Janina Dill, Dame Louise Richardson Chair in Global Security at the Blavatnik School of Government, has won a Social Sciences Division Teaching Excellence Award, which recognises the outstanding contribution to teaching and learning and the academic development of students shown by colleagues across the division.

The Children and Climate Initiative and NetZero Ed collaborated to present their research and lay out the key considerations for why intergenerational justice is such a key issue within climate policy at London Climate Action Week. 

In collaboration with the Tun Razak Foundation, the Blavatnik School convened a high-level forum exploring global governance lessons from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The Inamori Foundation has announced the laureates of the 2026 Kyoto Prize, pioneers who have “contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of humankind”. The laureates will come to Oxford in May 2027 for the Kyoto Prize at Oxford.

Bringing together 16 participants from 11 countries, the latest cohort of the Leading Cross-Sector Partnerships Programme explored how leaders can move beyond transactional approaches to partnership working and the shared accountability needed to address complex societal challenges.

Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of the Republic of Singapore, visited the Blavatnik School of Government for a special address and a conversation with Ngaire Woods, founding Dean of the School. 

The Blavatnik School of Government has released its Annual Report, covering the period from April 2025 to March 2026, a snapshot of teaching, research and engagement highlights across the year.

Dislike of those of those whose political views you disagree with intensifies arounds elections, but can be combatted with specific facts, shows new work based on Brazilian politics published today in Nature Communications, with Anna Petherick as lead author.

The Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health network brings together over 100 countries and 100 non-government partners to build climate resilient and sustainable health systems, integrating climate change these into national plans.

The Blavatnik School of Government welcomed the Kyoto Prize Laureates on 5th and 6th May, with a series of lectures and public events celebrating their achievements in the arts, sciences and technology.

34 senior public servants were welcomed to the School for the fifth iteration of our Rising Public Leaders Programme with participants from 25 countries coming together to take part in an intensive week of learning.