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IMF and University of Oxford launch 'PortWatch' Platform to monitor and simulate trade disruptions

According to the survey, many people think they can ‘get away’ without having to choose, They think they can combine Europe’s appeal…with America’s security guarantees and China as an economic partner

Countries go à la carte with international allegiances, major survey reveals

Children cannot speak for themselves and face ongoing needs to help them recover from the pandemic and to ensure that future policies better protect them

Children were neglected during the pandemic – important lessons still to be learned

Unhealthy dietary patterns represented more than 80% of the hidden costs in wealthier nations

Trillions in hidden costs of agrifood systems revealed by Oxford research contained in UN report

Professor Yadvinder Malhi, Ecosystems Research Programme Leader at the (ECI) and Tom Atkins, Researcher at the ECI’s Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery, shared what they have learned - during a four-year study at Wytham - with BBC presenters Hamza Yas

BBC Countryfile investigates at Oxford’s Wytham Woods

A wildcat which is part of the Saving Wildcats conservation breeding for release programme which conducted the first release of wildcats to the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland in 2023” Credit Saving Wildcats

International research transforms understanding of the history of cats in Europe

The UK is a global leader in AI

Risks, regulation - but opportunities too: AI is thriving in the UK, say experts

Artistic image showing an aerial view of cloud formations, with binary computing digits overlaid on top.

New training centre will bridge the gap between environmental science and AI to address global environmental challenges

Many people made long term investments – putting a steel roof on their house – or starting a business

Impact: Millions kept out of food poverty as Oxford research proves cash payments provide fast, effective aid

- Randomised control trials in Kenya, show cash payments most effective at delivering aid where it is needed

- Based on the research, during pandemic, the South African government used cash payments to reach 28 million people - far more than possible with food parcels
The expansion of novel technologies, in particular AI, was found to be strongly influencing the value of skills.

Artificial Intelligence skills can increase salaries by as much as 40%

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