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“We can be AI driven, but we cannot be AI determined only.” In the latest episode of Policy Unpacked, MPP Aliénor Rougeot speaks with Dr Aaron Maniam about the opportunities, risks and realities shaping AI in government. Watch the full episode here👇 https://ow.ly/bRha50Z6y6Y

On 12 April, Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party won a resounding victory in Hungary, defeating Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz after 16 years in power – a result many are calling a win for democracy. 🤔 So, what can democrats learn from Magyar’s success? Professor Maya Tudor shares four key lessons.

Anti-immigration policies are bad for democracy, argues Professor Pepper Culpepper (Nuffield College, Oxford). Catch up with the first episode of Policy Unpacked, with MPP student Karan Kalsi (Rhodes Trust, Trinity College, Oxford)👇 https://ow.ly/hPeL50YEQjV

🤔 In an age of convenience, how do we stop thinking like consumers and start acting like citizens? Master of Public Policy student Karan Kalsi puts this question to Professor Pepper Culpepper in the first episode of Policy Unpacked.👇 https://ow.ly/H4IJ50YEQeY

🫧🤖 Are you ready for the AI bubble to burst? Now is the time to prepare, says Professor Pepper Culpepper in our first episode of Policy Unpacked. Watch the full episode 👇 https://ow.ly/Hm4v50YEQ5V

This is your reminder that the brighter evenings are returning! 🌞 Beautiful skies over our building and our wonderful neighbours at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.

Congratulations to everyone who has received an offer today to join the School's Master of Public Policy and MSc! 👏 ✨ We can't wait to welcome you to the School later this year.

✨ Today we mark #InternationalWomensDay with some of the amazing women of the MPP. We celebrate the contributions of women worldwide, while recognising how much work remains to advance the rights of women and girls everywhere – and to ensure every voice is heard. #IWD26

Applications open today for the Managing Mining, Oil and Gas for National Development programme, taking place 13-18 September 2026 in Oxford. Apply today👇 https://ow.ly/CXv350YkbV1

🤔 🚀 Who decides what is true in the age of artificial intelligence? And who holds power when machines begin to think with – and for – us? Dr Aaron Maniam explore the strategic implications of AI in a new documentary, 'Raising Expectations'. Watch here👇 https://ow.ly/Apmy50YkUTp

🚀💡 Former head of the US cyber defence agency and Visiting Fellow Jen Easterly shares what leaders need to understand about the increasing global cyber security threat.

We are delighted to welcome Christian Schuster as Professor of Management and Public Policy. 📊 With experience working with 30+ governments worldwide, his research focuses on government analytics and improving how public administrations work.👇 https://ow.ly/Sulj50Y9PH2