Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Oxford. Prof @politics_oxford. Political theorist. Was Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner

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A great Black History Month lecture last night @UniofOxford by Prof Adom Getachew, on the “iconicity of Africa”. Well done to the organisers, Oxford’s BME staff network, Equality & Diversity Unit, and Nuffield College
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A special day and plenty of smiles 🎓 Congratulations to all our newly matriculated students 👏
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Thanks @MrKRudd — a great breakfast talk with Australian students. Back in 2007, as a doctoral student at Balliol College, Oxford, I returned to Australia to work on his Kevin 07 campaign. So it was a particular pleasure to host Dr Rudd at @BalliolOxford this morning
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Great to be in Birmingham for the Conservative Party conference — the tapestry is proving a big hit among attendees
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Great to have been at Labour Party conference earlier this week where we released our report, “Fragmented politics”, with @UCLPolicyLab, featuring among other things findings on public opinion about equality ucl.ac.uk/engage/sites/engag…
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This #BlackHistoryMonth, explore talks, events, stories and resources across Oxford – from the iconicity of Africa to race and fairness in the age of AI. Discover what’s on ⬇️ ox.ac.uk/events/black-histor…
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NEW: Oxford has been named the world’s number one University for a record-breaking 11th consecutive year in the @timeshighered World University Rankings. Oxford has held the top spot since 2017 – the longest run at number one in the rankings’ history. [1/3]
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"The most successful messages tested by the report’s authors were on re-nationalising industries and opposing Donald Trump – extraordinarily popular positions across the political spectrum". Our new polling with @timsout is covered in the @NewStatesman. newstatesman.com/politics/20…
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Looking forward to this — come join us if you’re at the Labour conference
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Nine exceptional individuals whose achievements have made lasting contributions to the world were recognised today with honorary degrees at Oxford University’s Encaenia. Find out more ⬇️
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Disappointed not to be at the launch — but honoured to be part of this series, and to be able to sing the praises of my high school history teacher Alan Pollock
Today, on Public Education Day I joined the Prime Minister and the AEU to launch the Class Acts documentary. I thought it was bloody brilliant. It’s about Australians educated in public schools who have done amazing things. People like Human Rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson and teacher and community leader Yalmay Yunupiŋu. It’s also about the teachers who taught them what is possible. You can watch some of the amazing stories at classacts.tv
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RT @UniofOxford: #EidMubarak to everyone celebrating around the world 🙌 #EidAlAdha
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Wonderful to host Australian High Commissioner to the UK @JayWeatherill today in Oxford, where he met with Australian students and staff, and gave an illuminating lecture on ‘democracy beyond politics’ @AusHouseLondon @JayWeatherill
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Excellent to have students and staff @UniofOxford join us this week for our EDI termly roundtable on socioeconomic status and class. Special thanks to our speakers including student Leo Jones, colleagues, and guests @claire_ainsley, @omaromalleykhan & Nick Harrison
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A look at the parallels between One Nation in Australia and Reform in the UK theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Ramadan Mubarak to all observing this month ☪️ #Ramadan2026
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Happy Lunar New Year to all who are celebrating — may the Year of the Horse be happy, healthy and prosperous
新年快乐,马年吉祥 Wishing all who are celebrating a happy and prosperous #LunarNewYear. Here’s to a year of energy, progress and new beginnings. #ChineseNewYear | #YearOfTheHorse 🐎
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Thanks to everyone who joined us this week at our Sheldonian Series event on the power of activism — great discussion and engagement from our audience of students, staff, alumni and the general public ox.ac.uk/news/2026-02-05-act…
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