Research update 29 January 2025 Blog by Jonathan Wolff on teaching difficult topics Breadcrumb All research updates Blog by Jonathan Wolff on teaching difficult topic... Professor Jo Wolff writes for the Norton Learning Blog about handling classroom discussions on controversial and emotive issues, from his experience teaching moral and political philosophy to diverse groups. Integrity Inclusion Related links Teaching Difficult Topics in the Humanities Classroom Recent research updates All research Research update What Democracy Does … And Does Not Do In her latest article for the Journal of Democracy, Professor Maya Tudor argues that democracies generally foster longer lives, more education, greater peace, and sustained economic growth, though not always with consistent quality or speed. Democracy and politics Research update Major set of Net Zero data live A major new resource providing the most comprehensive record of how net zero commitments have evolved over time has been published by the Net Zero Tracker, to which the Blavatnik School contributes. Climate and environment Research update Emma Lecavalier awarded a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Dr. Emma Lecavalier, a postdoctoral researcher at the Oxford Climate Policy Hub at the Blavatnik School, has been awarded a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship. The fellowship gives early career researchers an opportunity to undertake a significant piece of publishable work. Climate and environment United Kingdom (UK)
Research update What Democracy Does … And Does Not Do In her latest article for the Journal of Democracy, Professor Maya Tudor argues that democracies generally foster longer lives, more education, greater peace, and sustained economic growth, though not always with consistent quality or speed. Democracy and politics
Research update Major set of Net Zero data live A major new resource providing the most comprehensive record of how net zero commitments have evolved over time has been published by the Net Zero Tracker, to which the Blavatnik School contributes. Climate and environment
Research update Emma Lecavalier awarded a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Dr. Emma Lecavalier, a postdoctoral researcher at the Oxford Climate Policy Hub at the Blavatnik School, has been awarded a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship. The fellowship gives early career researchers an opportunity to undertake a significant piece of publishable work. Climate and environment United Kingdom (UK)