Leonard Blavatnik awarded the Sheldon Medal

Oxford’s highest honour for philanthropy, the Sheldon Medal, was awarded to Leonard Blavatnik on 11 October for his extraordinary gift of £75 million to enable the creation of the Blavatnik School of Government. Blavatnik School staff and students attended the ceremony in the recently refurbished Sheldonian Theatre.

Read more about the Sheldon Medal and the event on the University website.

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16 December 2025

MPP and MSc alumnus Carlos Santiago Guzmán wins the inaugural Michael Cichon Graduate Award

Carlos Santiago Guzmán Gutiérrez, an alumnus of the Master of Public Policy and the MSc in Public Policy Research, has received the inaugural Michael Cichon Graduate Award for outstanding master’s thesis in Social Protection. The award recognises his MSc thesis, “Universal Social Protection Schemes in Forced Displacement Settings: Evidence from Colombia.”

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05 December 2025

Former Indonesia Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, to join the Blavatnik School of Government as World Leaders Fellow

Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Indonesia’s former Minister of Finance, will take up the World Leaders Fellowship at the Blavatnik School of Government for 2026.

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02 December 2025

St Paul’s Church acquired for Blavatnik School of Government

The University of Oxford has purchased St Paul’s Church in Jericho, Oxford, for the Blavatnik School of Government, helping to ensure this important local building can be protected for the years ahead.