During last week's Emerging Technology Residency, our Fellows stepped away from their screens for breaks in Rhodes House's gardens. @rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk Because deep tech work requires re-energizing and reconnecting between high-tech workshops.

Last week, 10 Atlantic Fellows gathered in Oxford for our Emerging Technology Residency on Climate Justice, hosted by the Atlantic Institute's Emerging Tech Lab.

The Atlantic Fellows community is a global network of leaders committed to building fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Active in more than 90 countries, Fellows work across a wide range of sectors, including advocacy, law, the arts, business, health care, government, and research.

Applications are still open for an exciting opportunity to join the Atlantic Institute Rhodes Trust in Oxford in a new communications role. Support Atlantic Fellows worldwide as they work to realize fairer, healthier and more equitable societies.

(1/3) In April, Atlantic Fellows, Atlantic Institute staff and individuals working in and around landscape regeneration gathered at Rhodes House in Oxford for Landscapes of Justice, a dialogue focused on advancing equitable approaches to landscape regeneration.

The Atlantic Fellows community brings together compassionate changemakers, collaborative thinkers and emerging leaders from around the world. Together, we're tackling the root causes of inequities to help build a fairer, healthier and more inclusive future. https://ow.ly/VvIz50ZnbMx

(1/2) Co-founded in 2024, Atlantic Fellows Nangamso Ka NomaHlubi Koza, Nazeer Sonday and MaBhelandile Twani co-founded the Atlantic Fellows Food Sovereignty Network to connect Fellows across the programs to transform food systems through collaborative and mutual learning.

(1/2) Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Sonata Mačiulskytė, was one of almost 90 Fellows, people living with dementia, caregivers and clinicians who joined the 2026 Walking the Talk for Dementia event in Spain to reshape the narrative around dementia.

(1/2) The Atlantic Institute, a partnership program of the Rhodes Trust, is recruiting for a Head of Communications. The successful candidate will join the leadership team to develop and deliver our global communications and contribute to our organizational strategy.

1/ A connection made through an Atlantic Fellows’ gathering in 2019 led to a TEDxBrisbane collaboration years later. Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity Jordi Luke worked with @afsocialequity.bsky.social‬ Juanita Wheeler to shape a talk exploring identity, belonging and community-centered systems.

Last week, the Atlantic Institute Governing Board gathered in Oxford for a powerful week of collaboration, connection and vision-setting. We’re delighted to welcome Amina Evangelista Swanepoel as our new Deputy Chair, and Laura Booi and Iracema Leroi to our board.

“Girl Earth Fire Time,” a VR film by Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Dana Mashoian Walrath and @21hundred.bsky.social Fellows Dylan Valley, Nasser Eledroos and Bongiwe Lusizi, received an Honorary Mention from Prix Ars Electronica. www.atlanticfellows.org/news/atlanti...

On #WorldRefugeeDay, Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in South Africa Ganzamungu Zihindula calls for support for refugees to extend beyond protection. His message: invest in mental health and protect human dignity. Read more: https://ow.ly/14MH50Zexkf

Last week, the Atlantic Institute was privileged to welcome leaders from across the seven Atlantic Fellows programs for two days of strategic visioning and community building hosted at Kopanong, the Atlantic Fellows residence located in Oxford.

We'd like to thank our Global Atlantic Fellows Advisory Board members who gathered in Oxford this week to discuss how the Atlantic Institute can continue supporting the Atlantic Fellows community in driving real-world change and advancing equity around the world. 🌍

This #WorldEnvironmentDay, Ambrose Carroll, @21hundred.bsky.social fellow reflects on the moral call of a just transition. Through environmental justice advocacy and community leadership, he focuses on those most impacted by climate change. https://ow.ly/lCXV50Z68qR

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Geeta Dorkhy is in Geneva for the World Health Assembly 2026, the main decision-making body of the World Health Organization, which sets global health priorities and guides international health policy.

Join IMPACT as they continue to weave connections, share strategies, and strengthen collective resilience in their upcoming Solidarity Loom: Weaving a Global Network of Engaged Creatives in a World of Rising Authoritarianism event. Register today: forms.gle/jLEADnnbHRa7...

Following this year’s Skoll World Forum, which saw the largest presence of Atlantic Fellows to date, the Atlantic Institute's Global Partnerships Lead, Katherine Bond, reflects on the main takeaways. https://ow.ly/UGmn50YZ22z

Our Landscapes of Justice convening for funders, practitioners and researchers opened up conversations about who holds the power in landscape regeneration. We’re left feeling inspired and look forward to the next stage of the Oxford Statement on Equitable Landscape Regeneration.

The conversation at our Navigating Climate Uncertainty event called for bolder investment in proven grassroots solutions and more inclusive, equitable approaches to climate leadership. Finding climate solutions isn’t the challenge — building support for them is.

In Oxford, the Atlantic Institute hosted a conversation on the resources needed for systems change. Participants included donors who are shaping funding strategy and deploying the capital, as well as those working in or with communities.

Landscapes of Justice is a half-day dialogue convened by the Atlantic Institute and the Raintree Foundation on the sidelines of the Skoll World Forum in Oxford. Register for the event here: https://luma.com/awi285ls

(1/2) Landscapes of Justice is a half-day dialogue convened by the Atlantic Institute and the Raintree Foundation on the sidelines of the Skoll World Forum. The conversation will culminate in a facilitated workshop directly informing the Oxford Statement on Equitable Landscape Regeneration.

(1/2) Director of Innovations and Partnerships at the Atlantic Institute Harpinder Collacott and @afsee-lse.bsky.social‬ Mohammed-Anwar Sadat Adam and Tanya Charles explore what it will take to strengthen collaboration between countries and build a fairer, safer world in their new blog.

The Atlantic Institute, Youth Ki Awaaz, and Climate Emergency Collaboration Group are co-hosting a gathering at Rhodes House to examine how geopolitical shifts have affected climate action in the Global South. Register to join the dialogue for collective sensemaking https://ow.ly/sGNQ50YGX61

Atlantic Fellows are harnessing theater not only as creative expression, but also as a powerful tool to advance health, equity and collective healing.

On #WorldTheaterDay, we celebrate storytelling as a force that inspires connection, deepens understanding and reshapes narratives.

Gathering in Chile, Atlantic Fellows explored art, movement and poetry to deepen connection and spark meaningful dialogue. This #WorldPoetryDay, enjoy “A Constellation of Catalysts” - a reflection of something to share, feel and carry forward.

We are delighted to share the full recording of our recent hybrid event from our Being Human When Digital series. Live-streamed from the Atlantic Institute XR lab, this session focused on how AI might be a source of hope. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9slE...