Research

International Perspectives on Conservatism is a research project that aims to support a deeper understanding of what conservatism is and how it can contribute to stable, free, prosperous, and secure democratic societies.

Today on International Women's Day, a new report on strengthening democracy by reducing threats to women in politics around the world is published with recommendations for action, including for social media companies to re-prioritise content moderation.

This project explores how governments have responded to the ransomware threat since its surge in 2020, using case studies of active cyber defence measures deployed to disrupt ransomware networks.

Professor Yeling Tan joins the Blavatnik School of Government as a Professor of Public Policy, with a focus on the political economy of globalisation, development and policymaking, particularly in China and the Asian region.

There's an urgent need to get all children learning. Finding out what works through controlled studies has been a critical first step. Working out how to put these evidence-based ideas into widespread practice, all the way into millions of individual classrooms, is the next frontier. The What Works Hub for Global Education is an international partnership with the ultimate goal of ensuring literacy, numeracy and other key skills for children in low- and middle-income countries.

Researchers across Oxford and partners around the world are coming together to build the Net Zero Regulation and Policy Hub, a centre of expertise dedicated to studying and supporting the urgent task of aligning policy and regulation to climate objectives.