Nuffield College

01/09/2026

We are delighted to share the new edition of the Nuffield College Magazine.

Inside, you'll find interviews with the Warden, Fellows and alumni, news from across the College community, and thought-provoking articles on topics ranging from global aid and youth unemployment to the pursuit of happiness.

Our cover features Honorary Fellow and Nuffield alumnus Mark Carney, with a special feature on his address at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos earlier this year.

View online here:https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/media/secp5vjp/2026-nuffield-college-magazine-digi-version.pdf

21/08/2026

New research from Nuffield College Fellow Lauren Sukin, co-authored with Samuel Seitz, explores how public opinion shapes the credibility of nuclear threats.

Published in Contemporary Security Policy, “Coercive Nuclear Threats Under Domestic Dissonance” asks whether public attitudes towards nuclear weapons affect how credible a state’s nuclear threats appear to others.

The researchers find that nuclear threats from democracies are perceived as significantly less credible when the public opposes nuclear use. Their findings suggest that domestic political factors can matter more to assessments of nuclear credibility than traditional indicators of resolve, and that public sentiment can both enable and constrain nuclear signalling in democracies.

Read the article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/13523260.2026.2704865?needAccess=true

19/08/2026

📞 Calling academics in Sociology, Social Policy or Demography

Join us in Oxford as a Sociology Group Visitor in 2027 to 2028

Applications are now open
📆 Deadline: Mon 28 Sept
✍️ Find out more and apply at: https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research/sociology/sociology-visitorships/

14/08/2026

Congratulations to Nuffield College Postdoctoral Researcher Gonzalo Di Landro, winner of the 2026 GESIS Klingemann Prize for the Social Sciences.

Gonzalo received the award for his article, “Party Behaviour and the Gender Voting Gap,” published in the British Journal of Political Science.

Drawing on three decades of data from 16 Western democracies, the research examines how political parties’ positions on gender equality in the labour market shape differences between women’s and men’s voting behaviour.

The prize committee praised the article’s clear and compelling narrative, its focus on the politically consequential subject of the female vote, and the scale and originality of the research.

Congratulations, Gonzalo!

Read more: https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/news/nuffield-postdoctoral-researcher-wins-2026-gesis-klingemann-prize/

03/08/2026

Congratulations to Nuffield College Professorial Fellow Ozan Aksoy, who has received the 2026 Robert K. Merton Award from the International Network of Analytical Sociologists (INAS), together with Dr Aron Szekely (UCL), for their article Making Sense of Honor Killings.

Published in the American Sociological Review, the award-winning paper develops new theoretical models to explain why honour killings occur, combining methodological rigour with important insights into a pressing social issue.

The Robert K. Merton Award recognises outstanding research in analytical sociology that advances understanding through clear social mechanisms and rigorous theoretical or empirical approaches.

Congratulations to Ozan and Aron on this well-deserved recognition.

Read more: https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/news/nuffield-fellow-wins-2026-robert-k-merton-award/

31/07/2026

We are pleased to announce an expanded research partnership between Nuffield College and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), building on our collaboration to advance knowledge-sharing in support of refugees, forcibly displaced and stateless people.

This renewed agreement reflects our shared commitment to rigorous, evidence-informed research that strengthens international refugee protection and informs policy and practice.

Together, we will expand our collaboration across research, public engagement and policy dialogue, including new work examining the impact of global funding cuts on protection risks, human trafficking and modern slavery.

Read more: https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/news/nuffield-college-expands-partnership-with-unhcr/

This expansion will advance knowledge-sharing in support of refugees and forcibly displaced people 

10/07/2026

Congratulations to Jane Green, Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College and Professor of Political Science and British Politics at the University of Oxford, on being awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Market Research Society (MRS).

The Fellowship recognises Jane's outstanding contribution to evidence-based understanding through her leadership as President of the British Polling Council, as well as her longstanding commitment to rigorous research, transparency, and public engagement.

Through her work as Co-Director of the British Election Study, Director of the Nuffield Politics Research Centre, and as a trusted election analyst, Jane has helped strengthen public understanding of British politics and the vital role of high-quality research in democratic life.

Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!

Read more: https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/news/nuffield-fellow-awarded-honorary-fellowship-from-the-mrs/

10/07/2026

Thank you to all of our Nuffield Economics Alumni and Friends for joining us for the Nuffield Economics Reunion last Saturday at Nuffield College in Oxford.

It was a great morning with wonderful speakers reminiscing about the late James Mirrlees, who was Professorial Fellow at Nuffield and Edgeworth Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford. Attendees also took part in "A Very Silent Auction" designed by Paul Klemperer and Edwin Lock.

09/07/2026

Congratulations to Nuffield alumna Nan Sandi (DPhil Public Policy, 2020), who has received the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation in Environmental and Resource Economics.

Nan’s dissertation, ‘Essays in Natural Resources and Environmental Economics’, examines how market-based interventions and policy reforms can address environmental challenges and resource conflicts in low- and middle-income countries. The award recognises her ‘methodological excellence and […] important contributions to environmental and development economics’.

Warm congratulations to Nan on this distinguished and well-deserved honour.

Read more: https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/news/nuffield-alumna-nan-sandi-receives-eaere-award/

08/07/2026

Congratulations to Osteria del Bowle, winners of this year's Nuffield College Bowls Match!

A fantastic day of friendly competition at the West Oxford Bowls Club brought together members of the College community for one of our summer traditions. The winning team consisted of Eli Harris-Trent, Joe Marshall, Janke Tolmay, Jesse Hoekstra.

Congratulations to the champions, and thank you to everyone who took part and came along to support the event!