Press Releases
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Policy and Internet: Journal Call for Papers
30 March 2010
The OII-PSO journal 'Policy and Internet' invites paper submissions reporting world class research and scholarship on any aspect of the relationship between the Internet and public policy.
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Developing a Methodology for Costing the Impact of Digital Exclusion
23 March 2010
An OII-LSE team is asked by the National Audit Office (NAO) to design a methodology for costing the impact of digital exclusion, working out the financial benefits of Internet access for key excluded groups.
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Child Protection and Freedom of Speech Online: Mapping the Territory
1 March 2010
Report available for OII Discussion Forum 'Child Protection and Freedom of Speech Online', aimed at finding common ground between advocates of both sides.
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New Project Investigates Digital Information Practices and Behaviours of Humanities Scholars
24 February 2010
The Humanities Information Practices project examines information behaviours in the humanities. Through case studies, observations and interviews, it aims to understand how humanities scholars appropriate both analogue and digital resources in their work.
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Madsen receives 2010 ACRL Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship award
2 February 2010
Christine Madsen, librarian and OII DPhil candidate, is awarded the 2010 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for her proposal 'Library Futures: Building a New Knowledge Architecture in Academic Libraries.'
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Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS) 2009: Attitudes Towards the Internet in Britain
22 June 2009
One of the main challenges in creating a Digital Britain will be to change the perceptions of the third of the British population who choose not to use the internet, according to the latest in a series of Oxford University Surveys (OxIS)
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Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS) 2009: Internet Use and Online News
22 June 2009
Oxford Internet Survey into how British people are using the Internet in 2009 suggests that the proportion of people reading online newspapers has doubled since 2007: 58% of Internet users said they read a newspaper or news online, compared to 30% in 2007
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Survey points up challenges for a Digital Britain
22 June 2009
In the wake of Lord Carter’s Digital Britain Report, an Oxford survey shows that one of the main challenges will be to change the perceptions of the third of the British population who choose not to use the Internet
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Oxford Internet Institute Appoints Richard Susskind, OBE as Visiting Professor in Internet Studies
9 June 2009
Professor Richard Susskind, a pioneer in the field of information technology and law, is appointed as Visiting Professor in Internet Studies at the Oxford Internet Institute
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University of Oxford recognises Cisco’s support of the Oxford Internet Institute
19 May 2009
Cisco Systems is formally recognised by the University of Oxford for its early support of the OII, including funding of the Cisco Chair of eDemocracy, established in order to further independent research into representative institutions in the digital age
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Press Release – Department of Work and Pensions: Communicating with customers
7 May 2009
The Department for Work and Pensions has made progress in reducing the number of leaflets that it produces for its customers and in making application forms simpler and shorter, a National Audit Office report has today found
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OII Contributes to National Audit Office (NAO) Report ‘Communicating with Customers’
7 May 2009
The National Audit Office (NAO) has today published a report on information exchange in benefits delivery, produced by a joint OII-LSE research team led by Professors Helen Margetts (OII) and Patrick Dunleavy (LSE)
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Bodleian Library announces the first Balliol-Bodley Scholarship
11 February 2009
The Bodleian Library together with Balliol College establishes a new joint scholarship for graduate students. The first scholar to be awarded the scholarship is OII DPhil student Christine Madsen
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Professor of Internet Studies appointed Chair of Ofcom Advisory Committee
5 February 2009
Professor William Dutton, Director of the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at Oxford University, is appointed as Chair of Ofcom's Advisory Committee for England and Member of the Advisory Committee for the South East region
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World Internet Project (WIP) Report Finds Remarkable Similarities and Significant Differences in Internet Use Worldwide
24 November 2008
The World Internet Project marks the first time that a worldwide partnership of research institutions has compiled survey data on the behaviour and views of Internet users and non-users
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‘Internet is a largely untapped resource to tackling social exclusion’: new report on UK social disadvantage released by OII and CLG
3 November 2008
A new report released by the OII and Communities and Local Government (CLG) indicates that technological forms of exclusion are a reality for significant segments of the UK population, and that they can reinforce and deepen existing disadvantages
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Oxford Internet Institute (OII) Doctoral Student Malte Ziewitz is awarded PGP Corporation Scholarship for 2008-09
27 October 2008
Malte Ziewitz is awarded the PGP Corporation scholarship for the academic year 2008-09. Malte's research investigates the role of Internet-based reputation and rating systems in the governance of human behaviour
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Denham celebrates excellence in teaching
17 October 2008
OII Fellows Rebecca Eynon and Victoria Nash are awarded prizes at University of Oxford Teaching Awards ceremony. The scheme is run by the Oxford University Learning Institute and aims to recognise excellence in college and university teaching
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OII to lead £2m project researching what privacy means to people and organisations
7 August 2008
The Oxford Internet Institute is to lead the major new 'Privacy Value Networks' research project, investigating the way the public thinks about privacy and how organisations can model the costs and benefits of processing personal information
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Quasi-field Experiment to Examine the Effect of the Internet on Collective Action Purpose
1 August 2008
Testing empirically how certain aspects of internet-based communication affect collective action decisions, by examining the effect of providing internet users with real-time information about other people's participatory actions and preferences