The `Engaging stakeholders to build a Kenyan learning health system’ team was announced as the winner in the Research Engagement Award category that recognises those who have enriched their research through engaging with those outside the University, for the benefits of wider society.
An Oxford-Kenya, multi-disciplinary team shared a vision to create a learning health system. They worked with national and local governments, professional associations and regulators, practitioners and patient groups to conduct research and simultaneously improve care reaching 24 hospitals and over 650,000 inpatients. Their unique efforts have been recognised by the World Bank and others.
Read more on the Clinical Information Project webpage
The Vice-Chancellor's Awards recognise the achievements and celebrate success across the University – from academics and researchers to professional, technical and support staff, whether they are in colleges, divisions, departments, central services, libraries, museums or elsewhere.
There were 160 award entries across the 11 categories this year, with 1,300 individuals included in the nominations.
The Vice-Chancellor Professor Irene Tracey, CBE FRS FMedSci presented the awards at a special ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre on 15 May 2025.
“It's fantastic for my Kenyan colleagues to be recognised in this way. The Kenya learning health system development has been a 20-year effort with many, many people from different parts of the Kenyan health and research community, including government in Kenya. It would be wrong to thank just one person, because we've literally involved hundreds of people, so a big thank you to everyone in the team.”
Professor Mike English, Nuffield Department of Medicine and KEMRI-Wellcome Programme in Nairobi
See the full story on the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health website