OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
Imagine you are advising a government on where to invest in climate resilience. Now ask yourself — what data are you relying on? Who built the numbers you’re using? And what might be missing?
In my work, I have spent years developing and applying metrics – to measure climate hazards, environmental risks, vulnerability, and policy performance.
Metrics help us navigate complexity. They simplify, prioritise, and guide decisions across science, policy, and practice. But they also carry assumptions, trade-offs, and blind spots.
This is a story about metrics — and a quiet reflection on how we might use them with greater care, clarity, and intent.
