Department of Social Policy and Intervention

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The department hosts a range of conferences, lectures, workshops and other events, some of which are featured on this page, including our graduate research students’ conference which provides students with an opportunity to present their research findings, and an HIV/AIDS day.

Results from the INCLUSIVE trial of a whole-school health intervention: outcomes, mediators and processes

January 16, 2019

The intervention targeted secondary schools and consisted of training for teachers in restorative practice, setting up action groups in schools, and a...

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Robust Research - A practical guide

January 16, 2019

A look at the Robust Research Initiative at the University of Oxford

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Children and Social Policy in Europe

September 20, 2018

A lecture given for the Meeting Minds Alumni Weekend 2018. Juxtaposing a child-centred and a child-oriented policy paradigm, this talk took stock of r...

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When and why do (survey) experimental treatment effects generalise?

June 13, 2018

Part of the 'Methodological Developments in Social Policy and Intervention' series, Trinity 2018

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What should we do about social care, and why?

June 11, 2018

Part of the 'Perspectives on Social Policy at Oxford' series, Hilary Term 2018

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How does social progress in Britain since 1950 compare with that in “peer” countries?

June 11, 2018

Part of the 'Perspectives on Social Policy at Oxford' series, Hilary Term 2018

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Social Policy, Interdisciplinary Area Studies and Oxford University: lessons from the study of Japan

June 11, 2018

Part of the 'Perspectives on Social Policy at Oxford' series, Hilary Term 2018

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Political philosophy and social policy: the concept of poverty

June 11, 2018

Part of the 'Perspectives on Social Policy at Oxford' series, Hilary Term 2018

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Inside the 'Black Box' of the Family

September 19, 2016

The family is often seen as one unit, sharing resources equally, with money being neutral whatever its origin or purpose. But research by Fran Bennett...

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It takes a village: Meeting the complex needs of poverty-impacted youth and their families, locally and globally

May 27, 2015

Mary McKay, Professor and Director, McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, New York University, delivered the Astor Visiting Lecture on 2...

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