University of Oxford · est. 2024

The Oxford Ministry
for the Future

An interdisciplinary network of academics, artists and authors working on the grand challenges of our century.

Initiated by Hertford Fellow Anette Mikes and former College Principal Tom Fletcher, with the participation of Kim Stanley Robinson — to amplify the voices of the humanities, in dialogue with science.

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Upcoming · Schwarzman Centre

Utopian Dreams, Dystopian Realities:
Why Inequality Persists

Our biggest event yet — a two-day series at the new Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities: lectures, art performances, and panel discussions.

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A short film about the Ministry

Past event · 10 March 2026

A Moral Reimagination of Big Tech and AI

On Tuesday 10 March, OMF took on Big Tech and AI — raising questions about progress, broader societal impact and our very humanity. With novelist Joanna Kavenna, digital philosopher Carissa Véliz, computer scientist Michael Wooldridge, physiology professor Vladyslav Vyazovskiy and entrepreneurs Nicholas Andreou and Grace Sai.

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