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Climate shocks are reshaping global agriculture, with major implications 🌍 A new @climatextremes.bsky.social documentary, Climate Extremes: Agriculture, features insights from Professor Paul Behrens and Professor Sir Charles Godfray (@oxfutureoffood.bsky.social) Watch in full now: bit.ly/3RnzPqs

Which technologies will advance and are investment worthy? 📈 The Oxford Martin Programme on Forecasting Technological Change seeks to answer this question, and will create a new technological progress database, hosted by @ourworldindata.org. 🔗 Read more: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/forecasting-...

Can early release and alternatives to prison be safe? Professors Rachel Condry, Seena Fazel and Alex Sutherland argue it can—if guided by an evidence-based approach. 🔗Read more about the Oxford Martin Programme on Decarceration: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/decarceration

🎙️New Episode Alert! Africa, Which Way Employment? Ep 7 is here. Q: How can African youth turn grants & grit into scale-up success?  A: Use financing properly (integrity is key!), cut through the noise of "free programs," and focus on building a sustainable business that creates stable livelihoods.

Are we measuring economic progress the right way? INET Oxford founder @ericbeinhocker.bsky.social and entrepreneur and philanthropist @nickhanauer.bsky.social argue it's time for a new approach. Learn more on Thursday 5 March 👇 https://tinyurl.com/23djt3m2 @inetoxford.bsky.social

🎙️New Episode! Charlene Chen (Ezrah Charitable Trust; ex-COO AZA Finance) shares how funders can ensure capital creates real, lasting jobs — including when subsidies for skills training matter most. Listen here: tinyurl.com/yc75khkb

New Podcast Alert! 🚀 Africa, Which Way Employment? launches with Arunma Oteh (fmr WorldBank VP). African govts set huge employment goals. But how do they go from policy to progress? Ms. Oteh talks key issues: funding, digital skills, & accountability. 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLQOGaOvVd4

For #PurpleDay, the Global Epilepsy Programme highlights how AI and better EEG tools could help close the epilepsy diagnostic gap in low-resource settings, where access to care is limited. Learn more at: www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/blog/a-cauti... 💜 #PurpleDay2025

💜 "80% of people with epilepsy live in low- & middle-income countries, yet they have the least access to treatment." – Dr Gift Ngwende On #PurpleDay, we’re raising awareness of the urgent need for research, prevention & access to care. 🔗 https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/global-epilepsy

This #PurpleDay, we're highlighting voices from our Global Epilepsy Programme. In many rural communities, epilepsy is misunderstood. But with culturally grounded awareness and access to treatment, we can change that. 💜 https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/global-epilepsy