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📞 Calling academics in Sociology, Social Policy or Demography

Join us in Oxford as a Sociology Group Visitor in 2027 to 2028

Applications are now open
📆 Deadline: Mon 28 Sept
✍️ Find out more and apply at: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research... #nuffsky
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August 19, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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Among just fourteen Oxford academics to receive this highly competitive award, Barbara and Martin will each receive up to €2.5 million over five years to pursue ambitious new research projects.
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June 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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Congratulations to Nuffield College Professorial Fellows Barbara Petrongolo and Martin Weidner on being awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants. #nuffsky #NuffieldCollege #EconomicsResearch

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June 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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More from Nuffield Professorial Fellow @pculpepper.bsky.social, this time talking about anti-immigration policies and the AI bubble on @blavatnikschool.bsky.social's new YouTube series, 'Policy Unpacked'

Link to full episode below

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Anti-immigration policies are bad for democracy, argues Professor Pepper Culpepper (Nuffield College, Oxford).

Catch up with the first episode of Policy Unpacked, with MPP student Karan Kalsi (Rhodes Trust, Trinity College, Oxford)👇
https://ow.ly/hPeL50YEQjV
April 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Here's to many more meetings to come. #nuffsky #collegelife
March 24, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Thank you to alumni, Fellows, and friends for joining us for New Year's Drinks in London! It was wonderful to see the room full of social scientists of all fields and ages #nuffsky
Smartly dressed people of all ages smile and converse in a Georgian room. In the centre of the image, a man in a suit and a woman in a red top greet another man with his back to the camera. A wide shot of a blue Georgian room with many small groups of adults of varying ages conversing. In the background is a screen saying 'Welcome Nuffield alumni' and dark bookcases line the walls.
January 30, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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🌅 As the sun rises over a new year, we wish you all a Happy 2026! #nuffsky
A rosy sunrise over Nuffield College, with the College tower against an orange, pink and purple sky. Some lights are on in the building, and the windows reflect the sunrise. A warm pink sunrise over the lower quad of Nuffield College. Lights are still lit and a Christmas tree sits in front of the pond. The main gate and the new Porters' Lodge is in the background.
January 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Wishing you all peace, happiness and light for the holiday season from everyone at Nuffield College🎄🌟❄️ #nuffsky
Nuffield College at twilight with a Christmas tree in the foreground. The Library tower and other college buildings are lit with warm yellow lights against a rich blue twilight sky. The ground glitters with rain, and in the foreground is a Christmas tree with multicoloured lights.
December 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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The 'Rethinking Global Governance and Human Security' project has been awarded €4.4 million by @alfredlandecker.bsky.social to study this underexplored period of recent history #nuffsky

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December 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Our warmest congratulations to Professorial Fellow Ludvig Sinander, who has been awarded the Philip Leverhulme prize for his work on economic theory. #nuffsky

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A headshot of Professorial Fellow Ludvig Sinander, with Nuffield College in the background. Photo by David Fisher.
October 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Our news story: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to former Nuffield Fellow - Nuffield College Oxford University
Former Official Fellow Philippe Aghion was part of a team that has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
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October 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Congratulations to new Nuffield Fellow @zparolin.bsky.social who has been awarded the 2025 Kershaw Prize from @appam.bsky.social for his public policy work

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handle.invalid APPAM @handle.invalid · Oct 1
Along with our partner, Mathmatica, we are pleased to announce Zachary Parolin as the 2025 David N. Kershaw Award winner. We look forward to recognizing Zach at #2025APPAM. Read more: https://ow.ly/izM550X57Bv
October 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Many congratulations to the six Nuffield students graduating today! Well done for all your hard work to get here, and here’s to the #nextbigadventure #graduation #nuffsky
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August 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Congratulations to @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social alumna Natasja Rupesinghe! #NuffSky
mybisa.bsky.social BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · Jun 20
Our third winner was Natasja Rupesinghe 🎉
Natasja Rupesinghe won the Michael Nicholson Thesis Prize for her thesis 'Community Responses to Jihadist Mobilisation in Central Mali'
Purple social media prize card with the text: WINNER BISA 50 and British Council logo Michael Nicholson Thesis Prize 2025 Natasja Rupesinghe - Community Responses to Jihadist Mobilisation in Central Mali. "I'm truly humbled to receive the Michael Nicholson award from the British International Studies Association, which honours the legacy of Michael Nicholson. This dissertation would not have been possible without the steadfast collaboration and support from my Malian colleagues over the years. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to the countless people who shared their knowledge and experiences of the war with me during what was a particularly difficult time in Mali's history. I hope my work has done justice to their stories."
July 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Nuffield Fellow @melindacmills.bsky.social‬ (Director of @oxforddemsci.bsky.social‬) was recognised by @eui-eu.bsky.social‬ in Florence for her pioneering interdisciplinary work bridging genetics and the social sciences. #nuffsky
Three women in academic dress in front of a line of international flags. One is shaking hands with another, whilst the third holds a large degree certificate. A woman in stands at a podium to address an audience. There is a line of international flags in the background and all the attendees of the event are wearing academic address. A caption below the image reads 'Awarding of honoris causa degree to Prof. Melinda Mills'.
June 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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This week we welcomed back four Nuffield Alumni to discuss their books at a special hybrid event: Oisín Tansey, Sarah von Billerbeck, Bronwen Everill, and Robert Falkner. Thank you to our speakers and to all who attended! #nuffsky
The speakers at the Alumni Book Club event: Oisín Tansey (DPhil Politics, 2002) from King’s College London; Sarah von Billerbeck (DPhil International Relations, 2008) from the University of Reading; Bronwen Everill (Research Fellow, 2010-11), joining virtually from Princeton; and Robert Falkner (DPhil International Relations, 1994) from the London School of Economics Robert Falkner (DPhil International Relations, 1994) from the London School of Economics, presenting his book ‘The Market in Global International Society: An English School Approach to International Political Economy’
June 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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The planting beds have also started to fill up: here is Walter Sawyer earlier this month, putting in border plants (such as liriope muscari) to brighten up the quads. #nuffsky #summerinOxford
Walter Sawyer stands behind one of the beds in the Upper Quad of Nuffield College, holding a tray of plants. In front of him are various bedding plants laid out in small pots to be planted.
May 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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The sun is out and we're starting to enjoy the fruits of all the building work going on in College over the last couple of years!

After a period of settling in, the lawn chairs are now back out on the lawn, and students, Fellows and staff are enjoying the space again. #nuffsky #summerinOxford
College members enjoy the outdoor seating in the Upper Quad of Nuffield College, with the tower and blue skies in the background.
May 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Congratulations to DPhil student Nan Sandi on winning the 2025 ADB–IEA Innovative Policy Research Award for her paper on crop residue burning! Her research offers a market-based solution to this pressing environmental issue.
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Nan Sandi being presented with her award. Credit: ADB-IEA.
May 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Thank you to all our supporters who came to this year's donors' event! Current scholarship recipients Sarah and Guru enjoyed sharing their experience with some of our very first students, including Sir Francis Jacobs. What a wonderful way for Warden Julia Black to meet our donors! #nuffsky
Supporters with the Warden at the Nuffield donors' event. Image credit: Maciek Tomiczek. Supporters with Caroline Kukura at the Nuffield donors' event. Image credit: Maciek Tomiczek. Supporters with current scholarship recipients at the Nuffield donors' event. Image credit: Maciek Tomiczek.
May 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Here is the piece by @benansell.bsky.social of @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social that @dorianlynskey.bsky.social mentions in this episode of @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social: benansell.substack.com/p/labour-is-... #PoliSky #NuffSky
May 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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This year’s Bluebell Day was a special one! On 27 April we gathered at Nuffield Place to unveil a commemorative plaque to mark the dedication of all those involved in caretaking and volunteering at Lord Nuffield’s former home over many years. Read more: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/... #nuffsky
Joanna Gamester, House Steward of Nuffield Place for many years, and the Warden unveiling the commemorative plaque. Credit: Tom Weller. Joanna Gamester (former House Steward of Nuffield Place, Kevin Minns (Chair of the Friends of Nuffield Place), Julia Black (Warden of Nuffield College) and Sebastian Conway (the National Trust). Credit: Tom Weller. The glorious bluebell woods at Nuffield Place. Credit: Tom Weller. Kevin Minns, Chair of the Friends of Nuffield Place, delivering a speech to thank all those involved in preserving the house. Credit: Tom Weller.
May 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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We have more on this story on our website: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/... #nuffsky
Nuffield Fellow elected to prestigious US National Academy of Sciences - Nuffield College Oxford University
Desmond King has been recognised for his distinguished and continuing achievements
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May 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Nuffield Fellow Desmond King has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, in recognition of his ‘distinguished and continuing achievements’ – one of the most prestigious honours a social scientist can receive. Congratulations, Des! Read more: www.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/dpirs-d... #nuffsky
Desmond King. Credit: David Fisher/Fisher Studios
May 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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We are delighted that Alumnus Mark Carney remains prime minister of Canada following this week’s election. Mark won a landslide victory in the Liberal Party’s leadership race in March, following Justin Trudeau’s resignation. Read more on our website: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/people/profi... #nuffsky
Mark Carney at Nuffield's 80th anniversary celebrations in 2017
April 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM