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In the latest contribution to our Michaelmas term seminar series on ' Getting to Zero ' Dr Patricia Lewis , Deputy Director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies , gave an insightful lecture on nuclear disarmament. Entitled 'A new approach to nuclear disarmament: learning from international humanitarian law success', Dr Lewis' lecture asked what nuclear disarmament might have …
On Wednesday 18 November Professor John Shepherd, Chair of the Royal Society's recent report on "Geoengineering the Climate" gave a lecture at the 21 st Century Ocean Institute. Professor Steve Rayner, Director of the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (part of the 21 st Century School) was a member of the multidisciplinary group of 12 working experts who conducted the study for the …
On Thursday 12 November, Dr Mohammed El-Erian , Co-CIO of PIMCO, the world’s largest bond fund, and one of the world’s most respected economic analysts, came to the 21st Century School to deliver our Michaelmas term Distinguished Public Lecture at Oxford's Sheldonian theatre. A podcast and video of the event are now available. Photos from the event are available on our Flickr site …
The latest seminar in our ' Getting to Zero ' series was given by Dr Rebecca Johnson, Executive Director of the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy . Speaking on the topic of nuclear weapons, Dr Johnson made a passionate argument about the importance of marginalising the use, possession and supply of such weapons. Dr Johnson began on a positive note, referencing a quote from 'Weapons …
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The third seminar in the 21School seminar series on "Global Zero" was given by Professor Tony Venables, Director of Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies and Professor of Economics University of Oxford. In the spirit of the theme of the seminar series, Professor Venables talked about the prospects for global poverty elimination - what are the means, mechanisms and obstacles …
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On Thursday 22 October, Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP, former Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for Defence, gave a seminar at the 21st Century School. Sir Malcolm, a leading spokesman for the Global Zero campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, outlined some key issues concerning nuclear disarmament, arguing that any action taken towards this would need to be multilateral, not unilateral. …
On 20 October 2009, Professor Jeffrey Sachs , Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, spoke at a packed lecture hall in Oxford University's Museum of Natural History. The lecture on ' Repairing Economic Governance ' was a tremendous opportunity to hear from one of the world's leading economic advisors and to discuss the challenges involved in governing globally important …
On Thursday 15 October the Getting to Zero seminar series, co-hosted by the James Martin 21st Century School and the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict , was launched with a thought-provoking lecture by Professor Richard Price of the University of British Columbia. You can listen to a podcast of the lecture here . Speaking on the topic of "Zero Chance? Aiming for Zero in …
Dr Helen Johnson, Associate Fellow at the 21st Century Ocean Institute, recently returned from a month-long trip to the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. She recounts her experiences below: A long cold night shift doesn't seem so bad when the sun never sets. And who would want to sleep anyway when there are icebergs all around and the possibility of seeing a polar bear?! I was lucky enough this …
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The " World in 2050 " was an evening of provocative debate and engagement with a wide audience by academics from the 21 st Century School. Hosted by Intelligence Squared (the internationally renowned debating forum), and held at the Royal Geographical Society, the panel discussion brought together four academics from the 21 st Century School to give their insights into the kinds of systemic …
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