UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
ACADEMIC PARTNER
University of Oxford is the Academic Partner for the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance.
ABOUT
The University of Oxford stands as the most prestigious and oldest university in the English-speaking world, with a legacy of excellence that spans nearly a millennium. Renowned for its intellectual rigor, groundbreaking research, and global influence, Oxford continues to shape the world’s most critical conversations - from science and technology to philosophy, policy, and justice. With a student body drawn from over 160 countries and a network of 45 colleges and halls, Oxford is not just a symbol of academic distinction - it is a crucible of ideas, innovation, and leadership that transcends borders.
As the global academic partner of the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance, Oxford brings unmatched scholarly authority, intergenerational credibility, and convening power to a movement that is fundamentally driven by youth, universities, and the urgent moral imperative of climate justice. Rooted in centuries of tradition yet unafraid to challenge convention, Oxford is uniquely equipped to help lead this global alliance with the United Nations - bridging the worlds of policy and protest, science and storytelling, to ensure that the voices of the next generation are not only heard, but heeded.
SUMMIT HOST
University of Oxford hosted the 2025 Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit with United Nations Human Rights.
LEADERSHIP
“With our well-established and world-leading expertise in climate related research, the University of Oxford is proud to be the Academic Partner for the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance. We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to co-host this pivotal summit, bringing together leaders in human rights and climate research from around the world, across a wide range of disciplines, with the common goal of finding solutions to one of the most pressing issues of our times, climate change.”
Irene Tracey, Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
