🎓 SDP 2026 wrapped! Two inspiring weeks with brilliant doctoral students from around the world, hosted by @oii.ox.ac.uk with @berkeleyischool.bsky.social. From lectures and research discussions to punting, garden events, and exploring the city - a fantastic cohort and a fantastic programme!

🎓✨New doctor alert! Congratulations to @oii.ox.ac.uk DPhil student Andreas Tsamados for successfully passing his Viva! His thesis is titled 'Rethinking human control of AI systems: Toward collaboration with foundation AI systems in cybersecurity workflows'. 1/2

We're hiring: Administrative Assistant (Job Share) at the OII, working Thursdays and Fridays. Supporting finance, facilities, H&S and events within our Governance and Resource team. Apply by 12 noon, 12 August 2026: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

NEW PODCAST EPISODE: The Skills That Win in an AI Jobs Market The OII's Dr Fabian Stephany and Prateek Sibal (UNESCO) discuss which skills matter as AI reshapes work, the risk to entry-level jobs, and why institutions need to lead on AI guidance and training. open.spotify.com/episode/0bNJ...

📚 New blog alert! Contract generators, platforms, and AI are reshaping consumer contracts. Luka Nenadic explains how and highlights the potential pitfalls and policy implications. Read the full piece: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/the-new-era-...

The Summer Doctoral Programme, hosted by the OII with @berkeleyischool.bsky.social, is underway! Week one saw participants presenting their doctoral research, exploring Oxford on walking tours, listening to presentations and lectures from OII faculty, and enjoying a sunny garden party.

"There are loads of AI institutes springing up everywhere, but the OII remains rather unique." - Professor @helenmargetts.bsky.social at the OII's 25th Anniversary Founding Stories Panel.

New blog! 📣 Social networking interoperability can give users real choice - but new analysis from @phipz.com @oii.ox.ac.uk shows it only works when regulators get the details right. Read his blog: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/how-social-m... 1/2

New research from the Oxford Internet Institute! UK adults are increasingly turning to AI not just for practical help, but for emotional support, relationship advice, + companionship. A new report led by Dr Florence Enock surveyed 2,000 UK adults on their LLM use. www.oii.ox.ac.uk/uk-adults-in...

🎉 Congratulations to OII doctoral researcher, @phipz.com named winner of The Jovana Karanovic Impact Award. The award recognizes early career scholars working at the forefront of digital platform research. 1/2

"When something goes wrong, always look for the opportunity. Walk through the next door." Andrew Graham, former Acting Director and founding Chairman of @oii.ox.ac.uk's Advisory Board, at the 25th Anniversary Founding Stories Panel. #OIIat25

News! Latest @oii.ox.ac.uk research finds that AI writing tools can subtly shift the direction of social media posts on contested topics, even when instructed to preserve the original meaning, and that these changes can accumulate and influence public opinion over time. 1/3

Congratulations to Prof @josswright.bsky.social, Associate Professor at the OII, for winning a Teaching Excellence Award from the Social Sciences Division, University of Oxford. socsci.ox.ac.uk/articles/win...

Prof @helenmargetts.bsky.social and Prof Rebecca Eynon have been appointed to the DSIT College of Experts, a network of independent specialists providing the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology with fast, flexible access to leading scientific and technical expertise.

"The work that the OII does has never been more relevant. This is the place that everyone should be coming to." - Dr Yin Lu, in conversation with Dr Kathryn Eccles at the OII's 25th Anniversary garden party.

NEW: "Keeping Europe’s technological choices open" explores how Europe’s tech choices are narrowing, and why investing in energy, computation, capital, talent and institutions that learn through use will help to keep choices open. Read the blog post: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/keeping-euro...

"What interested me about the job was this idea that the OII wasn't going to be an ivory tower. It was going to be about learning. It was about how the world was changing and applying that through excellent, rigorous research." @vickijnash.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk at the Founding Stories panel.

Earlier this week, our community enjoyed a summer BBQ at Rhodes House to celebrate 25 years of the Oxford Internet Institute. A "Founder Stories" panel revisited the origin story of the department, and it was the perfect summer afternoon dedicated to acknowledging #OIIat25.

📄 New working paper from @swachter.bsky.social, @bmittelstadt.bsky.social and Dr Daria Onitiu, @oii.ox.ac.uk: EU tech policy should hold AI companies to account for real public wellbeing, not just lower risk. 1/3

📄New paper alert! Latest research from @towardsfairwork.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk shows digital care platforms use strategic ignorance to keep workers in the dark about pay, ratings, and accountability - reinforcing precarity across the sector. 1/3

Missed our 25th anniversary lecture? The recording is now live. @zephoria.bsky.social, Geri Gay Professor of Communication Cornell University, traced the internet's past, present, and uncertain future, and turned the lens on AI. Watch the recording here: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

New! Is banning under-16s from social media protection or exclusion asks @vickijnash.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk as she discusses the implications of the UK social media ban for teens, parents and policymakers in her latest opinion piece. Read the article: bit.ly/4ozF1UK

🎓 New Doctor incoming! Congratulations to Djavan De Clercq on a successful viva on Friday! His thesis is titled: ‘Early warning meets optimization: reimagining proactive policy responses to agricultural risk’. 1/2

OII researchers are heading to ACM #FAccT2026 in Montréal (25-28 June) to present four peer-reviewed papers and lead a CRAFT workshop on fairness, accountability and transparency in AI and platform systems. Learn more: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/oii-research...

Event alert! Looking forward to hosting Dr Ignacio Gallego, @uc3m.es and Prof Tony Ageh, @trinitycollegeuoft.bsky.social for their talk, ‘Digital public service infrastructures for culture: is a non-commercial mandate possible? The dotPublic case study.’ Thursday 18 June, 16.00-17.00 BST 1/2

🚨 New paper alert! Watch this latest video from @oii.ox.ac.uk researcher Antonia-Felicia Toffert explaining why AI ethics in defence is facing a big paradox: Ethical principles keep proliferating, yet implementation keeps faltering.

Happening this week! Looking forward to hearing from @blurky.bsky.social, @oii.ox.ac.uk and Joshua Melville, Northwestern Uni, introducing new features in the software Network Canvas to help researchers with data collection. Thursday 11 June, 16.00-17.00 BST. Register today: bit.ly/4uzirgs

We look forward to welcoming Dr Andreu Casas, incoming Associate Professor of Politics, Technology, and Computational Social Science at the Department of Politics and International Relations and the Oxford Internet Institute, to Oxford this September.

Mapping human connection is one of the most compelling challenges in social research. Getting participants to accurately report their own networks is one of the hardest. On 11 June, the team behind Network Canvas comes to the OII to show how they are solving it. www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

Event alert! Join us for the annual @oii.ox.ac.uk Pride Lecture with Dr Ewan Soubutts and researcher Lucas LaRochelle. Friday 5th June, 13.00-15.00 BST, followed by a drinks reception. Register to attend: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/... 1/2