Research and Public Policy
Description: Talks and other events hosted by Divisions, Departments, Faculties and Colleges that enable students or researchers at the University to understand the relevance of their education and research to local, regional, national and international public policy; work with policymakers and others to identify and explore mutual interests; and develop and leverage networks, and other resources to generate benefits to research, policy and the wider world.
Talks:

Monday 16 February 2026

A well-informed democracy?
Date: 16 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Jonathan Hall KC, Marianne Spring, Mitali Mukherjee (Reuters Institute, Oxford)
Venue Details: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), St Antony's College
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 February 2026

Adventures in Countering Disinformation: Policy Insights from Expert Interviews
Date: 17 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Callum Harvey (Oxford Internet Institute)
Venue Details: Online Only
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 23 February 2026

How AI will affect defence, foreign and security policy?
Date: 23 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker
Venue Details: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), St Antony's College
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 February 2026

AI Workers, Geopolitics, and Algorithmic Collective Action
Date: 24 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Sydney Reis (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online Only
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 2 March 2026

How are governments going to pay to make 19th century institutions fit to deal with 21st century problems?
Date: 2 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Professor Paul Johnson (University of Oxford), The Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court, Michael McMahon (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), St Antony's College
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 March 2026

Between Sovereignty and Interdependence: India and South Africa’s AI development strategies
Date: 3 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Ayantola Alayande (Oxford Department of International Development)
Venue Details: Online Only
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 9 March 2026

Is the changed relationship between voters and legislators due to the development of the Internet a boon for good decision-making - or a challenge?
Date: 9 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Nusrat Ghani, Professor Ignacio Cofone (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), St Antony's College
Hosts: TBA

This list contains talks from the following series:
Cooling for COP26
Engaging with Evidence series
OPEN Learning Opportunities Event Series
OPHI Weekly Seminars: Multidimensional Poverty
Oxford Inside Out
Oxford Martin School Series - African Governance: Economic, social and political governance challenges
Oxford Martin School Series: Levelling-up regional disparities, inequality and social inclusion
Oxford Martin School Series: Post COP26: successes, lessons learnt & what do we need to do now?
Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) Showcase 2022
Oxford Technology & Security Nexus
St Antony's Visiting Parliamentary Fellowship
The Agile Initiative Research Planning workshop series (online)