Oxford Social Sciences Division

Oxford Social Sciences Division

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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
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Join this year's Festival of Social Science for loads of finance-themed activities, like coin handling at the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social or a special @oxfordecondept.bsky.social episode of What Economists Really Do! #SSDMoney 🪙‘Money' is the theme, but keep your change, it's all free!⤵️

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🎉The Festival of Social Science is back for 2026, and our packed programme activities takes place 29-31 Oct, covering a multitude of topics relating to this years’ theme 💷 ‘Money, finance and the cost of living’ – and it’s all FREE! 🆓 For more info: www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/festivalofso...

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Investing in 1 year of foundational learning programmes could ⬆️earnings by $164 billion #SSDMoney Co-authored by academics at @wwhglobaled.bsky.social https://f.mtr.cool/14pauh5k3m  @blavatnikschool.bsky.social

f.mtr.coolExperts warn that cuts to global education funding will cost at least $100 billion in lifetime earningsCo-authored by Noam Angrist, Stefan Dercon and Michelle Kaffenberger from the What Works Hub for Global Education and colleagues, a new article highlights that investing in just one year of foundational learning programmes could boost children’s future earnings by $164 billion.
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On both an individual and a societal level, money = power. But how can we spend it for maximum, meaningful impact? What are the implications of our decisions in the face of macroeconomic challenges?  This month, we're showcasing how the social sciences answer questions like these. Follow #SSDMoney💰

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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.

Rees Centre@reescentre.bsky.social

👏 Research from the Rees Centre is already making a tangible difference to national policy for care-experienced young people. Its evaluation of the DfE's Pupil Premium Plus Post-16 programme provides evidence on how targeted support can improve educational outcomes. ➡️ More: tinyurl.com/32jf23kk

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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...

sbs.ox.ac.ukMBA alumna Emily Gill awarded Women in Innovation honour by Innovate UK | Saïd Business SchoolEmily 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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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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Sandra Wachter
@swachter.bsky.social

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

tinyurl.comThe public deserves socially beneficial technology in return for its AI investment | Computer WeeklyIt 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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ICYMI: Jacqueline Broadhead @compasoxford.bsky.social explores how we can make the UK more welcoming for newcomers, with resources targeted more effectively. #SSDCommunities 

compas.ox.ac.ukExpert Comment: How can we make the UK more welcoming for newcomers and communities? | COMPASJacqueline 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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Politics_Oxford
@politicsoxford.bsky.social

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: https://f.mtr.cool/zguajnzksn

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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 School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography@oxford-anthro.bsky.social

In the media: Dr @paulajasheppard.bsky.social (Departmental Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology) unpacks nuances behind declining birth rates ⬇️ Dr Sheppard's research takes an individual-based approach, rather than whole-population views. Read: institutions.newscientist.com/article/2516...

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'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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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...

spi.ox.ac.ukDrought linked to 46% increase in sexual violence among adolescents in Southern AfricaStudy reveals climate change is increasing risks to child safety
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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: https://theconversation.com/renewable-energy-is-reshaping-the-global-economy-new-report-268676 #SSDRenew

theconversation.comRenewable energy is reshaping the global economy – new reportThe energy transition is often painted as a jobs killer, but the evidence says otherwise.