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July 2022

LATEST NEWS

A new Oxford Martin Restatement on the spread and control of Campylobacter food poisoning highlights the need for further interventions to reduce illness and manage antibiotic resistance. Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, it clarifies the scientific evidence in order to better inform policy decisions.
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Current policies cannot stabilise the Colorado River

Dr Kevin Wheeler, lead author and fellow of the Oxford Martin Programme on Transboundary Resource Management and his collaborators propose effective policy solutions in a commentary published in Science.

Helping farmers to reduce their environmental impact

The Food Sustainability Analytics team describes their new Farm Sustainability Toolkit, which is providing digital tools to empower farmers to monitor, report and reduce their environmental impacts at a global scale.

Long-distance collaboration boosts scientific breakthroughs

A working paper from the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Work has determined that over the past decade remote collaboration between academic teams has led to more scientific breakthroughs.

NGOs must rapidly evolve to stay relevant, say leaders

The future of large charitable organisations looks uncertain, according to a survey by Professor Andrew Thompson and the ‘INGOs and the Long Humanitarian Century’ project.

GO DEEPER

Our long reads take an in-depth look at the outcomes and impacts of our research programmes.

Building a better future for people with epilepsy

The Oxford Martin Programme on Global Epilepsy has a bold vision: a world where epilepsy is as manageable as asthma, is as well supported and researched as heart attacks, and is no longer accompanied by damaging stigma.

Shifting the dial on money's climate impact

The Oxford Martin Net Zero Carbon Investment Initiative was established to help investors accelerate the transition to a zero carbon economy and since 2015 has influenced institutional investors that control a combined £62.5 billion.