OxfordSocialSciences @oxsocsci

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OxfordSocialSciences @oxsocsci

6 months ago

🏠Home is where the hearth is... ❄️SocSci researchers call for cold-weather payment increase to £10 per day when households face −4°C. Co-authored by Dr Brenda Boardman, Thomas Longden, and Prof. Tina Fawcett. @ConversationUK ⤵️ doi.org/10.64628/AB.6v… #SocSciHome @ecioxford

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6 months ago

Migration Oxford investigates: How welcoming are UK cities? 🌃 @jacquibroadhead @COMPAS_oxford joins host Rob McNeil on the podcast to explore optimism about the future of welcoming newcomers across UK cities. 🎧 Listen: staged.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/how-welcoming-… #SocSciHome

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6 months ago

'Beyond Town and Gown: Working Towards a More Inclusive Oxford' shows @UniofOxford's commitment to social and economic change in the city by tackling inequalities and encouraging Inclusive growth #SocSciHome Co-authored by Prof Alexander Betts @ODID_QEH: socsci.ox.ac.uk/article/beyond…

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6 months ago

🐈‍⬛ Prof Greger Larson, School of Archaeology, finds that cats set-paw over our thresholds far later than originally thought! ⤵️ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… 📸 Share some snaps of the feline friends that make your house a home with #SocSciHome 🧡

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6 months ago

📮You've got mail! Would letters from the police make you rethink #HomeSecurity? New @DSPI_Oxford research finds that law enforcement letters do not encourage behaviour change to prevent burglary. Read the full study: doi.org/10.1080/073564… #SocSciHome #Police

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6 months ago

🏠For the next few weeks we'll be spotlighting how the social sciences explore topics related to 'home and belonging', including - #Migration - Health and #wellbeing - Economic inequality - Infrastructure - Community Follow along with #SocSciHome to find out more!

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6 months ago

In collaboration with the @BlavatnikSchool, @ClooneyFDN, and with support from @Microsoft, the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice brings together law, policy and technology to explore how AI can improve access to justice worldwide. ⚖️ #TechForJustice #SocSciAI

Clooney Foundation for Justice @ClooneyFDN

8 months ago

AI is moving fast – justice can’t afford to stand still. In partnership with @BlavatnikSchool and with support from @Microsoft, we launched the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice last week - the first global initiative dedicated to harnessing the power of AI for justice.

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OxfordSocialSciences @oxsocsci

6 months ago

'What we really need is democratic control of the goals that AI maximises.' ICYMI: Hear from @maxkasy, Professor of Economics @OxfordEconDept, about the big questions at heart of his new book exploring #AI, optimisation and society. #SocSciAI

Department of Economics, Oxford @OxfordEconDept

8 months ago

Discover The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits) - the eye-opening new book by Professor @maxkasy. Max offers a bold look at who truly shapes and benefits from artificial intelligence. 👉 Learn more: bit.ly/47UIeHu

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6 months ago

Learn more👇Do people find #AI in #journalism comfortable or controversial?ICYMI: this @risj_oxford report explores recent trends in AI usage across 6 countries. #SocSciAI x.com/risj_oxford/st…

Reuters Institute @risj_oxford

9 months ago

How do people use generative AI in their daily lives? And how do they use it for news? These are two of the questions we explore in a new report, based on fresh survey data from 🇦🇷🇩🇰🇫🇷🇯🇵🇬🇧🇺🇸 🔗 Full report buff.ly/mv3Jc5r 🧵 Key findings in thread

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Oxford Internet Institute @oiioxford

7 months ago

@Reuters quotes the OII's Dr. @fabian_stephany commenting on @TIME's Person of the Year selection, emphasising the role of the people behind AI systems. Watch the full video here:

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7 months ago

Time magazine named the architects of artificial intelligence its Person of the Year, citing their ability to deliver the age of thinking machines with transformative technology reut.rs/48PIUxk

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OxfordSocialSciences @oxsocsci

7 months ago

Dr Paula Sheppard @oxford_anthro comments for @BBCNews about the UK's 'fertility gap'⬇️ ICYMI: In a recent @UniofOxford expert comment, Dr Sheppard outlined her research and asks: why are people in the UK leaving it so late to have children? ox.ac.uk/news/2024-12-1…

BBC News (UK) @BBCNews

7 months ago

How a 'fertility gap' is fuelling the rise of one-child families bbc.in/44asPRr

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7 months ago

Has the influence of #AI on elections been overestimated? @_FelixSimon_ (oiioxford @risjoxford) explores #GenerativeAI and #Democracy in this paper co-authored for @knightcolumbia ⬇️ knightcolumbia.org/content/dont-p… #SocSciAI #GenerativeAI #Elections

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OxfordSocialSciences @oxsocsci

7 months ago

Academics from across @oxsocsci reflect on the #UKBudget25, including the changes to income, electric vehicle, and property taxes, as well as the two-child benefit cap lift ⤵️ ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11-2… @OxfordEconDept @INETOxford @DSPI_Oxford

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7 months ago

Local Policy Lab, an alliance between @UniofOxford, @Oxford_Brookes & @OxfordshireCC appoints its first Chief Scientific Advisors to tackle Oxfordshire's biggest challenges socsci.ox.ac.uk/article/local-…

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European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research

7 months ago

How do you get parenting support to millions of families during a pandemic? Lucie Cluver, laureate of the 2024 #ERCengage Award, figured it out well 👉 link.europa.eu/W4v43v 🏆 2026 competition now open 👉 lnkd.in/egR5em3 @UniofOxford @DSPI_Oxford

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7 months ago

How is #AI reshaping how we understand #ChildDevelopment? @DSPI_Oxford hosted the @GPI_Parenting webinar exploring how AI tools can assess early interactions & support families. 🎥 Watch reflections from the webinar: youtube.com/watch?v=aBslp2… #SocSciAI

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OxfordSocialSciences @oxsocsci

7 months ago

#AI is reshaping the workplace, but is it fair? Led by Prof Mark Graham @oiioxford and WZB Berlin, @TowardsFairWork sets global standards for fair digital labour. It has assessed 700+ firms in 40 countries, driving 370+ policy changes. 🔗 socsci.ox.ac.uk/raising-standa… #SocSciAI

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OxfordSocialSciences @oxsocsci

7 months ago

#AI is taking on management roles: assigning tasks, evaluating performance and even hiring. Prof @JeremiasPrassl and Dr Silberman @trihybrid are developing fairer frameworks for AI at work. Read more 👇 socsci.ox.ac.uk/regulating-alg… @OxfordLawFac #FutureOfWork #SocSciAI

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7 months ago

Don't miss this fascinating thread about findings from the Climate Policy Monitor ⬇️ Featuring insights from our divisional colleagues Professor Thomas Hale (@BlavatnikSchool) & Dr Thom Wetzer (@OxfordLawFac) #COP30

University of Oxford @UniofOxford

8 months ago

NEW: As world leaders meet at #COP30, Oxford research reveals which countries are turning climate promises into action and which aren’t. 🌍 The Climate Policy Monitor gives the clearest picture yet of how national laws stack up against global climate goals. 🧵 [1/10]