Nuffield College

15/10/2026

From the long game of economic sanctions to the paradox of specialisation, and the importance of a dog’s gaze in art, our Alumni Book Club event covered a fascinating range of topics!

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday in Oxford and online to hear from Fellow Stephen Broadberry (MPhil Economics 1978), and alumni Michelle Jackson (DPhil Sociology 1999) and Thomas Laqueur (BLitt Modern History 1971) about their latest books.

05/10/2026

Nuffield Professorial Fellow Melinda Mills is a co-investigator on a new €8 million Horizon Europe-funded initiative using artificial intelligence to strengthen the detection, assessment and response to emerging infectious disease threats.

Led by the University of Oxford, the three-year Pandemics AI Observatory (PANDAI) project brings together the World Health Organization and an international consortium of research, public health and technology partners.

PANDAI will combine epidemiological expertise with advanced AI tools and diverse data sources to help public health authorities identify emerging threats earlier, assess risks more accurately and make better-informed decisions.

Read more: https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/news/8-million-horizon-europe-grant-to-launch-next-generation-initiative-to-detect-and-respond-to-pandemics/

30/09/2026

The autumn sun is shining, and a new academic year awaits! , our new students and Fellows 🍂🎓️👋

21/09/2026

New research led by Melinda Mills, Nuffield Professorial Fellow and Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, has been highlighted at an event in Parliament exploring community and cohesion across the UK.

Hosted by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the event offered an early look at findings from the National Conversation, a major UK-wide public listening exercise exploring what unites and divides people and how communities can live well together.

More than 100,000 people took part in the National Conversation, before the survey closed at the end of August, providing a substantial new source of evidence on how people experience their communities and what they believe could bring people closer together.

Melinda Mills, presented an early overview of the research, including its scale, geographical coverage and innovative use of survey responses, voice notes, geolocated data and the Social Barometer.

Read more about the event and the National Conversation: https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/news/national-conversation-research-highlighted-at-parliament-event/

12/09/2026

What an amazing day! We welcomed 1000 visitors to the College in only four hours as part of , and met so many interesting people

A huge thank you to all our volunteers and to former Art Fellow Richard Mayou who led our fully booked art tours

12/09/2026

Welcome to everyone visiting Nuffield College today for !

We’re opening our gardens and some of our buildings – including our John Piper Chapel (pictured) – to the general public from 12 to 4pm (last entry at 3.45pm)

More info at https://www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/nuffield-college
Tower photo ©Erica Parsons; Chapel photo by Tom Weller

Oxford Preservation Trust

11/09/2026

It's tomorrow!

If you're thinking of visiting us between 12 and 4pm (last entry at 3.45pm), you might also be interested in these other opportunities across the city this weekend:

🏰 Our neighbours at the Castle Mound, and a close-up view of our tower
🚗 The MINI Plant in Oxford, site of the original Morris factory founded by our namesake Lord Nuffield
🎞️ The Ultimate Picture Palace's screenings of 'Making Cars', a lost 1980s documentary about the history of the Morris Motors factory in Cowley
🎓️ And, of course, all our colleagues at the University and College buildings opening their doors this year

For full listings, see https://www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/open-doors
Oxford Preservation Trust

Open Doors Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 September 2026 The Open Doors 2026 brochures are hot off the press. Pick up your printed copy from our office at 10 Turn Again Lane, or explore the digital version on our website, link below.Volunteers from Oxford Good Gym will also be dropping brochures off at sa...

10/09/2026

Curious what’s behind our gate?

This Saturday we’re taking part in Oxford Preservation Trust's – you can visit our gardens and buildings and see some of our artwork between 12 and 4pm (last entry 3.45pm)

More info at https://www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/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