News 20 September 2023 What it will take to get all children educated: final RISE conference after eight years of research The final RISE (Research on Improving Systems of Education) conference starts at the Blavatnik School today, capping an eight-year, multi-country, £43m programme that has changed thinking and practice in the push to get the world learning. Education Development ... Research on Improving Systems of Education Programme (RISE) Health, education and public services Ethiopia Tanzania Pakistan Nigeria Vietnam India Indonesia
Publication 14 December 2022 Indian state-level policy responses to COVID-19 during the second wave This paper tracks the evolution of the Indian government policy response to the coronavirus pandemic using data from the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker, collected for Indian sub-national jurisdictions. Thomas HaleAnna PetherickToby PhillipsRadhika NageshManikantha NatarajHimangshu Kumar COVID-19 COVID-19 Government Response Tracker ... Health, education and public services India
In the media The Guardian Fears of deadly infection surge as China abandons zero-Covid policy Thomas Hale warns that if China relaxes measures before achieving significant immunity in the population, it could see an unsustainable surge in infections. Thomas Hale COVID-19 COVID-19 Government Response Tracker ... Health, education and public services China
In the media Astro AWANI Notepad with Ibrahim Sani MSc student Yu Ren Chung is a guest on the programme on Malaysian network Astro AWANI to discuss Malaysian elections, childcare policy and his experience at Oxford. Ren Chung Yu Democracy and politics Public sector ... Health, education and public services Malaysia
Publication 11 October 2022 Proposal for funding and co-ordination mechanisms to maximise benefit / minimise cost / minimise risk from donor investment in COVID-19 vaccine development This policy brief, written in March 2020, argues finance (rather than development of new vaccine technology) was likely to be the binding constraint on the timing of broad and equitable global availability of COVID-19 vaccines. Stefan DerconKate OrkinAlexander DouglasAdrian Hill COVID-19 Health ... Health, education and public services
In the media Grid Millions of people under lockdown for 1,100 cases. When will China’s zero-covid policy end? Thomas Hale says China's zero-covid lockdown strategy is unlikely to be sustainable. Thomas Hale COVID-19 Health, education and public services ... China
In the media Nature What scientists have learnt from COVID lockdowns Article looks at the complexities of weighing up the ultimate costs and benefits of lockdown measures, and mentions Anna Petherick and the government response tracker. Anna Petherick COVID-19 COVID-19 Government Response Tracker ... Health, education and public services
In the media BBC Radio 4 The World Tonight Ciaran Martin comments on what approach new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss will take on devolution, Scotland independence and Northern Ireland (37:00 on timer). Ciaran Martin Health, education and public services
In the media Prospect Magazine We’re in an age of cyber-warfare – and businesses are about to be more exposed than ever Ciaran Martin comments on Lloyd’s of London's decision to exclude insurance against state-backed cyber-attacks. Ciaran Martin Digital, Cyber and AI Health, education and public services ... United Kingdom (UK)
