“This is not a school where students learn to be more technocratic, it is a school where you learn to be more engaged and how to enable change.” 🤝. Margrethe Vestager on mentoring at Oxford and the power of trusted networks 👇.🔗

What can global education leaders learn from Bogotá’s approach to inclusion and care? . MPP student @HelenOrjuela shares insights from the Education World Forum and a conversation with Bogotá’s Education Secretary @IsabelSegoviaO👇.🔗

Congratulations Julien Labonne on his appointment as Professor in Economics and Public Policy! 👏 . We’re proud to celebrate this well-deserved achievement and excited to see the continued impact of his work.

"It shows the underlying failing of a simplistic aid model.". Professor Stefan Dercon (@gamblingondev) in @ft on the impact of the Trump administration's cuts to USAID. 👇.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecca Kitteridge as Professor of Practice in Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government. We look forward to welcoming Rebecca to the School in early November. 🎓.

RT @golaboxford: 🚨 Just 1 month to go until #SOC25!. Join us 4–5 Sept in Oxford (or online) for #SOC25 at @BlavatnikSchool, the global foru….

"We need to think about how to actually target the big, the large intermediaries, the brokers, the heads of those gangs.". Prof @AnnetteIdler speaks to LBC as the UK gov. announces plans to make it illegal to promote Channel crossings on social media. ⬇️.

From data-driven policymaking in Belgium to deep dives into economics and foreign policy at Oxford, MPP & @SPC_Oxford student Tim Van Laere shares how the Master of Public Policy is expanding his perspective and reshaping his ambitions. ✨👇.

Today officially marks the start of Tom Simpson's role as the @alfredlandecker Professorship of Values and Public Policy. We're wishing Tom the best of luck in his new role!👇.

"Law cannot make up for the utter lack of political courage and moral consistency that befalls leaders who refuse to apply it.". Prof @JaninaDill’s inaugural lecture on law and global security remains strikingly relevant as global conflicts persist. ⬇️.

‘The goal is not to avoid disagreement – it’s to disagree without being disagreeable.'. Prof Karthik Ramanna shares insights on leadership in the age of outrage. Listen to the latest episode of #TheProvocateurs Podcast with @Thinkers50 & @Deloitte 👇.

"Whether Japanese society can move forward – achieving true reform rather than fracturing further – depends on the choices we, the Japanese people, make." . MPP student Mamiko Shimizu explores the future of democratic governance in Japan. 👇.

Wonderful to see the success of the School's collaboration with Guadalajara University highlighted in @Independent. 👇.

"Cyber is pretty much always and everywhere a secondary or enabling effect.". Prof Ciaran Martin spoke to @NakedScientists about how cyber warfare supports broader conflicts, not replaces them. Full interview 👇.

Professor @thomasnhale speaks to @DemocracyDiff on short-termism, long Problems and climate change. 🌎👇.

'Brazil [. ] is being bullied to benefit America at the expense of its own innovations.'. MPP student @thiagosussekind reflects on Trump’s threatened tariffs on Brazil – and how Brazil’s response reveals the strength of its democracy. 🇧🇷 . Read here👇.

🌍 How can we create lasting change through better outcomes and stronger partnerships?. Join us at the School for the Social Outcomes Conference 2025 – the global forum on outcomes, impact & systems change hosted by @golaboxford. #SOC25👇.

RT @NetZeroTracker: India’s Key Sectors at Risk as Countries Decarbonise . Our latest analysis ‘Carbon Competitiveness: India at the Net Z….

'We could be entering a new era of climate reparations.'. MPP alumnus Harj Narulla reflects on a landmark ICJ ruling that could hold high-emitting countries legally accountable for climate damage. 👇.

Professor @JaninaDill on whether Germany is aiding Israel’s violations of international law. Listen from 9:50 (in German).👇.