Six Oxford social scientists scoop top awards for world-leading research

Published on November 16, 2023

Six Oxford social scientists were last night given major government-backed prizes for their influential and life-changing research. Dr Kate Orkin and doctoral student Lukas Lehner were category winners in the Economic and Social Research Council Impact awards, while prestigious runners up awards went to Dr Julia Ebner and a team including Professor Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, Tom Mayne and Dr Tena Prelec.
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