The Social Science Grant programme has funds of up to £80,000 FEC for two fellowships from 1 April 2023, to run for 6-12 months. Applications are sought from relevant social or economic research backgrounds, as well as from the social study of emergent technologies, public or community engagemen...
POST is currently seeking candidates for parliamentary academic fellowships to help to develop energy briefing material for the House of Commons Library.
Authors: Iain Soutar and Patrick Devine-Wright
Oxford Lead for Sustainability Mentorship Is Accepting Applications for the 2022/23 Programme! Application Link: https://forms.gle/YWu2tNRVEJXWvBGk9 Application Deadline: 31st October, 2022
Energy prices are soaring. Without immediate action, this could pose a considerable risk to Oxford’s finances, and its ability to deliver on its mission, which would impact us all. In response, the University has approved new energy-saving measures for departments to adopt during the winter mon...
Growing demand for biomass is putting pressure on industry to deliver sufficient quantities without destroying the environment, the European Commission has warned, pointing to a looming “availability gap” which could be as big as 40-70% by 2050.
A new video called “Is our digital world destroying the planet?” created by Dr Emilie Vrain won the ‘bronze medal’ at the Video for Impact Showcase in the Social Science Division, University of Oxford. The video was produced under the guidance of OxCo and provides an overview of E...
These awards provide early-career academics with the most valuable commodity – time – by releasing them from some of their administration and teaching duties to pursue their research, along with funding for public engagement and travel. The award duration is three years.
The Oxford Martin Programme on Integrating Renewable Energy has been working since 2015 to understand the multiple challenges and benefits of decarbonising the energy system– from legal and policy barriers to engineering solutions. The researchers can see a future for the energy system that is ...