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« Back to NewsShorter life expectancy during COVID-19 for India’s marginalised
23 July 2024
A new paper published in Science Advances finds that life expectancy in India was 2.6 years lower in 2020 than 2019, with women and marginalised social groups suffering the greatest declines.
Centre to address global epilepsy challenges launched at Oxford’s Wolfson College
22 July 2024
The University of Oxford is launching The Centre for Global Epilepsy to address the global burden of epilepsy, particularly in lower-income countries.
PSI Director comments on first UK Covid-19 Inquiry report
18 July 2024
Professor Sir Peter Horby responds to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry's Module 1 report published today, which focuses on the UK's pandemic resilience and preparedness.
Science Together celebrates a third year of community-led research collaborations
8 July 2024
Science Together hosts a Summer Celebration to recognise the seven community-led research collaborations formed over the last ten months through the Science Together engagement with research programme.
Shipment of R21 malaria vaccine to Central African Republic marks latest milestone for child survival
12 June 2024
Last month, UNICEF delivered over 43,200 doses of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine developed through collaboration between Oxford University’s Jenner Institute and Serum Institute of India leveraging by Novavax’s saponin-based adjuvant technology, by air to Bangui, Central African Republic, with further shipment of about 163,800 doses to follow, which is allocated for children in the CAR currently.
Involving diverse communities in designing research
5 August 2022
General Public engagement Research
A video highlighting the importance of Patient and Public Involvement in research has launched, featuring the work of Ethox’s Gabriela Pavarini.
Mobile Malaria Project team complete their journey across sub-Saharan Africa
21 August 2019
The Mobile Malaria Project team crossed four countries in a specially converted version of a Land Rover Discovery SUV. They successfully tested the latest portable genetic sequencing technology in remote off-grid locations for the first time – even generating data for their partners while driving.
Village drama against malaria project wins University Public Engagement with Research Award
10 July 2019
A project using drama that engages with village communities in Cambodia, led by Professor Phaik Yeong Cheah of the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit and Nuffield Department of Medicine, has won a Project award in this year’s Vice-Chancellor’s Public Engagement with Research Awards. The project also won the Vice-Chancellor’s Choice Award for Public Engagement with Research.
Bringing science and health research to Kenyan schools project wins University Public Engagement with Research Award
10 July 2019
A project bringing science to Kenyan schools, led by Dr Alun Davis from Kemri Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kenya and Nuffield Department of Medicine, has won a Project Award in this year’s Vice-Chancellor’s Public Engagement with Research Awards.
New podcast series: Mental Health Interventions for Refugee Children
11 February 2019
A new series of programmes from the Department of Psychiatry covers assessment and then explores the ranges of interventions that can really help refugee children.
Award-winning citizen science project tackling TB gets millionth classification
5 October 2018
An award-winning Oxford-based international project to tackle antibiotic resistance has achieved its one millionth classification.