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On Friday we have the first ODID Film Night! We'll be screening the award-winning ‘Hostile’, with a Q&A with Director, Sonita Gale. 📆 Friday 28 February, 5.30pm 📍 Seminar Room 3, ODID, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB Followed by drinks Register to attend: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hostile-fi...

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We're #hiring a Quantitative Researcher! The post-holder will be a member of a research group titled Choosing Islamic Conservatism, which studies intergenerational transmission of Islamic knowledge among Muslim communities in the West. Deadline: 12 March Details: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/quan...

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🚨We're hiring! We're looking for a flexible and committed professional to work as our Events and International Online School Officer (maternity cover) - planning and supporting events aimed at academics, policy-makers, practitioners, & the general public. Apply: www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/about/vacanc...

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We're #hiring Join us at the Economic Policy Network as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Economics in Addis Ababa. Recruited by us & seconded to the Macroeconomic Management Team at the Ministry of Finance, Government of Ethiopia. #postdoc #EconSky ⏰Deadline: 28 Feb 2025 www.csae.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

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ODID DPhil candidate Malvika Gupta writes for @uk.theconversation.com on Ecuador’s presidential election, which will go to a runoff vote in April against a backdrop of violence theconversation.com/ecuador-elec...

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In a new article for #NATO Review, Prof Corneliu Bjola explores the annulment of Romania’s presidential election - not merely as an isolated event, but as a potential manifestation of a broader, long-term hybrid warfare strategy www.nato.int/docu/review/...

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This new @ox.ac.uk Student Story features Elif Bayat, a Clarendon Scholar and MSc student in Global Governance and Diplomacy at ODID and @lincoln.ox.ac.uk Read about her journey to Oxford, her experience so far and what she plans to do next. www.ox.ac.uk/students/new...

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We are very much looking forward to welcoming @kenanmalik.bsky.social to deliver this year's Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture! The Politics of Immigration and the Politics of Identity 📆Wednesday 5 March 2025, 5:15pm 📍In person in Oxford Find out more and register: bit.ly/AHBL2025

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Join us on Tuesday for this term’s Climate Lecture: ‘Market Failure: Climate Crisis, Green Energy and the Limits of Capitalism’ Speaker: Prof Brett Christophers (Uppsala University) 📍 in person at ODID and online 🗓️ 11 February, 5pm GMT Details at: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/event/market...

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In #VoxDevLit issue 3 on #microfinance & accompanying #VoxDevTalk podcast, ODID’s @muhammadmeki.bsky.social and fellow Senior Editors Jing Cai and Simon Quinn review the latest evidence

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Prof Xiaolan Fu is guest editor (with Daitian Li, Rajneesh Narula, Max von Zedtwitz & Beverly Wagner) of a new special issue of R&D Management journal: ‘R&D Management Under #Disruption and #Uncertainty’ Read the editorial: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #R&D #Innovation #Technology

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The latest working paper from @tidecentre.bsky.social‬ explores how to move from a parasitic to a symbiotic model of #AI, #energy & #biodiversity, and highlights the potential of biomimicry. Written by @amirleb.bsky.social, @angelmelguizo.bsky.social & Victor Muñoz oxford-tide.org/2025/01/17/w...

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The IKEA Foundation has renewed its support for Oxford’s Refugee-Led Research Hub (RLRH), a pioneering initiative that helps people who have been affected by displacement to become leaders across the humanitarian sector. More info ⬇️

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Join us for Market Failure: Climate Crisis, Green Energy, and the Limits of Capitalism, a thought-provoking talk by Brett Christophers. 📍 Place: Seminar Room 1, Queen Elizabeth House, ODID 🗓️ Date: Tuesday, 11 February 🕔 Time: 5:00 Event details here: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/event/market...

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New paper by Xiaolan Fu (ODID), Pervez Ghauri (@unibirmingham.bsky.social) & Jianan Lu (Portsmouth Univ), in journal Research Policy, investigates the role of digital technology in inclusive development, drawing on results from the IDMODEL project. Online at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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📣 Job opportunity! We are recruiting a Research and Grants Coordinator to join the Research Support team here at ODID. Deadline to apply is 14 February. More info and apply at: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

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🎉The CSAE Conference 2025 programme is published! 85 sessions on a range of development economics topics, incl. a keynote from Nobel prize winner James Robinson, & panels on entrepreneurship in Africa & evidence-based policy. #OxCSAE2025 #EconSky Registration deadline: 23 February cvent.me/xAvqDm

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On #InternationalDayofEducation we're looking at human agency & our Policy Brief ‘Supporting Soft Skills in Hard Times’ which highlights the #gender gaps in self-efficacy & agency among adolescent girls & boys in our study countries. Read more: https://buff.ly/3PO7Vju @unesconow.bsky.social

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TMCD has become TIDE! Congratulations to @amirleb.bsky.social and team. Explore the new TIDE website to learn more about the centre’s work: oxford-tide.org

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🌍 How can inclusive digital business models help those who need them most? Xiaolan Fu’s #IDModel project uses an app-based tool to empower people in developing countries to generate income. Xiaolan shares her story here: 📺 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/id-model-a-d... #InnovationStories @odid-qeh.bsky.social

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In Issue 3 of @voxdev.bsky.social‬ #VoxDevLit on Training Entrepreneurs, Senior Editors Christopher Woodruff @odid-qeh.bsky.social and David McKenzie (World Bank) summarise research on the effectiveness of training entrepreneurs in LMICs. Read here: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/tr...

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The ODID Annual Report 2024 is now online! Discover the wide range of activities and intellectual energy of the ODID community over the past year. Read it now at www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-an...

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Applications are open for the OPHI Advanced Course 2025! Led by Sabina Alkire and the OPHI team, this one-week intensive course at the University of Oxford is aimed at those who want to deepen their knowledge and skills in the Alkire-Foster method and the MPI. Apply now: bit.ly/OPHICourse

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Deadline approaching! There’s just 2 weeks left to apply for our MSc courses in: • Economics for Development • Migration Studies • Refugee & Forced Migration Studies Deadline: 28 January, midday (UK) Find out more: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/study-us

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Applications are open for the Graduate Applications International Network (GAIN) programme 2025! Information sharing, mentoring & financial support for African students interested in graduate school in economics & related fields. ➡️ Apply: gain-network.net/participants 🗓️ Deadline: 16 February 2025

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Our Arabic, Spanish, and French editions of FMR 74 are now online! Arabic: www.fmreview.org/ar/financing-displacement-response/ Spanish: www.fmreview.org/sp/financiacion-respuesta-desplazamiento/ French: www.fmreview.org/fr/financement-reponse-deplacement/ Thank you for bearing with us!

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Fantastic to see this new book by Prof @alexanderbetts.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social exploring 'how methods and theories from different disciplines can be applied and combined to address major global challenges.' ⬆️ A very apt summary of all the work done by colleagues across our division!

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Authoritarian regimes host most of the world’s refugees - and sometimes have among the world's most progressive refugee policies. How can we make sense of this paradox? Watch a recent talk in which @alexanderbetts.bsky.social discussed his new research in progress youtu.be/laQ8E5EQLjA

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📢 Job opportunity! We are recruiting a Lab Manager to join the @oxfordsdglab.bsky.social team, supporting the Lab Chief Operating Officer and Programme Managers as the Lab scales its activity. Deadline to apply is 9 January. Find out more and apply at: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/sdg-...

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In a new article in Energy Research & Social Science, DPhil candidate Weishen Zeng examines the role of the local state in reconstructing and reshaping the green energy transition in #China #environmentalism #GreenEnergy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Last week at the UN, @amirleb.bsky.social delivered a speech as part of the #Financing for #Development Dialogues: From Evidence to Action. The Academic Day forms part of the preparation for the 4th International Conference on #Fin4Dev in 2025 #FinancingOurFuture www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/news/amir-le...

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New from @alexanderbetts.bsky.social: ‘Social Science: A Very Short Introduction’. A book designed to make interdisciplinary social science accessible. It explains what social science is, how to 'do' social science, and how it can be used to change the world. academic.oup.com/book/58860

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The latest ODID blog focuses on @fmreview.bsky.social’s new issue on ‘financing displacement response’. What do recent shifts in #financing mean for forcibly displaced people and #displacement response strategies? Read the blog here: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/blog/financi...

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Watch this webinar for information on the DPhil in Migration Studies, awarded jointly by @odid-qeh.bsky.social and @oxford-anthro.bsky.social. Including what’s distinctive about the DPhil, how to apply and potential funding sources. Application deadline: 9 January www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmGq...

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The @nytimes.com asked four experts to envision the impact of #AI on the global #economy. Prof Xiaolan Fu argues that the integration of AI with human knowledge will fuel economic growth, but unchecked deployment can exacerbate economic, regional & social disparities www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/s...

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Seminar at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social & online 'Depression, violence and socioeconomic outcomes among refugees in East Africa: evidence from a multicountry survey' with @raphaelb.bsky.social (ODID) & @juliarpozuelo.bsky.social (Harvard) 28 Jan 2025, 16:00-17:30 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/depre...

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Job opportunity! We are recruiting an HR Officer to join the HR team here at ODID. The deadline to apply is 9 January. More info and apply at: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/hr-o...

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Congratulations to Dr Ibrahim Bangura from Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone, who’s been selected as a 2024/25 AfOx Visiting Fellow based at ODID. His research focuses on the role of women and arts in Senegal’s democracy movements. More information: www.afox.ox.ac.uk/person/dr-ib...

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📣🎉REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the CSAE Conference 2025. #OxCSAE2025 Join us for 3 days to discuss economic development in Africa across a range of topics. 🗣️Keynote: James Robinson (Nobel Prize 2024 winner) 📆23-25 March 2025 🏢Oxford, UK 💻Register by 23 Feb (05 Jan for speakers): cvent.me/MmdZ3g

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FMR 74 ‘Financing displacement response’ is now online! How does #displacement response #financing interact with the choices of forcibly displaced people & their communities, with local & global economies & with broader geopolitical events & trends? See: www.fmreview.org/financing-di...

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Applications are open for 2025 entry to our #postgraduate #courses. The deadline for the MPhil in Development Studies and the MSc in Global Governance & Diplomacy is December 3rd – next week! All our other courses have January deadlines. Find out more: www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/study-us

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