho lo que hay en juego, vidas, tranquilidad, progreso, bienestar y confianza en el futuro, como para que no se tomen muy en serio estas recomendaciones.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"These recommendations are not only valid in the case of Colombia, but are also relevant for other countries seeking to transition from armed conflict to peace effectively and sustainably."
Read about Assoc Prof Annette Idler's report outlining 10 years of research👇
https://ow.ly/S4bL50XnCBw
Read about Assoc Prof Annette Idler's report outlining 10 years of research👇
https://ow.ly/S4bL50XnCBw
As the rivalry between the United States and China intensifies, many countries are seeking partners they can trust. Can the European Union could fill that role? 🇪🇺
Dean Ngaire Woods explores this in her latest for Project Syndicate 👇
https://ow.ly/eIep50Xn7IG
Dean Ngaire Woods explores this in her latest for Project Syndicate 👇
https://ow.ly/eIep50Xn7IG
What Can Europe Offer a Fragmenting World?
Ngaire Woods urges policymakers to tout the EU’s stability and predictability as its geopolitical comparative advantage.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
As the rivalry between the United States and China intensifies, many countries are seeking partners they can trust. Can the European Union could fill that role? 🇪🇺
Dean Ngaire Woods explores this in her latest for Project Syndicate 👇
https://ow.ly/eIep50Xn7IG
Dean Ngaire Woods explores this in her latest for Project Syndicate 👇
https://ow.ly/eIep50Xn7IG
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⭐NEW EVENT Public Policy & Agent Interests
Join leading economist & reformer Dr Shamsuddeen Usman as he presents his latest work.
🗣️Andrew Nevin, @gamblingondev.bsky.social & Michael Odijie
📆19 Nov, 5-6:30pm GMT
📍Online & at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social.
💻Register: www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/publi...
Join leading economist & reformer Dr Shamsuddeen Usman as he presents his latest work.
🗣️Andrew Nevin, @gamblingondev.bsky.social & Michael Odijie
📆19 Nov, 5-6:30pm GMT
📍Online & at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social.
💻Register: www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/publi...
November 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
⭐NEW EVENT Public Policy & Agent Interests
Join leading economist & reformer Dr Shamsuddeen Usman as he presents his latest work.
🗣️Andrew Nevin, @gamblingondev.bsky.social & Michael Odijie
📆19 Nov, 5-6:30pm GMT
📍Online & at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social.
💻Register: www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/publi...
Join leading economist & reformer Dr Shamsuddeen Usman as he presents his latest work.
🗣️Andrew Nevin, @gamblingondev.bsky.social & Michael Odijie
📆19 Nov, 5-6:30pm GMT
📍Online & at @blavatnikschool.bsky.social.
💻Register: www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/publi...
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🎧: In this podcast ep about the future of foreign aid, sponsored by ASI, @ellenhalliday.bsky.social talks to @odi.global’s @aprizzon.bsky.social, ASI’s Daniel Pimlott, and @blavatnikschool.bsky.social’s @gamblingondev.bsky.social.
The future of aid
Daniel Pimlott, Annalisa Prizzon and Stefan Dercon on the changing dynamics of foreign aid
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🎧: In this podcast ep about the future of foreign aid, sponsored by ASI, @ellenhalliday.bsky.social talks to @odi.global’s @aprizzon.bsky.social, ASI’s Daniel Pimlott, and @blavatnikschool.bsky.social’s @gamblingondev.bsky.social.
🌟 Thinking of applying for the Master of Public Policy? Are you curious about how the MPP can shape your career?
Join our Alumni Q&A to hear from alumni about their experiences on the MPP and how it continues to shape their work today. Register👇
https://ow.ly/6uPO50XlCJH
Join our Alumni Q&A to hear from alumni about their experiences on the MPP and how it continues to shape their work today. Register👇
https://ow.ly/6uPO50XlCJH
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🌟 Thinking of applying for the Master of Public Policy? Are you curious about how the MPP can shape your career?
Join our Alumni Q&A to hear from alumni about their experiences on the MPP and how it continues to shape their work today. Register👇
https://ow.ly/6uPO50XlCJH
Join our Alumni Q&A to hear from alumni about their experiences on the MPP and how it continues to shape their work today. Register👇
https://ow.ly/6uPO50XlCJH
🌍 With #COP30 in Brazil next week, MPP alumnus Farid Osmanov argues that technology must move from the sidelines to the centre of global climate strategy. 👇
https://ow.ly/CTKx50XmjiN
https://ow.ly/CTKx50XmjiN
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🌍 With #COP30 in Brazil next week, MPP alumnus Farid Osmanov argues that technology must move from the sidelines to the centre of global climate strategy. 👇
https://ow.ly/CTKx50XmjiN
https://ow.ly/CTKx50XmjiN
"Blockers like the US can sit on the sidelines, but that’s not where the groundswell of action is and it’s not where the real COP action will be."
Prof Thomas Hale tells the New Scientist why he’s optimistic about “coalitions of the willing”. 👇
https://ow.ly/8NqH50XmAFf
Prof Thomas Hale tells the New Scientist why he’s optimistic about “coalitions of the willing”. 👇
https://ow.ly/8NqH50XmAFf
November 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
"Blockers like the US can sit on the sidelines, but that’s not where the groundswell of action is and it’s not where the real COP action will be."
Prof Thomas Hale tells the New Scientist why he’s optimistic about “coalitions of the willing”. 👇
https://ow.ly/8NqH50XmAFf
Prof Thomas Hale tells the New Scientist why he’s optimistic about “coalitions of the willing”. 👇
https://ow.ly/8NqH50XmAFf
Five weeks ago, we welcomed the Class of 2025 ✨
Four weeks from now, applications close for the Class of 2026 – could this be you next year?
⏰ Deadline: 2 December 2025
Find out more: https://ow.ly/pMg650XlHPz
Four weeks from now, applications close for the Class of 2026 – could this be you next year?
⏰ Deadline: 2 December 2025
Find out more: https://ow.ly/pMg650XlHPz
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Five weeks ago, we welcomed the Class of 2025 ✨
Four weeks from now, applications close for the Class of 2026 – could this be you next year?
⏰ Deadline: 2 December 2025
Find out more: https://ow.ly/pMg650XlHPz
Four weeks from now, applications close for the Class of 2026 – could this be you next year?
⏰ Deadline: 2 December 2025
Find out more: https://ow.ly/pMg650XlHPz
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The UK needs to think long-term or risk falling behind. Heywood Fellow, Lucy Smith, has launched The National Strategy Playbook, outlining practical reforms to help government think long-term.
Read more here: tinyurl.com/4avfj52u
#Policy #Strategy @blavatnikschool.bsky.social
Read more here: tinyurl.com/4avfj52u
#Policy #Strategy @blavatnikschool.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The UK needs to think long-term or risk falling behind. Heywood Fellow, Lucy Smith, has launched The National Strategy Playbook, outlining practical reforms to help government think long-term.
Read more here: tinyurl.com/4avfj52u
#Policy #Strategy @blavatnikschool.bsky.social
Read more here: tinyurl.com/4avfj52u
#Policy #Strategy @blavatnikschool.bsky.social
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I was interviewed by @france24.com on Trump’s new not-so-covert CIA operations in Venezuela. Turning covert ops into public theatre is about signalling toughness, not strategy—it risks cycles of retaliation. @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social
www.france24.com/en/americas/...
www.france24.com/en/americas/...
Not-so-covert ops: Has Trump set his sights on Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro?
A recent investigation by the Associated Press found that the CIA allegedly tried to recruit the trusted pilot of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to help overthrow him. The revelations were publis...
www.france24.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I was interviewed by @france24.com on Trump’s new not-so-covert CIA operations in Venezuela. Turning covert ops into public theatre is about signalling toughness, not strategy—it risks cycles of retaliation. @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social
www.france24.com/en/americas/...
www.france24.com/en/americas/...
Join the GO Lab team as a Visiting Fellow to explore outcomes-focused policymaking, public sector reform and cross-sector collaboration. Gain access to world-leading researchers, global networks and applied research insights. 💡
Learn more 👇https://ow.ly/SXrM50Xkfna
Learn more 👇https://ow.ly/SXrM50Xkfna
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Join the GO Lab team as a Visiting Fellow to explore outcomes-focused policymaking, public sector reform and cross-sector collaboration. Gain access to world-leading researchers, global networks and applied research insights. 💡
Learn more 👇https://ow.ly/SXrM50Xkfna
Learn more 👇https://ow.ly/SXrM50Xkfna
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📽️💡NEW VIDEO Providing a Market-based Alternative to Crop Residue Burning
Latest Key Research Takeaways short features Nan Sandi on how Capital Rental Subsidies affect crop residue burning in LMICs.
@blavatnikschool.bsky.social @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAh-...
Latest Key Research Takeaways short features Nan Sandi on how Capital Rental Subsidies affect crop residue burning in LMICs.
@blavatnikschool.bsky.social @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAh-...
Providing a Market-based Alternative to Crop Residue Burning
YouTube video by Centre for the Study of African Economies
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October 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
📽️💡NEW VIDEO Providing a Market-based Alternative to Crop Residue Burning
Latest Key Research Takeaways short features Nan Sandi on how Capital Rental Subsidies affect crop residue burning in LMICs.
@blavatnikschool.bsky.social @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAh-...
Latest Key Research Takeaways short features Nan Sandi on how Capital Rental Subsidies affect crop residue burning in LMICs.
@blavatnikschool.bsky.social @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAh-...