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Devex Pro

On 21 January, we were pleased to join the DevEx Pro live event ‘What next for UKAid?’ hosted by William Worley, with panelists Simon Maxwell and Harpinder Collacott. The conversation was really insightful at this critical time for UKAid, following the merger of DFID and FCO, the suspension of the…
Tim Brann
27 January 2021
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Devex World 2020

Devex World 2020 happened virtually on 10th December, featuring 10 hours of panel discussions on a range of topics from food systems to the collection and usage of data. Below are the key learnings from the event.  1. The pandemic has created an incredible opportunity for higher education to provide access and…
Tim Brann
16 December 2020
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2020 in retrospect – David Lale

Many of us cannot wait to look at the year 2020 through the rear-view mirror. It has felt like an exhausting road trip to an unknown destination, with the doors locked from the outside. However, as the year end approaches, with a vaccine on the horizon and even a hint…
Tim Brann
16 December 2020
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2020 Women in Global Development Leadership Forum

Our Regional Director, East Africa, Helen Dalton, attended the WILD Network Virtual Forum this year. Held from 26 – 28 October, it was attended by 550 women and men from 220 organisations and 45 countries. This was the largest conference bringing together women and men to advance women’s leadership, equity,…
Tim Brann
30 November 2020
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England Committee Members
RSPB England

Amongst the many challenges the SARS Covid-19 Virus created this year, the dramatic changes in March provided an opportunity for nature to become a focal point both globally and locally. We saw a shift in values towards protecting and celebrating the large and small pockets of nature, from those who…
Tim Brann
3 November 2020
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Reflections from the HRM 2020 Summit

I had the pleasure of attending the virtual HRM Summit 2020 - Middle East Edition from Oct 11-15, 2020. With all of us living and experiencing a ‘new-normal’ with the global pandemic, the focus of the summit was re-imagining workplaces/ workforce and our role as HR practitioners and business partners…
Tim Brann
2 November 2020
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From Oxford to Bangkok

Oxford HR team was in Bangkok, Thailand to attend the 4th Annual AIDF Asia Summit on June 20-21st 2018 (http://asia.aidforum.org/) . The forum brought together 250+ regional decision makers from regional governments, UN agencies, NGOs, intergovernmental and civil society organisations to discuss strategies around improving AID delivery and health resilience…
Helena Newton
29 June 2018
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From Canary Wharf to the Amsterdam Canals

At Oxford HR we have had an exciting and challenging fortnight and we thought we would share our latest developments with you. It all started last week with our quarterly strategic away day, when we all gathered from around the world (Sudan, Amsterdam, and even Brighton!), joining forces to decide on…
Maria Grigore
22 June 2018