Stefan Dercon, Professor of Economic Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government and the Economics Department, has been elected to the British Academy’s Fellowship, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the social sciences. 

Jen Easterly, former Director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Special Assistant to President Obama, joins the School as a Visiting Fellow of Practice with the Oxford Programme for Cyber and Technology Policy, as part of its expanded drive to tackle the major challenges of the digital age.

The Inamori Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2025 Kyoto Prize, which will be hosted by the School in Oxford next year, recognising transformative achievements in the sciences, arts and philosophy.