About us

The Oxford Internet Institute was founded as a department of the University of Oxford in 2001, as an academic centre for the study of the societal implications of the Internet. The current home in a building owned by Balliol College was formally opened in July 2003.

For researchers

Our research faculty, academic visitors and research associates are engaged in a variety of research projects covering social, economic, political, legal, industrial, technical and ethical issues of the Internet in everyday life, governance and democracy, science and learning and shaping the Internet.

For students

We offer a Doctoral degree (DPhil) in Information, Communication and the Social Sciences and will be offering an MSc in Social Science of the Internet from October 2009 (applications open: October 2008). Around thirty top doctoral students from around the world congregate every year to attend our Summer Doctoral Programme. You can check it all out in the teaching section, or find out about our current students.

For sponsors

You can find out about our funding priorities at the University's Giving to Oxford website.

Keep in touch

The OII mailing lists provide regular news of people and research, forthcoming events, job vacancies, and the latest webcasts and working papers.