Alexander Betts made Fellow of the British Academy: Professor Alexander Betts has been made a Fellow of the British Academy in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the humanities and social sciences. Find out more

Congratulations to our MPhil prize winners: Sonakshi Grover, Loïs Toumieux, and Tegan Hadisi have won the 2025 prizes for their performance in the MPhil in Development Studies. Find out more

New book: Integration in Multicultural England: Professor Jörg Friedrichs’ new book examines community relations between Muslims and non-Muslims in England, focusing on the experiences of inner city residents (Bloomsbury Academic, August 2025). Find out more

Alexander Betts named Pro-Vice-Chancellor for External Engagement, Sport and Community: Congratulations to Professor Alexander Betts, who has taken on a new role as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for External Engagement, Sport and Community within the University. Find out more

A New Era of Electioneering in India: Amogh Dhar Sharma joined the Grand Tamasha Podcast to talk about the latest campaign tactics of political parties and the changing election landscape, drawing on his new book’s findings. Listen here.

Poverty Unpacked | What works to reduce child poverty? Along with colleagues from The Global Coalition to End Child Poverty, Young Lives’ Kath Ford discusses the state of affairs regarding child poverty around the world, drawing from the coalition’s recent report. Kath highlights Young Lives’ findings in Peru to show what’s possible policy-wise with the right strategies. Listen here

Sabina Alkire and Adriana Conconi (2025) ‘Além da Renda: Uma Abordagem Multidimensional da Pobreza e suas Implicações para políticas públicas’. Chapter 2 in MDASFCF Brazil (2025). Desenvolvimento Social em Debate: Índices Multidimensionais de Pobreza, Cadernos de Estudos Índices, no. 39, Ministério do Desenvolvimento e Assistência Social, Família e Combate à Fome, Brasília.

Ellie Duncan (2025) ‘Multidimensional poverty in Voluntary National Reviews 2016–2025’, OPHI Briefings 60, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), University of Oxford.

Helidah Ogude-Chambert (with Travis Baseler, Thomas Ginn, Robert Hakiza, and Olivia Woldemikael) (2025) ‘Can Redistribution Change Policy Views? Aid and Attitudes toward Refugees’, Journal of Political Economy, 133(9).

Amogh Dhar Sharma (2025) ‘Chronicles of a Campaign Foretold: Electioneering in the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections’, Indian Politics & Policy, doi: 10.18278/inpp.5.1.7.

Nikita Sud (2025) ‘A Green Energy Frontier Long in the Making: From Tin to Solar Power in the Riau Islands, Indonesia’, Antipode, doi: 10.1111/anti.70058.

Tshoki Zangmo and Sabina Alkire (2025) ‘Use of Multidimensional Poverty Index for rural geographic and household targeting: A case study from Bhutan’, OPHI Briefings 59, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), University of Oxford.