Social Sciences

parent and baby separation, this can be life-changing - with many inherent and unresolved ethical and practice dilemmas.

New Oxford-Lancaster guidelines to improve practice when babies are separated from parents at birth

According to the research, Stand Your Ground laws were associated with 8% to 11% national increases in homicide and firearm homicide rates. Florida saw the highest increase with a 28% monthly rise in homicides. Credit: Shutterstock.

US Stand Your Ground laws are associated with 700 additional homicides every year

The environmental threat to humankind is existential. The millions who have tragically died in the pandemic, will be followed by many more if we do not take urgent action over these twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change

A rapid climate response from science is essential

The Agile Initiative at the University’s Oxford Martin School will deliver high-impact interdisciplinary research and contribute urgently-needed answers to inform environmental policy

Oxford fast-paced research programme for environmental solutions wins £10 million official backing

Clear messaging is key to any campaign, especially if you want people to behave in a certain way

We need to define the rules of a post-pandemic world

We are equally worried about the potential negative long-term impacts of severe malnutrition on children’s growing bodies and minds, as witnessed by our long-running study

Unprecedented crises trigger severe hunger in southern Ethiopia

Olenii Ostrov location

Climate change in the Early Holocene - archaeology report

In South Africa, windfarms in optimum locations would cost the country 16.7% less per unit of energy than if it were to build more coal power plants.

Invest strategically in wind and solar farms in Africa - Oxford study

insecurity of income and the inadequacy of income for those out of work could adversely affect mental well-being and the stability of relationships

Stress for couples on Universal Credit as living costs soar - new research

The new Oxford nature recovery centre will harness state-of-the-art technologies designed to deliver nature recovery at scale and monitor progress towards this recovery. Credit: Shutterstock.

Leverhulme Trust awards £10 million to new Oxford nature recovery centre

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