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« Back to NewsAdventures in Consciousness
28 October 2024
Adventures in Consciousness, the Cultural Programme's new season, launches this month. Developed in partnership with academics across the University, this season focuses on the theme of ‘Consciousness’ and draws on Oxford's Medical Humanities Network
PSI seminar series launches with talk on pandemic control measures
25 September 2024
Leading infectious disease epidemiologist Professor Adam Kucharski presented on opportunities to generate key insights into pandemic pathogens while implementing outbreak control measures, using insights from COVID-19, as part of a new series of pandemic sciences seminars.
COVID-19 and Africa: Equations, Epistemologies, and Experiences
13 August 2024
Early speculations on the global patterns of COVID-19 forecast that Africa would be deeply affected, with many global health leaders and organisations predicting high infection and death rates of the disease alongside medical, social, economic and political crises. Yet, most regions in Africa reported relatively low morbidity and mortality rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers have termed this phenomenon ‘the African COVID-19 paradox’ (e.g. Osayomi et al., 2021). Various explanations have been advanced, including climatic, demographic, environmental, religious, political, biomedical and cultural frameworks, alongside debates over the extent and reliability of Covid-19 testing, modelling, and data.
At The Movies: An Account of ‘Health on Screen’
12 August 2024
'Never again will a single story be told as if it is the only one.' - John Berger, G
KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) Annual Policy Engagement Forum
4 July 2024
The KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) hosted its annual policy engagement forum in Nairobi. This year’s forum provided a valuable platform for deliberation between policy stakeholders and researchers, focusing on their research needs and policy priorities.
OUCRU Hosts “Agent-based Modelling (ABM) with GAMA” Course: Potential Application in Health Sciences
18 June 2024
In June 2024, OUCRU organised a training course "Agent-based Modelling (ABM) with GAMA" in Ho Chi Minh City. Participants from multiple countries explored the practical application of ABM in health science through theoretical lectures, practical sections, and collaborative group projects.
Communication, Narratives and Antimicrobial Resistance
6 June 2024
The World Health Organisation has declared Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) as one of the ‘top global and public health development threats.’ The Communication, Narratives and Antimicrobial Resistance conference took place on the 16th of May at Merton College, Oxford, as part of the TORCH Medical Humanities programme in an effort to approach the problem from a Humanities perspective. The focus of the day was the power of narrative and communication in discussions around antimicrobial resistance. This blog reviews the discussions of the day. Written by Alberto Giubilini, Sally Frampton, Tess Johnson and Will Matlock
Alan Bernstein at Rethinking Global Engagement 2023
30 November 2023
The University of Oxford Director of Global Health, Professor Alan Bernstein, emphasised the importance of young people and the need for Universities to take on the challenges facing our planet at Rethinking Global Engagement 2023.
Fairness and Freedom in Public Health Policy
30 October 2023
Multidisciplinary Conference, Oxford, 23 and 24 Oct 2023: On the need for a Humanities-based approach to public health policy.
PSI seminar marks 25 years of Nipah virus
11 October 2023
Over 60 researchers met this week to explore the latest research on deadly Nipah virus, including treatments, ethics and vaccines.