James is Director of Oxford University Centre for Skills, Knowledge, and Organisational Performance and Associate Professor of Tertiary Education Systems. His research is focused on the political economy of education and training, applying systems lenses to skills supply and demand, research and innovation, education and training policy, and social, epistemic and climate justice.
Jobless youth is not all about bots
01/10/2026
Young people are finding it increasingly difficult to get a foothold in the labour market and artificial intelligence (AI) is an obvious culprit. But James Robson argues that blaming it
