Global Priorities Institute (Oxford)

The Global Priorities Institute (GPI) is a research center at the University of Oxford dedicated to understanding and addressing humanity's most pressing problems. The institute conducts academic research on global priorities—identifying which challenges matter most and how to make progress on them—using tools from philosophy, economics, and other disciplines.

GPI was established to formalize and advance the field of global priorities research, which seeks to answer foundational questions about resource allocation, moral uncertainty, and long-term value. The institute brings together researchers to work on questions including existential risk, poverty alleviation, animal welfare, and institutional decision-making.

The institute has become a leading center for academic work on cause prioritization and effective altruism, influencing policy discussions and academic discourse on how societies should allocate resources to maximize positive impact.