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1909: The People's Budget
4 Degrees and Beyond International Climate Conference
Academic Blogging: Political Analysis in the Digital Age
Afghanistan's displaced people (Forced Migration Review 46)
African Studies Centre
Annual Oxford Fulbright Distinguished Lectures in International Relations
Anthropology
Archaeology
Beyond boundaries: research worth sharing
Big Questions For The Future
Blurring the lines: the changing dynamics between man and machine
Bonavero Institute of Human Rights
Border Criminologies
Building a Business
Business and the Environment - A conference from the Said Business School, University of Oxford
Can emerging technologies save the world? Hilary Term Seminar Series 2012
Centre for Global Higher Education
Centre for International Studies Podcasts
Centre for Socio-Legal Studies
Centre for the Study of African Economies - Seminars & Workshops
Centre for the Study of African Economies Conference
Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)
Certification and Sustainability
Children and Youth in a Changing World
Climate change and disasters (Forced Migration Review 49)
Coalitional Presidentialism in Comparative Perspective
Comparative Methods Workshop
Complexity and Systemic Risk: Hilary Term Seminar Series 2010
Contemporary South Asian Studies Programme (CSASP)
Conversations in Med Ed
Criminology
Crisis (Forced Migration Review 45)
CSAE Research Podcasts
Dayton +20 (Forced Migration Review 50)
Dean's Seminar Series: Saïd Business School
Deanery Digests
Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World
Department of Education Public Seminars
Department of Education Research Seminars
Department of Social Policy 2013-14 Centenary Lectures
Department of Social Policy and Intervention
Department of Sociology Podcasts
Destination: Europe (Forced Migration Review 51)
Detention and deportation (Forced Migration Review 44)
Dialogues on Educational Justice: Brought to you by the Repair-Ed project
Digging for Meaning: Research from the Oxford School of Archaeology
Digital Visual Cultural
Disability and displacement (Forced Migration Review 35)
Disobedient Buildings
Distinguished Speakers Seminar
DRC: Past. Present. Future? (Forced Migration Review 36)
Drought and Water Scarcity
Economies: rights and access to work (Forced Migration Review 58)
Education: needs, rights and access in displacement (FMR 60)
Energy, Climate Change, Social Entrepreneurship and Gender
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Change Institute
Environmental Change Institute: Introductions to Research
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lectures
Ethics and displacement (Forced Migration Review 61)
Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict
Faith and displacement (Forced Migration Review 48)
Foundation for Law, Justice and Society
From the Cherwell to the Yangtze: The Oxford China Centre Alumni Podcast
Future of Business
Geographies of the World's Knowledge
German Politics: An Introduction
Getting to Zero: Michaelmas Term Seminar Series 2009
Global Catastrophic Risks Conference 2008
Global insights in impact investing
Global Shocks
Halsey Lecture
Hegemonic Narratives
Human Rights and the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Challenges and prospects
Humanitarian Innovation Conference 2015: Facilitating Innovation
ICT for Development Seminar Series
Impact - Making a Difference
Impact in an evolving research environment
In conversation: Energy research at Oxford
Innovation and refugees (Forced Migration Review, supplement 2014)
Institute for Science, Innovation and Society
Intergenerational Justice: What do we owe future generations?: Hilary Term Seminar Series 2011
International Migration Institute
Is the planet full? Seminar Series 2011
Israel Studies Seminar
Judgement and Justice: The Life and Diary of William Godwin
Latin America and the Caribbean (Forced Migration Review 56)
Latin American Centre
Law Faculty Podcasts
LGBTQI and forced migrants (Forced Migration Review 42)
Local communities: first and last providers of protection (Forced Migration Review 53)
Louwes Lectures
Maritime Archaeology: Research from the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA)
Medical Innovation
MSc Migration Studies
Musical Abstracts
New Thinking: Advances in the Study of Human Cognitive Evolution
Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies
North Africa and displacement (Forced Migration Review 39)
ODID Distinguished Speaker Lectures
OII Bellwether Lectures
Oxford Anthropology Podcast 2023
Oxford Diasporas Programme
Oxford Food Governance Group: The Politics and Practices of Food
Oxford Human Rights Hub Seminars
Oxford Internet Institute - Lectures and Seminars
Oxford Kafka24
Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Cooling
Oxford Martin School Series: Food Futures
Oxford Martin School: Interviews and Commentaries
Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities
Oxford Said Entrepreneurship Forum
Oxford Saïd Entrepreneurship Forum 2020
Oxford Symposium On The August 2011 Riots: Context And Responses
Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) conference podcasts
Oxford Transitional Justice Research Conference - Justice and Self-Determination in West Papua
Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminars
OxPeace (Oxford Network of Peace Studies) Conference 2021. Peace in the Nuclear Era: threats, treaties and public understanding
OxPeace Conference 2009: The Serious Study of Peace
OxPeace Conference 2022: Who Builds Peace?
OxPeace Conference 2023: Learning from Ukraine
OxPeace Conference 2024: New Actors and the Changing Field of Peace-making and Peace-building
Podcasts From The Extra-legal Governance Institute (Exlegi)
Political Demonology: The Logic of Evil in Contemporary Literature and Theology
Politics and International Relations Podcasts
Preventing displacement (Forced Migration Review 41)
Protecting the Past 2 - Towards a better future with cultural heritage
Protecting the Past 3: Documentation as a Tool for Heritage Protection
Protecting the Past: Archaeology, Conservation and Tourism in the North of Jordan
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part I) and Annual Global Justice Lectures
Public International Law Discussion Group (Part II)
Public International Law Part III
Refugee Studies Centre
Resettlement (Forced Migration Review 54)
Return (Forced Migration Review 62)
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
RightsUp - Global perspectives on human rights law
School of Geography and the Environment Podcasts
Science - Post-Normal Perspectives - Jerry Ravetz at 90
Shelter in displacement (Forced Migration Review 55)
Sidney Ball Memorial Lectures
Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford
Skills for Young Lives Podcast
Smith School Seminars
Spain: 1959 - 1992
States of fragility (Forced Migration Review 43)
Statute Law: Making Legislation
Syrians in displacement (Forced Migration Review 57)
Technology and Management for Development
The Egyptian Revolution, One Year On
The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities
The Engagement of Theory
The Fairwork Podcast
The Global Thinkers Series, Oxford
The Legacy of Margaret Thatcher
The Migration Oxford Podcast
The OII Podcast (Oxford Internet Institute)
The Oxford Saïd Entrepreneurship Forum
The Oxford Seminars in Cartography: Women and Maps
The State of the State
The Syria crisis (Forced Migration Review 47)
The technology issue (Forced Migration Review 38)
The Theory and Practice of Immigration Detention Workshop
The Young Lives Podcast
Thinking ahead: displacement, transition, solutions (Forced Migration Review 52)
Transformations: Economy, Society, and Place
Transport Studies Unit Podcasts
Twenty Years of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (Forced Migration Review 59)
UK Climate Impacts Programme
UK Climate Impacts Programme Training
UKERC Energy Workshops
Understanding Adolescence in African Contexts
Unit for Biocultural Variation and Obesity (UBVO) seminars
US China Relations: An Introduction
Water Security, Risk and Society Conference
Water: Perspectives from Science and Industry
Wildlife Trade Symposium: Evolving Perspectives on the demand for illegal wildlife products
Young Lives' Longitudinal Methodological Learning Series
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4984 Robo-dogs and The Rise of Crimmigration In a world obsessed with AI, what are robo-dogs and how are they deployed at border control? With the rise of “crimmigration” across the world, the lines between migration management and criminal law are becoming blurred. Petra Molnar, Peter Walsh, Jacqui Broadhead, Rob McNeil 07 Jul 2025
4983 Digital News Report 2025. Episode 5: Mobile news alerts for audience engagement In this episode of Future of Journalism we explore the role of news alerts in distributing news and engaging audiences. Nic Newman, Mitali Mukherjee 07 Jul 2025
4982 Digital News Report 2025. Episode 4: How people check if information is real or fake We discuss how people check information that they suspect might be false, fake or misleading, and the role of news organisations in this process. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Mitali Mukherjee 03 Jul 2025
4981 Digital News Report 2025. Episode 3: From Rogan to Pod Save – How podcasts are reshaping news In this episode of Future of Journalism, we look at levels of podcast consumption, what audiences say are their favourite podcasts, where they're being listened to and trends across countries. Mitali Mukherjee, Craig T. Robertson 25 Jun 2025
4980 Digital News Report 2025. Episode 2: AI and personalised news In this episode of our Digital News Report 2025 series we look at how audiences think about the various ways that AI is being rolled out across newsrooms. Amy Ross Arguedas, Host Mitali Mukherjee 23 Jun 2025
4979 Mapping Missionary Work: Migrant Youth and Religious Movements in Northeast India What does migration have to do with missionary work? We explore how Baptist and Presbyterian missionary work as socioreligious institutions have impacted and influenced mobility in Northeast India, both pre- and post-colonialism. Tiatemsu Longkumer, Zarzosanga Pachuau, Shivangi Kaushik, Rob McNeil 20 Jun 2025
4978 What is a student? Perspectives from across Europe Professor Rachel Brooks explores how students are conceptualised across six European countries, challenging assumptions of a uniform student experience and highlighting the influence of national context, discipline, institution and social background. Rachel Brooks 17 Jun 2025
4977 Chatting with AfOx fellow Vuyokazi Mntuyedwa on digital literacies and South African Higher Education Vuyo, an AfOx fellow at the University of Oxford and academic literacies lecturer at CPUT in South Africa, reflects on digital literacies and transforming South African Higher Education. Vuyokazi Mntuyedw, Danica Sims 17 Jun 2025
4976 Digital News Report 2025. Episode 1: What you need to know. What's happening with news media in 2025? Authors of our Digital News Report 2025 discuss the role of generative AI, trust in news, subscriptions, news avoidance, podcasts and more Mitali Mukherjee, Nic Newman, Richard Fletcher 16 Jun 2025
4975 Reflections on education with Liz Kombaté Liz Kombaté reflects on her Primary, Secondary and Higher Education experiences as a Black student Liz Kombaté, Claire Neaves 03 Jun 2025
4974 A conversation with Class 13 Claire talks to Curtis Worrell, founder of Class 13 about his vision for education. Curtis Worrell, Claire Neaves 03 Jun 2025
4973 Creative Commons "A Man Learns Only from What His Heart Desires": Hebrew Textbooks Reimagined By situating Hebrew textbooks for adults within their historical and social contexts, this lecture sheds light on the intricate relationship between pedagogy, national identity, and the challenges faced by immigrants adapting to a new homeland. Rakefet Anzi 29 May 2025
4972 Creative Commons Legal Pluralism and War: Lessons from Informal Courts of PoW Camps and Jewish Ghettos Informal courts created in PoW camps and Jewish ghettos during World War II illustrate the disruption of law in war and the ways in which legal pluralism can help to structure thinking about the concept of law in such a context. René Provost 21 May 2025
4971 What do clinician-educators really think about assessment? Dr Nici Simms discusses her research exploring the different ways clinician-educators experience and understand assessment. Danica Simms, Laura Molway 15 May 2025
4970 Creative Commons Love, Pride, Fear, and Happiness: Zionism as a Case Study for 'National Emotions' What emotional traits are essential for building a nation? More broadly, are there such things as ‘national emotions,’ and if so, what are they? Yair Berlin 15 May 2025
4969 Creative Commons Israeli Far-Right amid the Erosion of the 'Legitimate Circle of Politics' The seminar explores the discursive mapping of far-right constituents within the most right-wing coalition in Israel’s history, formed under Benjamin Netanyahu’s premiership after the five elections held between 2019 and 2022. Ferit Belder 12 May 2025
4968 The challenges of covering Russia and Syria from exile In this episode of Fellowship Takeaways we hear from two journalists whose work and lives has been shaped by displacement. Asmaa Al-Omar, Maria Kiseleva, Caithlin Mercer 29 Apr 2025
4967 Bristol reflections from Keziah Featherstone Keziah Featherstone, a former Bristol headteacher, reflects on her time as a school leader in the city. Claire Neaves, Keziah Featherstone 28 Apr 2025
4966 The science behind successful start-ups, with Fabian Braesemann and Paul McCarthy The impact of founder personalities on startup success, how a predictive model outperforms industry standards to predict company success, and what factors can help us predict which startups will succeed. Fabian Braesemann, Paul X McCarthy, Veena McCoole 24 Apr 2025
4965 Immigration Policy in Transatlantic Perspectives Geopolitics, irregular movement, the rise of the far-right: these are just some of the buzzwords populating your morning news headlines. But where is the relationship between Europe and the U.S. heading? What are the implications for immigration policy? Naika Foroutan, Tarik Abou-Chadi, Rob McNeil, Jacqui Broadhead 15 Apr 2025
4964 Chatting with Avita Rath on feeling like an imposter and the need to talk about emotional labour Avita Rath, speaks of feeling like an imposter as a dentist in Health Professions Education and the invisible work of emotional labour. Avita Rath, Danica Sims 14 Apr 2025
4963 Chatting with Ghaith Alfakhry on his journey from dentistry into medical education in Syria Ghaith Alfakhry, a dentist by background shares his journey into medical education his passion for advocating for change in Syria. Ghaith Alfakhry, Danica Sims 14 Apr 2025
4962 Adult-child interactions while using touchscreen apps Dr Sandra Mathers discusses her research exploring how adults and children interact while using touchscreen apps. Sandra Mathers, Hamish Chalmers 10 Apr 2025
4961 Chatting with Louise Allen on continuous professional development, qualitative research and the need for mentorship and guided self-reflection Louise Allen, a dietician by background and currently a post-doctoral researcher in Medical Education, shares her personal experiences and research on social learning journeys and effective CPD. Louise Allen, Danica Sims 07 Apr 2025
4960 Who Influences the Career Choices of Young People in Care? Dr Mariela Neagu discusses her research exploring the experiences young people who grew up in care when it comes to making education and career choices. Mariela Neagu, Laura Molway 26 Mar 2025
4959 Creative Commons Migration Sounds What does migration sound like? Migration Sounds features 120 sounds of migration across 51 countries from Argentina to Australia, with personal stories from diaspora communities and people who have migrated all over the world. Rob McNeil, Stuart Fowkes, Delphine Boagey, Jacqui Broadhead 26 Mar 2025
4958 Creative Commons How Can AI Be Deployed Ethically in the Defence Sector? With Professor Mariarosaria Taddeo and Sir Chris Deverell Our experts discuss why AI adoption in defence is slow -- covering procurement, regulation, and tech hurdles -- and how conflicts like the Ukraine war shape its future. They also call for public debate on risks and ethics. Mariarosaria Taddeo, Chris Deverell 24 Mar 2025
4957 Young Lives 7th survey round: Seven headline findings and what the future holds for this 20+ year study Young Lives has just published results from the study’s 7th survey round. Director Marta Favara reflects on this latest data collection, highlights seven key findings, and shares the next steps for this unique longitudinal study. Marta Favara, Julia Tilford 18 Mar 2025
4956 Creative Commons Humanitarian Displacement? The (mis)appropriation of Humanitarian Principles to Justify Mass Displacement Eitan Diamond and Ellen Nohle explore the application of the prohibition of forcible displacement in armed conflict and the extent to which the non-consensual relocation of civilians may be prohibited under the IHL rules on the conduct of hostilities. Eitan Diamond, Ellen Nohle 14 Mar 2025
4955 Why social media is the new frontier for misinformation, and what we can do about it: Professor Mohsen Mosleh and Cameron Martel The link between misinformation and polarisation on social media, what's being done to combat misinformation and disinformation, the role of social media platforms and regulators, and where the research gaps are. Cameron Martel, Mohsen Mosleh, Veena McCoole 12 Mar 2025
4954 J3: A Roman ship's boat from the Portus Magnus of Alexandria A small Roman boat was discovered in the port of Alexandria. Why was it transporting a large iron anchor at the moment it sank? Professor Damian Robinson presents this fascinating and rare find. Damian Robinson, Alexander Belov, Nesreen Elgaly, David Honore 10 Mar 2025
4953 Creative Commons Immunities and the Crime of Aggression - A Search for Normative Coherence Tom Dannenbaum, Associate Professor of International Law at the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, examines approaches to addressing the crime of aggression within a normatively coherent framework of immunities and international crimes. Tom Dannenbaum 06 Mar 2025
4952 To Be a Jewish State A book launch event marking the publication of Yaacov Yadgar's new book, To Be a Jewish State: Zionism as the New Judaism. The author in conversation with Amnon Ray-Krakotzkin Amnon Raz-Krakotzkin, David Borabeck, Yaacov Yadgar 05 Mar 2025
4951 NRPF and the UK Welfare System Over 2.6 million people are locked out of the welfare state in the UK and now subject to ‘no recourse to public funds’ (NRPF), an immigration policy restricting access to social security. How can local government respond? Rupinder Parhar, Ann, Lucy Leon, Rob McNeil 27 Feb 2025
4950 Creative Commons Gendered Aspects of Ukraine’s Displacement Crisis With war comes displacement. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine has forced millions to flee homes and rebuild elsewhere. What role does a women's agency play in navigating the complexities of displacement and building resilience? Daryna Dvornichenko, Tania Orlova, Jacqui Broadhead, Rob McNeil 14 Feb 2025
4949 How AI is being regulated: Professors Sandra Wachter and Brent Mittelstadt The current state of artificial intelligence regulation, the potential negative consequences of AI proliferation, and what needs to change about how AI is governed by policymakers, with Professor Sandra Wachter and Professor Brent Mittelstadt. Veena McCoole, Sandra Wachter, Brent Mittelstadt 13 Feb 2025
4948 How to make climate journalism more effective and relevant In this discussion held at the Reuters Institute we discuss how the news media can make climate journalism that lands with their audiences. Katherine Dunn, Ivan Couronne, Waqas Ejaz, Mitali Mukherjee 13 Feb 2025
4947 Creative Commons On Track or Not? Projecting the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index Can we measure whether countries are on track to halve poverty incidence between 2015 and 2030? This research proposes a framework for modelling projections of multidimensional poverty. Natalie Naïri Quinn, Ricardo Nogales, Nicolai Suppa 11 Feb 2025
4946 A discussion with Class Divide Claire Neaves talks to Curtis from Class Divide, a grassroots movement fighting to transform educational opportunities in East Brighton. Claire Neaves, Curtis James 07 Feb 2025
4945 Creative Commons Bargaining through Agents: Experimental Evidence from Mexico's Labour Courts Researchers discuss using field experiments with ongoing cases to analyse sources of dysfunction in Mexico's largest labour court.  Joyce Sadka, Enrique Seira, Christopher Woodruff 29 Jan 2025
4944 Creative Commons What we can learn from England, Northern Ireland, and Wales' Performance in PISA 2022 In this episode, Professor Jenni Ingram and Dr Stuart Cadwallader discuss their analysis, undertaken with Pearson for the OECD, of England, Northern Ireland and Wales' performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022. Jenni Ingram, Stuart Cadwallader, Joe Bullough 23 Jan 2025
4943 What should we expect from journalism in 2025? In this episode we discuss what news publishers are excited and concerned about in the year ahead. Federica Cherubini, Nic Newman 17 Jan 2025
4942 Jobs of the future: Dr Fabian Stephany and El-Iza Mohamedou The future of work in an AI-driven world, whether these new technologies help or hurt the labour market, and what employees should be doing to future-proof their skills, with Dr Fabian Stephany (Oxford Internet Institute) and El-Iza Mohamedou (OECD). Fabian Stephany, El-Iza Mohamedou, Veena McCoole 16 Jan 2025
4941 School leadership Training in Malawi Can student progression test scores improve as a result of a custom-designed school leadership training programme? This episode discusses a custom-made training program for school leaders in Malawi's primary schools. Salman Asim, Ravinder Casley Gera, Donna Harris, Grace Milner 03 Jan 2025
4940 Underwater photography and maritime archaeology Fascinating images that offer a glimpse into ancient Egypt: Photographer Christoph Gerigk talks about his work in the sunken ancient cities off the coast of Egypt and the challenges and developments in underwater photography. Christoph Gerigk, Damian Robinson 16 Dec 2024
4939 The digital lives of children: Professor Vicki Nash and Professor Katya Hertog How digital technologies impact young children, and new ways to think about the ethical and safety measures that govern their use of technology, with Professor Vicki Nash and Professor Katya Hertog (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford) Vicki Nash, Katya Hertog 12 Dec 2024
4938 Living through multiple crises: Young Lives’ latest qualitative research uncovering the lived experience of young Ethiopians Young Lives Country Director Alula Pankhurst launches the study’s latest wave of qualitative research in Ethiopia, exploring young people’s experiences and resilience through the multiple crises of recent years Julia Tilford, Alula Pankhurst 06 Dec 2024
4937 Trade Networks Bridging Yemen, Israel, and Ethiopia: The Ḥibshūsh Family and Jewish-Muslim Commercial Relations in the 20th Century This lecture examines the commercial legacy of the Ḥibshūsh family, a prominent Yemenite Jewish dynasty that played a pivotal role in the Red Sea basin trade from the 1880s to the 1970s Menashe Anzi 06 Dec 2024
4936 What people really want from platforms In this episode we explore how people around the world use platforms for news and information about politics, the value they see in them, and the concerns that they have. Mitali Mukherjee, Waqas Ejaz, Rasmus Nielsen 02 Dec 2024
4935 Abraham and Moses as Entrepreneurs: Educating for the Future with Narratives of the Past How does the global entrepreneurial discourse, which advocates for a neoliberal, individualistic, and future-oriented identity, intersects with a state education system that seeks to establish a collectivist and ethno-national identity? Sari R. Alfi Nissan 22 Nov 2024
4934 Chatting with Nabeela Kajee on the complexity of empathy, and how it can be cultivated in health professionals and trainees Chatting with Nabeela Kajee on the complexity of empathy, and how it can be cultivated in health professionals and trainees Nabeela Kajee, Danica Sims 19 Nov 2024
4933 Synagogues in Israeli Urban Internal Frontiers as Symbols of Sovereignty Israeli synagogues in mixed cities following the 1948 war, and their sovereign role David Borabeck 15 Nov 2024
4932 How to make gig work fair: Professor Mark Graham and Dr Alessio Bertolini The FairWork project and how it is helping make short-term, low job security 'gig' work fairer across the world, with Professor Mark Graham and Dr Alessio Bertolini (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford) Mark Graham, Alessio Bertolini, Veena McCoole 14 Nov 2024
4931 The European Union How does the European Union conduct its foreign policy in a turbulent world? Jan Eijking, Nicholas Westcott 11 Nov 2024
4930 Greenpeace Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our times. One of the most important organisations dedicated to the topic is Greenpeace. How has Greenpeace dealt with shocks in the past, and what is the future of climate activism in a turbulent world Jan Eijkin, Kumi Naidoo 11 Nov 2024
4929 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development The growing membership of the OECD today accounts for 41.1% of global GDP. This powerful organisation is dedicated to stimulating economic growth and setting international standards. But what does the OECD do exactly? How has it dealt with past crises? Jan Eijking, Mari Kiviniemi 11 Nov 2024
4928 The World Health Organisation What is the future of global public health? Jan Eijking, Ilona Kickbusch 11 Nov 2024
4927 Chatting with Aditi Siddharth on finding a deep interest and building a coherent career story before embarking on a DPhil Aditi, an OBGYN registrar reflects on her doctoral journey sharing the importance of joy in research, good supervisory relationships, having a thick skin and building a CV that tells a story Aditi Siddarth, Danica Sims 11 Nov 2024
4926 Creative Commons New & Jew, Zionism and the Quest for National Culture The Creation of Hebrew Music and its Origins Yaron Peleg 06 Nov 2024
4925 Creative Commons O-Ring Production Networks What is the role of international trade in economic development? Using a rich micro-level dataset from Turkey on a wide range of firms, researchers discuss strong assortative matching of skills in the firms' production networks. Banu Demir Paker, Ana Cecilia Fieler, Daniel Yi Xu, Kelly Kaili Yang 06 Nov 2024
4924 Creative Commons Michal Huss - You cannot really live (or die) here: ongoing struggles over cemeteries and housing in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, 1957-2020 Debates over housing and cemeteries in Jaffa. Michal Huss 30 Oct 2024
4923 Martin Goodman - The Image of Herod in Modern Israel Jewish, Israeli, and Zionist perceptions of Herod. Martin Goodman 23 Oct 2024
4922 The Portus Magnus of Alexandria: 25 years of underwater archaeological research The ancient Portus Magnus of Alexandria with its sunken royal quarter was once home to historical figures Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony. Franck Goddio discusses his many years of exploration at the site and some key discoveries. Franck Goddio, Damian Robinson 22 Oct 2024
4921 Underwater archaeology: 20 years of collaboration between OCMA and IEASM Egypt's sunken ancient cities have been the fieldwork project of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM) since 1992. Franck Goddio discusses key finds and the creation of Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology. Franck Goddio, Damian Robinson 21 Oct 2024
4920 Yemima Hadad - Buber and Gandhi on land and resistance: Reading the Buber-Gandhi correspondence after October 7 Contesting pacifist views and their implications today. Yemima Hadad 21 Oct 2024
4919 Fellowship Takeaways. Episode 10 – Data journalism in the age of AI Bite-sized insights from Reuters Institute’s fellowship seminars: the evolving field of data visualisation in journalism. Alberto Cairo, Simon Rogers, Caithlin Mercer 18 Oct 2024
4918 Fellowship Takeaways. Episode 9 – The role of newsroom diversity in reporting on gendered violence Bite-sized insights from Reuters Institute’s fellowship seminars: how gender diversity in newsrooms shapes the stories that get told and ultimately impacts the broader conversation in society. Marta Caparros, Fermín Elizari, Rosamund Urwin 18 Oct 2024
4917 Fellowship Takeaways. Episode 8 – AI and ethics in Journalism Bite-sized insights from Reuters Institute’s fellowship seminars: the ethical use of AI and the responsibility that comes with it. Arthur Grimonpont, Bahareh Heravi 18 Oct 2024
4916 Fellowship Takeaways. Episode 7 – Diversity and representation in newsrooms Bite-sized insights from Reuters Institute’s fellowship seminars: issue of diversity and representation in newsrooms, with a focus on the indigenous perspective and global diversity in reporting. Carmen Parahi 18 Oct 2024
4915 Fellowship Takeaways. Episode 6 – Moral injury in the newsroom Bite-sized insights from Reuters Institute’s fellowship seminars: moral injury and the mental health challenges faced by those reporting on conflict, trauma, and crisis. Antony Feinstein 18 Oct 2024
4914 Fellowship Takeaways. Episode 5 – Defining your strategy around AI and disinformation Bite-sized insights from Reuters Institute’s fellowship seminars: how AI and disinformation have become intertwined, and what that means for journalists battling fake news. Peter Pomerantsev, Dima Saber 18 Oct 2024
4913 Fellowship Takeaways. Episode 4 – Navigating ethics in sensitive stories Bite-sized insights from Reuters Institute’s fellowship seminars: one of journalism’s most enduring challenges - navigating ethics when covering sensitive stories. Connie Walker, Anas Aremeyaw Anas 18 Oct 2024
4912 Fellowship Takeaways. Episode 3 – AI and innovation in journalism Bite-sized insights from Reuters Institute’s fellowship seminars: how AI is revolutionising newsrooms and opening up new possibilities for journalism. Bahareh Heravi, Dima Saber, Hilke Schellmann 18 Oct 2024
4911 Screen time: the impact of the digital world, with Professor Andy Przybylski and Dr Sakshi Ghai How the digital world is affecting society and individuals, and concerns around tech usage, with Professor Andy Przybylski (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford) and Dr Sakshi Ghai (London School of Economics). Andy Przybylski, Sakshi Ghai, Roz Pacey 15 Oct 2024
4910 Chatting with Geoff Stetson on faculty development, feedback and MedEdMentor (and practicing what you preach) Geoff shares his move from internal medicine to education and faculty development, reflecting on the broader culture and priorities of medicine and the need to emphasise education. Geoff Stetson, Danica Sims 11 Oct 2024
4909 Chatting with Luzaan Kock on innovative interprofessional education (IPE), Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and finding where you are meant to be Luzaan honestly and passionately shares her journey from physiotherapy into interprofessional education, including details on how to innovatively embed IPE within health professions education for education and health impact Luzaan Kock, Danica Sims 11 Oct 2024
4908 Missing angles on the climate crisis Bite-sized insights from Reuters Institute’s fellowship seminars: covering the climate crisis, with a focus on how local stories can shape global conversations on this crucial topic. Friederike Otto, Wanjira Mathai, Caithlin Mercer 09 Oct 2024
4907 A model to understand assessment practice in medicine Dr Nici Simms discusses her research on the assessment behaviours of clinician educators charged with assessing in undergraduate medical programmes. Danica Simms, Laura Molway 07 Oct 2024
4906 Fellowship Takeaways Episode 1 – How to cover democratic regression Bite-sized insights from Reuters Institute’s fellowship seminars: what can we learn from experts in Indonesia, South Africa and Argentina about political coverage in times of democratic regression? Sana Jaffrey, Adriaan Basson, Hugo Alconada Mon 04 Oct 2024
4905 Creative Commons Cash Transfers and Micro-Enterprise Performance in a Refugee Camp in Kenya Researchers discuss the business and price effects of a cash transfer programme delivered to 400,000 refugees in Kenya each month in the form of digital money for buying food at licensed shops. Olivier Sterck, Antonia Delius 26 Sep 2024
4904 Developing Oral Language through a Drama-based Intervention Dr Faidra Faitaki discusses her research on using a drama-based intervention to help develop oral language proficiency among primary school learners. Faidra Faitaki, Hamish Chalmers 23 Sep 2024
4903 Creative Commons Locked Down and Locked Out: Repurposing Social Assistance in South Africa Researchers examine how an established social assistance system - not originally designed to support informal workers - can be re-purposed to provide emergency relief to support workers and their household in South Africa. Rocco Zizzamia, Ihsaan Bassier 11 Sep 2024
4902 What makes a just primary education in Bristol schools? Fatima Mohamed Ali, Claire Neaves and Dr. Claire Stewart-Hall discuss their experiences of teaching in Bristol schools and opportunities to reimagine schooling differently. Claire Stewart-Hall, Fatima Mohamed Ali, Claire Neaves 05 Sep 2024
4901 General Equilibrium Effects of Cash Transfers in Kenya (Frisch Medal 2024 Winner) Winner of the Frisch Medal 2024, this project examines the impact of a one-time cash transfers to over 10,500 poor households across villages in rural Kenya, on the individual households but also the community at large. Dennis Egger, Stefan Dercon 27 Aug 2024
4900 Creative Commons Asymmetrical Sympathies: the Global North’s Response to Protection Seekers Why are some countries across the Global North more open and accepting towards refugees than others? How can asymmetrical sympathies and differential treatments be better understood? We search for answers with an expert panel. Isabelle Lemay, Bridget Anderson, Rob McNeil, Jacqui Broadhead 23 Aug 2024
4899 Monstrosities and Metamorphosis in More-Than-Human Worlds Metamorphosis is constantly taking place in the worlds of people and other animals. A freewheeling discussion featuring shape-shifting leopard men in Nigeria, gut microbes that shape the human condition, and circus freakshows. David Pratten, Jamie Lorimer, Beth Greenhough, Eva Bredler 20 Aug 2024
4898 Creative Commons AI and the Future of Audio. Episode 5 - Is it possible to build a local radio station powered by AI? This tech CEO says so Broadcast radio is facing an existential question: can it survive in the digital era, when young audiences don’t know what FM and AM mean? Tech company Futuri Media says they can revitalize local radio using AI. Daniel Anstandig, Gretel Kahn 14 Aug 2024
4897 How a sound methodology improves understanding of young Ethiopians’ experience of conflict Researcher Sophie Von Russdorf explains how using audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASi), enabled Young Lives to gain a more accurate understanding of the impact of conflict on young people in Ethiopia. Sophie von Russdorf, Julia Tilford 14 Aug 2024
4896 Creative Commons AI and the Future of Audio. Episode 4 - How Swedish Radio balances journalism and AI without falling for hype How do you best integrate AI in your news strategy as a public service broadcasting organisation? That is a question that Swedish Radio has been pondering and tackling first hand for the past year. Olle Zachrison, Gretel Kahn 13 Aug 2024
4895 Extraordinary Bodies, Disability Justice, and Metamorphosis All of our bodies are gradually undergoing metamorphosis. Yet, many people with extraordinary bodies and minds experience discrimination in everyday life. Our speakers imagine metamorphosis and transformations on a grand societal scale. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Anna Landre, Benedict Ipgrave, Stuart Murray 12 Aug 2024
4894 Keynote: Time traveling with Gregor Samsa, or what you can do with six legs Professors Rosemarie Garland-Thomson and Eben Kirksey use Gregor's transformation in 'Metamorphosis' to muse on the everyday changes we all experience and their relations to disability, design justice and ableism. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Eben Kirksey 07 Aug 2024
4893 AI and the Future of Audio. Episode 3 - Meet NAT, the AI-generated presenter offering soft news to Mexican audiences Mexican news organisation 'Grupo Fórmula' has created an AI news anchor to attract younger audiences. Host Gretel Kahn spoke with Oswaldo Aguilar Castro, Director of Technology and AI Infrastructure. Oswaldo Aguilar Castro, Gretel Kahn 06 Aug 2024
4892 Integrating Disability Across the Community Watch the replay of the Social Sciences Division's Inaugural EDI lecture, an inspiring event, delving into the heart of disability justice and culture with Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Professor of English and Bioethics at Emory University. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Jonathan Herring 02 Aug 2024
4891 AI and the Future of Audio. Episode 2 - The day AI clones took over a Swiss radio station On April 27 2023, artificial intelligence took over a radio station in francophone Switzerland, the voices were AI clones of their real hosts, everything they said were scripts generated by AI, and even the music played was aggregated and composed by AI. Gretel Kahn, Antoine Multone 02 Aug 2024
4890 CRISPR, Gene Editing, and Metamorphosis Biotechnology is transforming the human condition. A molecular tool called CRISPR-Cas9 is being used to edit human DNA. Scientists will join influential disabled thinkers to discuss ethical issues hovering around gene editing. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Nada Kubikova, Dagan Wells, Julia-Sophia Bellingrath 26 Jul 2024
4889 Creative Commons Demystifying the A-level grading process Associate Professor of Educational Assessment, Michelle Meadows and local teacher, Jonny Tridgell discuss the A-level grading process and how grade boundaries are set for these important national exams. Michelle Meadows, Jonny Tridgell, Hamish Chalmers 24 Jul 2024
4888 Creative Commons AI and the Future of Audio. Episode 1 - When AI meets creative writing: an audio experiment at Czech Radio Can AI write better short stories than a human writer? This is the questions at the heart of the Digital Writer project from Czech Radio. Gretel Kahn, Anna Vošalíková 24 Jul 2024
4887 Digital News Report 2024. Episode 6: How audiences think about trust in news What drives trust in news and how do different audiences think about this. Rasmus Nielsen, Federica Cherubini 19 Jul 2024
4886 Creative Commons Global Migration Data: Making Sense of the Numbers Why does official data tell us so little about migration? Why do some migration statistics seem to clash? How can we shape this “age of migration data” for better? Frank Laczko, Elisa Mosler Vidal, Rob McNeil, Jacqui Broadhead 16 Jul 2024
4885 Creative Commons Digital News Report 2024. Episode 5: The rise of news influencers What explains the rise of news influencers and who are the most popular? Nic Newman, Federica Cherubini 15 Jul 2024