A US Brain Drain Doesn’t Benefit Anyone
Bloomberg spoke to Oxford Smith School Director Mette Morsing for this report on the global consequences of American academics leaving their country in response to Trump administration policies.
Bloomberg spoke to Oxford Smith School Director Mette Morsing for this report on the global consequences of American academics leaving their country in response to Trump administration policies.
'Opportunities for Youth' covers Summer SCENE 2025, the Smith School's immersive online course that aims to engage youth and early-career professionals from the Global South in shaping sustainability policies.
The FT highlights the Smith School as part of its Special Report on the Responsible Business Awards, and Smith School Director Professor Mette Morsing comments on the need for business schools to collaborate with climate scientists, engineers, geographers, chemists, anthropologists, and others to tackle the world's most urgent challenges.
Oxford Smith School Head of Executive Education Giovani Palafox-Alcantar explores the divide between companies that are acting on their climate commitments, and those that are only paying lip-service to sustainability. "The line between the two lies in authenticity and action... In an era when stakeholders demand accountability, only heroes will thrive," he said.
The Oxford Smith School and independent think tank Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW) are jointly set to launch a first-of-its-kind course, ‘Reaching Net Zero for India’.
ClimateWorks Foundation has announced a $2 million investment in youth-led climate solutions, including through funding the Smith School's Summer Scene executive education programme for young policy makers and the Global Youth Climate Training Programme in partnership with Oxford Net Zero and The Global Youth Coalition.
Find out more about the Smith School's flagship youth capacity training programmes, and apply now for a brand new course led by Oxford Net Zero: Unlocking the power of youth to develop equity in net zero governance.
How can we create a more just and effective approach to climate action? Participants of the Oxford University Summer SCENE Programme 2024 put forward recommendations for the upcoming T20 summit in Brazil.
Two Oxford Smith School programmes were awarded in the recent Vice Chancellors awards. The Global Youth Climate Training programme - a Smith School, School of Geography and Global Youth Coalition initiative - won the Environmental Sustainability Award. REACH, a global research programme to improve water security led by Professor Rob Hope, won the VC's Research Engagement Award.
Government of Kenya, LIPTON Teas and Infusions, and the University of Kabianga create the Lipton Tea Innovation & Technology Academy.