Oxford Social Sciences Division
@socsci.ox.ac.uk
We bring together the outstanding departments, faculties and schools that make up the University of Oxford's Social Sciences Division.
🥛 Five little-known facts about milk: our new BBC Ideas film sees Oxford's @jcniala.bsky.social and Johanna Zetterström-Sharp explore the history, politics and industry that hide inside a glass of milk.
🐮 Find out more and watch it ⬇️
🐮 Find out more and watch it ⬇️
Why milk is never just milk: new BBC Ideas film explores the hidden politics of an everyday drink
socsci.site.ox.ac.uk
September 16, 2026 at 12:48 PM
🥛 Five little-known facts about milk: our new BBC Ideas film sees Oxford's @jcniala.bsky.social and Johanna Zetterström-Sharp explore the history, politics and industry that hide inside a glass of milk.
🐮 Find out more and watch it ⬇️
🐮 Find out more and watch it ⬇️
Congratulations to Prof Horst Eidenmuller @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social on the #TeachingExcellence award recognising his innovative teaching combining academic rigour with engagement in real-world commercial disputes.
https://f.mtr.cool/qx8sdl9f2u
https://f.mtr.cool/qx8sdl9f2u
September 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Congratulations to Prof Horst Eidenmuller @oxfordlawfac.bsky.social on the #TeachingExcellence award recognising his innovative teaching combining academic rigour with engagement in real-world commercial disputes.
https://f.mtr.cool/qx8sdl9f2u
https://f.mtr.cool/qx8sdl9f2u
Congratulations to Prof @janinadill.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social on her #TeachingExcellence award!
Janina is recognised for her commitment to supporting students’ engagement with complex material.
https://f.mtr.cool/js0073chob
Janina is recognised for her commitment to supporting students’ engagement with complex material.
https://f.mtr.cool/js0073chob
September 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Congratulations to Prof @janinadill.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social on her #TeachingExcellence award!
Janina is recognised for her commitment to supporting students’ engagement with complex material.
https://f.mtr.cool/js0073chob
Janina is recognised for her commitment to supporting students’ engagement with complex material.
https://f.mtr.cool/js0073chob
How can the actions of one man change the course of history? 🐇🐇
In our new BBC Ideas film @joel-alves.bsky.social from @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social talks about how wild rabbits wreaked havoc in Australia, and how the attempts to manage their population had profound consequences across the world.
In our new BBC Ideas film @joel-alves.bsky.social from @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social talks about how wild rabbits wreaked havoc in Australia, and how the attempts to manage their population had profound consequences across the world.
Hopping across disciplines to investigate rabbits and ecology in new BBC Ideas film
socsci.site.ox.ac.uk
September 3, 2026 at 12:48 PM
How can the actions of one man change the course of history? 🐇🐇
In our new BBC Ideas film @joel-alves.bsky.social from @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social talks about how wild rabbits wreaked havoc in Australia, and how the attempts to manage their population had profound consequences across the world.
In our new BBC Ideas film @joel-alves.bsky.social from @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social talks about how wild rabbits wreaked havoc in Australia, and how the attempts to manage their population had profound consequences across the world.
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.
👏 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
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
August 18, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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.
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...
MBA alumna Emily Gill awarded Women in Innovation honour by Innovate UK | Saïd Business School
Emily 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.
www.sbs.ox.ac.uk
August 11, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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...
👏Well done to our 2026 SDG Award winners!
Seven new social sciences projects spanning nine disciplines have been competitively awarded £95,000 to pursue knowledge exchange activities working towards six of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Find out more about the recipients and projects:
Seven new social sciences projects spanning nine disciplines have been competitively awarded £95,000 to pursue knowledge exchange activities working towards six of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Find out more about the recipients and projects:
Seven new social sciences projects awarded funding to support UN Sustainable Development Goals
www.socsci.ox.ac.uk
August 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
👏Well done to our 2026 SDG Award winners!
Seven new social sciences projects spanning nine disciplines have been competitively awarded £95,000 to pursue knowledge exchange activities working towards six of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Find out more about the recipients and projects:
Seven new social sciences projects spanning nine disciplines have been competitively awarded £95,000 to pursue knowledge exchange activities working towards six of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Find out more about the recipients and projects:
🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Local Policy Lab Fellows!
They've concluded their work on pressing local policy issues such as adult social care, employment & green skills as part of the Local Policy Lab, an alliance connecting academic research and local policy.
➡️ www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/articles/thi...
They've concluded their work on pressing local policy issues such as adult social care, employment & green skills as part of the Local Policy Lab, an alliance connecting academic research and local policy.
➡️ www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/articles/thi...
Third annual Local Policy Lab Fellowship showcases success
www.socsci.ox.ac.uk
August 7, 2026 at 9:38 AM
🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Local Policy Lab Fellows!
They've concluded their work on pressing local policy issues such as adult social care, employment & green skills as part of the Local Policy Lab, an alliance connecting academic research and local policy.
➡️ www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/articles/thi...
They've concluded their work on pressing local policy issues such as adult social care, employment & green skills as part of the Local Policy Lab, an alliance connecting academic research and local policy.
➡️ www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/articles/thi...
The new Environment IAA is OPEN to applications from researchers undertaking environment-related research across ALL disciplines! 🌱 🔎 🌍
This new opportunity will maximise the impact of Oxford’s environmental sciences research beyond academia.
Find out more: socsci.site.ox.ac.uk/articles/new...
This new opportunity will maximise the impact of Oxford’s environmental sciences research beyond academia.
Find out more: socsci.site.ox.ac.uk/articles/new...
New Environment IAA to boost impact in environmental research
socsci.site.ox.ac.uk
August 5, 2026 at 9:03 AM
The new Environment IAA is OPEN to applications from researchers undertaking environment-related research across ALL disciplines! 🌱 🔎 🌍
This new opportunity will maximise the impact of Oxford’s environmental sciences research beyond academia.
Find out more: socsci.site.ox.ac.uk/articles/new...
This new opportunity will maximise the impact of Oxford’s environmental sciences research beyond academia.
Find out more: socsci.site.ox.ac.uk/articles/new...
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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.
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July 22, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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 ⬇️
Read more ⬇️
🎒 The Repair-Ed Project at @education.ox.ac.uk and @exeter.ox.ac.uk have been working in partnership to connect with primary schools in Bristol to support pupils' confidence and aspirations.
Read the summary by Prof Arathi Sriprakash and Dr Claire Sims: www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/partner...
Read the summary by Prof Arathi Sriprakash and Dr Claire Sims: www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/partner...
Partnerships are Powering Widening Participation at Oxford
www.education.ox.ac.uk
July 24, 2026 at 8:33 AM
🎒 The Repair-Ed Project at @education.ox.ac.uk and @exeter.ox.ac.uk have been working in partnership to connect with primary schools in Bristol to support pupils' confidence and aspirations.
Read the summary by Prof Arathi Sriprakash and Dr Claire Sims: www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/partner...
Read the summary by Prof Arathi Sriprakash and Dr Claire Sims: www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/partner...
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👏 Congratulations to @politicsoxford.bsky.social alumnus Dr Daniel Barker Flores - awarded the American Political Science Association's Gabriel A Almond Award for the best dissertation in the field of comparative politics! Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/jhfslvkxuv
July 16, 2026 at 3:25 PM
👏 Congratulations to @politicsoxford.bsky.social alumnus Dr Daniel Barker Flores - awarded the American Political Science Association's Gabriel A Almond Award for the best dissertation in the field of comparative politics! Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/jhfslvkxuv
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Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp and I stepped out from behind the mic and in front of the camera to make a wee film about milk for BBC Ideas, with @socsci.ox.ac.uk and the BBC.
Coming this autumn. Meanwhile, you can find our podcast here: www.milkingit.org/podcast
Coming this autumn. Meanwhile, you can find our podcast here: www.milkingit.org/podcast
July 16, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp and I stepped out from behind the mic and in front of the camera to make a wee film about milk for BBC Ideas, with @socsci.ox.ac.uk and the BBC.
Coming this autumn. Meanwhile, you can find our podcast here: www.milkingit.org/podcast
Coming this autumn. Meanwhile, you can find our podcast here: www.milkingit.org/podcast
🏆 A remarkable TEN highly competitive Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships have been awarded to social sciences researchers from @ox.ac.uk. Congratulations to all! @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social
Find out more:
www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/articles/ten...
Find out more:
www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/articles/ten...
Ten Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships awarded to Oxford social scientists
www.socsci.ox.ac.uk
July 15, 2026 at 1:18 PM
🏆 A remarkable TEN highly competitive Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships have been awarded to social sciences researchers from @ox.ac.uk. Congratulations to all! @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social
Find out more:
www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/articles/ten...
Find out more:
www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/articles/ten...
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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.com/3r4cckmv
Paper: Optimising for Happiness in EU Tech Policy tinyurl.com/44cv5kd8
The public deserves socially beneficial technology in return for its AI investment | Computer Weekly
It 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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July 10, 2026 at 7:39 AM
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.com/3r4cckmv
Paper: Optimising for Happiness in EU Tech Policy tinyurl.com/44cv5kd8
As Europe is hit by a heatwave (and air-con emissions grow globally), what alternative solutions can help us cool our cities and homes? A film we made in partnership with BBC Ideas based on research by Radhika Khosla and @smithschool.ox.ac.uk is still very current.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgMI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgMI...
How to keep cool without heating the planet (BBC Ideas x Oxford Social Sciences)
YouTube video by Social Sciences Division
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June 24, 2026 at 12:29 PM
As Europe is hit by a heatwave (and air-con emissions grow globally), what alternative solutions can help us cool our cities and homes? A film we made in partnership with BBC Ideas based on research by Radhika Khosla and @smithschool.ox.ac.uk is still very current.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgMI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgMI...
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NEW: The world’s highest-consuming 10% cause up to $5.7 trillion in environmental damage every year, according to research from the @oxmartinschool.bsky.social and @unileiden.bsky.social.
The study finds biodiversity loss causes more damage than climate change⬇️
https://bit.ly/4oFI6m6
The study finds biodiversity loss causes more damage than climate change⬇️
https://bit.ly/4oFI6m6
June 23, 2026 at 11:24 AM
NEW: The world’s highest-consuming 10% cause up to $5.7 trillion in environmental damage every year, according to research from the @oxmartinschool.bsky.social and @unileiden.bsky.social.
The study finds biodiversity loss causes more damage than climate change⬇️
https://bit.ly/4oFI6m6
The study finds biodiversity loss causes more damage than climate change⬇️
https://bit.ly/4oFI6m6
📯 Four Oxford social scientists have been awarded prestigious @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grants.
Congratulations to Robert Klassen @education.ox.ac.uk, Rick Schulting @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social, Barbara Petrongolo and Martin Weidner @oxfordecondept.bsky.social!
socsci.site.ox.ac.uk/articles/fou...
Congratulations to Robert Klassen @education.ox.ac.uk, Rick Schulting @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social, Barbara Petrongolo and Martin Weidner @oxfordecondept.bsky.social!
socsci.site.ox.ac.uk/articles/fou...
Four Oxford social scientists awarded major European Research Council Advanced Grants
socsci.site.ox.ac.uk
June 23, 2026 at 10:58 AM
📯 Four Oxford social scientists have been awarded prestigious @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grants.
Congratulations to Robert Klassen @education.ox.ac.uk, Rick Schulting @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social, Barbara Petrongolo and Martin Weidner @oxfordecondept.bsky.social!
socsci.site.ox.ac.uk/articles/fou...
Congratulations to Robert Klassen @education.ox.ac.uk, Rick Schulting @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social, Barbara Petrongolo and Martin Weidner @oxfordecondept.bsky.social!
socsci.site.ox.ac.uk/articles/fou...
ICYMI: Jacqueline Broadhead @compasoxford.bsky.social explores how we can make the UK more welcoming for newcomers, with resources targeted more effectively. #SSDCommunities
Expert Comment: How can we make the UK more welcoming for newcomers and communities? | COMPAS
Jacqueline 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.
www.compas.ox.ac.uk
June 23, 2026 at 10:31 AM
ICYMI: Jacqueline Broadhead @compasoxford.bsky.social explores how we can make the UK more welcoming for newcomers, with resources targeted more effectively. #SSDCommunities
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🎓 Marking the European Academy of Sociology’s 25th anniversary, sociologists propose 3 principles to advance disciplinary standards:
🔗 Theory–empirics integration
🔓 Open science
🌍 Careful public engagement
Read more ⬇️
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/soci...
🔗 Theory–empirics integration
🔓 Open science
🌍 Careful public engagement
Read more ⬇️
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/soci...
Sociologists propose three key principles for standards in sociology
16 June 2026
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk
June 16, 2026 at 10:28 AM
🎓 Marking the European Academy of Sociology’s 25th anniversary, sociologists propose 3 principles to advance disciplinary standards:
🔗 Theory–empirics integration
🔓 Open science
🌍 Careful public engagement
Read more ⬇️
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/soci...
🔗 Theory–empirics integration
🔓 Open science
🌍 Careful public engagement
Read more ⬇️
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/soci...
ICYMI: The Local Policy Lab appointed first Chief Scientific Advisors⬇️
The Local Policy Lab promotes partnerships between academia, community & government #SSDCommunities
The Local Policy Lab promotes partnerships between academia, community & government #SSDCommunities
Local Policy Lab appoints first Chief Scientific Advisors to tackle Oxfordshire's biggest challenges
www.socsci.ox.ac.uk
June 18, 2026 at 10:02 AM
ICYMI: The Local Policy Lab appointed first Chief Scientific Advisors⬇️
The Local Policy Lab promotes partnerships between academia, community & government #SSDCommunities
The Local Policy Lab promotes partnerships between academia, community & government #SSDCommunities
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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
🔈'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
June 9, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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
🔈'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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25 years ago, many of us believed the internet could empower everyday people. What happened, and what does it mean for the AI era we are now entering?
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
May 28, 2026 at 12:21 PM
25 years ago, many of us believed the internet could empower everyday people. What happened, and what does it mean for the AI era we are now entering?
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
“We show that temperature fundamentally shapes human reproduction.”
ICYMI: @sociologyoxford.bsky.social research shows the relationship between extreme heat and sex ratios at birth. https://www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/new-research-shows-high-temperatures-affect-sex-ratios-at-birth #SSDCommunities
ICYMI: @sociologyoxford.bsky.social research shows the relationship between extreme heat and sex ratios at birth. https://www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/new-research-shows-high-temperatures-affect-sex-ratios-at-birth #SSDCommunities
New research shows high temperatures affect sex ratios at birth
20 February 2026
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk
June 12, 2026 at 10:03 AM
“We show that temperature fundamentally shapes human reproduction.”
ICYMI: @sociologyoxford.bsky.social research shows the relationship between extreme heat and sex ratios at birth. https://www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/new-research-shows-high-temperatures-affect-sex-ratios-at-birth #SSDCommunities
ICYMI: @sociologyoxford.bsky.social research shows the relationship between extreme heat and sex ratios at birth. https://www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/new-research-shows-high-temperatures-affect-sex-ratios-at-birth #SSDCommunities
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...
ICYMI: @paulajasheppard.bsky.social @oxford-anthro.bsky.social explores her research into the reasons people are having fewer children.
institutions.newscientist.com/article/2516...
June 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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...
ICYMI: @paulajasheppard.bsky.social @oxford-anthro.bsky.social explores her research into the reasons people are having fewer children.
institutions.newscientist.com/article/2516...