James Martin Institute for Science and Civilisation

Part of Oxford University, the institute seeks to identify science and technology issues critical in shaping the future of world civilisation and interacts with key decision-makers in order to influence technological and social change. Research focuses on two main perspectives: 

• Futures - this employs tools such as scenario development and the understanding of complex adaptive systems to identify plausible future states of the world, at multiple levels;
• Practices - this encompasses research on social, economic, political, cultural, and institutional aspects of science, technology and environment, particularly focusing on entrenched ways of doing things.

Wihtin these, the institute has 6 priority areas of research: Tomorrow's People, Tomorrow's Technologies, Tomorrow's Planet, Tomorrow's Civilizations, Governance of Technological Change, and Technology and Inequality. It also runs a fellowship programme, symposium and teaching programme.