Oxford Martin School joins the battle to secure cyber space; our researchers discover flies have personalities; Oxford's 2013 eco-marathon competitor is unveiled by our transport group; and the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations heads to Cambridge. Find out more...
Securing cyber space
Foreign Secretary, William Hague announces that the Government’s new Global Centre for Cyber Security Capacity Building is to be based at the Oxford Martin School. More Meet the Cyber Centre team Video: Cyber Centre Director Professor Sadie Creese discusses privacy in cyber space
Peggie hits the eco-road
Featuring a variety of ‘go faster’ tweaks and modifications, Oxford’s battery electric vehicle, nicknamed ‘Peggie’, is to compete in the Shell Eco-marathon 2013. More Video: Watch Peggie’s 2012 progress from workshop to racetrack Event: See the new look Peggie unveiled on May 10
Commission challenges
Dr John Frater highlights future challenges in countering infectious diseasesat the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations panel discussion at the 2013 Global Scholars Symposium in Cambridge. More Natalie Day blogs in The Guardian on the role of the Commission, asking: How can we overcome the chronic short-termism of our politics? More
Flies behaving badly
Tiny fruit flies are likely to have their own personalities, leading some into bad behaviour, says new research from a team led by Professor Scott Waddell of Oxford Martin School's programme on Mind and Machine. More
Video: Shining light on the brain. Professor Gero Miesenböck explains why controlling the brain will help us understand its function. More
Upcoming events
Register here for our May/June events:
* No time to lose: A life in pursuit of deadly viruses. 1 May * Next Big Thing: Hands off the wheel. Is it time to re-think urban mobility? 14 May * Future of Finance Conference. 29-30 May * Next generation nuclear energy - the UK’s role. 5 June
ThinkLONG
Thought-provoking blogs by Oxford Martin School academics:
* Kenya's hopes for justice in the hands of the accused. More * Planetary boundaries as millenarian prophesies. More * UN approval for first global arms trade treaty.More * The feminisation of migration: Are more women migrating? More
