"It makes me really happy that we still have an Oxford Internet Institute dedicated to holding the internet to account, and to remembering that the internet we were promised is still an internet we can have in the future." - Heather Ford #OIIat25

"There is something really special about the internet, even in this current moment when it feels really dark."

Heather Ford, Professor at the University of Technology Sydney and OII alumna, reflects on why the OII's mission matters more than ever, 25 years on.

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Earlier this week, our community enjoyed a summer BBQ at Rhodes House to celebrate 25 years of the Oxford Internet Institute.

A "Founder Stories" panel revisited the origin story of the department, and it was the perfect summer afternoon dedicated to acknowledging #OIIat25.

Dr. Carl Ohman talks about pursuing his MSc and PhD at the OII as one of the best decisions he’s ever made, helping him develop his perspective on technology and society, as well as his broader career path as an academic.

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For Carla Intal, who works on insights and applied AI at LinkedIn, the OII was a catalyst to embark on a different career.

To celebrate 25 years of the OII, we invited our alumni to reflect on how their time at Oxford has informed their personal and professional lives. #OIIat25

"The really interesting things in life are problems which have to be solved, and that requires you to be centripetal."

Dr. Andrew Graham, former Acting Director and founding Chairman of the OII Advisory Board, on what the institute was built to do. #OIIat25

“The OII helped me zoom out completely and develop a broader systemic view of technology and society.”

OII alumna and president of GirlsWhoML, Megha Mishra, reflects on how her time at the OII changed the way she thinks about technology and society.

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"The people are 100% one of the best parts of being at the OII."

Tech Policy Design Institute co-founder and OII alumna Zoe Jay Hawkins talks about the "academic pen pals," long-term collaborators and conversations that made her time at the OII so memorable.

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For OII Board Advisor and alumnus Lofred Madzou, the power of AI is in the breadth of societal benefits it can facilitate: not just what it means for the select few.

Hear more from Lofred and other OII alumni in our 25th anniversary podcast episode, coming soon.

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Prof Margetts on why understanding AI requires holding on to how technology has always integrated into people's lives and institutional processes, and why 25 years of that thinking makes the OII's perspective distinctive. #OIIat25

"When something goes wrong, always look for the opportunity. Walk through the next door."
Andrew Graham, former Acting Director and founding Chairman of @oii.ox.ac.uk's Advisory Board, at the 25th Anniversary Founding Stories Panel.
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