Press Releases
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Ulab Newsletter 1. December 2011.
1 December 2011
First newsletter from the ULab project, which aims to create the right framework in which best practices in the field of research management will be identified, tested and evaluated.
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Life-logging and online personal data; the effects on privacy, economy, society and people’s psychology; in new report; “To log or not to log?”
11 November 2011
Ian Brown is an author of the EU's cyber security agency ENISA's report on the future impact of life-logging and online personal data: "To log or not to log? Risks and benefits of emerging life-logging technologies".
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Oxford University Teaching Awards for OII Faculty
3 November 2011
We are extremely pleased to announce that three members of the OII teaching faculty are to receive awards from the University of Oxford, in recognition of their excellent contributions to the department's teaching over the past year.
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The Internet in Britain, 2011: Topline Findings from the Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS)
17 October 2011
Topline findings from the Oxford Internet Surveys (OxIS) 2011 Report: "Next Generation Users: The Internet in Britain 2011", presenting data on British access, use and attitudes to the Internet 2003-2011.
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Are you a Next Generation User of the Internet?
17 October 2011
The OxIS 2011 survey shows that nearly half of Internet users in Britain are 'Next Generation Users', who routinely access the Internet on the move using portable devices - more than double the proportion in 2007.
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Call for Papers: Policy and Internet Special Issue on Online Collective Action and Policy Change
14 October 2011
Policy and Internet, the first major peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary journal investigating the impact of the Internet on public policy, invites submissions for a special issue on Online Collective Action and Policy Change to be published in January 2013.
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Internet glitterati gather at Oxford
29 September 2011
The OII's tenth anniversary was celebrated at a gala dinner and awards ceremony in Balliol College. Lifetime awards were presented to people pivotal in shaping the Internet, including OII founding Director William Dutton.
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Ulrike Rauer Receives the 2011 OII MSc Thesis Prize for Thesis on Patient Trust in Internet-based Health Records
28 September 2011
Masters student Ulrike Rauer has received the 2011 OII MSc thesis prize, for her thesis on patient trust in Internet-based health records.
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Professor Helen Margetts Appointed Director of the Oxford Internet Institute
19 September 2011
Professor Helen Margetts has been appointed as the new Director of the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, taking up her position from 1 October 2011. She succeeds Professor William Dutton.
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MP Tom Watson Receives “Best Internet Politician” Award from the Oxford Internet Institute
7 September 2011
Tom Watson, Labour MP West Bromwich East, receives a "Best UK Internet Politician" award from the Oxford Internet Institute, in recognition of his significant role in shaping Internet policy for the public good in Britain.
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Guardian Journalist Simon Rogers Receives “Best UK Internet Journalist” Award from the Oxford Internet Institute
7 September 2011
Simon Rogers, editor of the Guardian's Datablog and Datastore, receives a "Best UK Internet Journalist" award from the OII, in recognition of his innovative use of the Internet to widen access to socially and politically important data.
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38 Degrees Receives “Best UK Internet NGO” Award from the Oxford Internet Institute
7 September 2011
The innovative online action group, 38 Degrees receives a "Best UK Internet NGO" award from the Oxford Internet Institute, in recognition of its exemplary efforts in using the Internet for the public good in Britain.
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Sociologist and Communication Scholar Manuel Castells Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oxford Internet Institute
22 July 2011
Professor Manuel Castells has been awarded an OII Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his seminal contribution to sociology and communication research.
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Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist, Vinton G. Cerf, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oxford Internet Institute
22 July 2011
Dr Vinton G. Cerf has been awarded an OII Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his role in designing the TCP/IP protocol and his extensive and long-lasting contributions to the development and oversight of the Internet's technical architecture.
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Computer Scientist David Clark Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oxford Internet Institute
22 July 2011
Dr David Clark, Senior Research Scientist at MIT, has been awarded an OII Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his intellectual and institutional contributions to the advance of the Internet.
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Computer Scientist Wendy Hall Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oxford Internet Institute
22 July 2011
Professor Dame Wendy Hall, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton, has been awarded an OII Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her significant contributions to the development of web technologies and web science research.
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Director of MIT Media Lab Joi Ito Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oxford Internet Institute
22 July 2011
Technology activist, commentator and entrepreneur, Joi Ito, has been awarded an OII Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his role as one of the world's leading advocates of Internet freedom.
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Internet Entrepreneur Niklas Zennström Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oxford Internet Institute
22 July 2011
Niklas Zennström has been awarded an OII Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his role founding and running some of the Internet's most transformative technology companies, including Kazaa and Skype.
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First OII Virtual Student Open Day Wins an Oxford University “OxTALENT” Award
20 July 2011
Our first virtual student open day, held on 7 December 2010, has won an award for "Use of Technology for Impact and Outreach" from OxTALENT, a group aiming to stimulate use of IT in teaching and learning across the University of Oxford.
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Online Social Networks: Student Showcase
3 June 2011
OII course tutor Bernie Hogan compiles a showcase of network graphs created by students as part of the OII's Online Social Networks course 2011.