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« Back to NewsProfessor Prabhat Jha appointed as Nuffield Professor of Population Health and Head of Department
3 October 2024
Professor Prabhat Jha has been appointed as Nuffield Professor of Population Health and Head of the Nuffield Department of Population Health. He will succeed Professor Sir Rory Collins who has been Head of Department since its inception in 2013.
Professor Sassy Molyneux awarded five-year NIHR Global Health Research Professorship
2 August 2024
Professor Sassy Molyneux has received a prestigious five-year NIHR Global Health Research Professorship to study how to better protect frontline staff in international health research from moral distress. This is one of only five to seven such `flagship’ professorships awarded by the NIHR each year to outstanding scientists.
Oxford researcher to lead one of UKRI's new research networks to tackle antimicrobial resistance
23 July 2024
Awards and Appointments Partnerships
Eight new networks, combining different research specialisms, will work together to tackle one of humanity’s biggest threats, antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
NDM-CGHR Director announcement
7 May 2024
Professor Susanna Dunachie has been appointed to the new role of Director of the NDM Centre for Global Health Research
Interview with Diagnostics in Tropical and Infectious Diseases(DiTi) award recipient Dr Christopher Chew
17 April 2024
Awards and Appointments General Partnerships Staff and Student stories
Global Health research at the University of Oxford and its partners is broad reaching, bringing significant impact across all academic disciplines of medicine, the physical and life sciences, social sciences and humanities. The Diagnostics in Tropical and Infectious Disease (DiTi) award, run by the Translational Research Office, aims to strengthen the long-term partnership between Oxford University and Mahidol University by establishing partnerships and supporting collaborative projects to develop diagnostic devices for tropical and infectious diseases, with the goal of driving more translational research initiatives in global health. Read this interview from award winner Dr Chris Chew.
Sir Stewart Cole joins the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research as Executive Chair
10 January 2024
Awards and Appointments General
Sir Stewart Cole, KCMG, FRS has joined the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) as Executive Chair. The IOI is a world-leading centre of research, training, and education in the field of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) based at the University of Oxford. It was established thanks to an unprecedented £100 million gift from INEOS, one of the world’s largest chemical companies.
Oxford scientist to lead international transdisciplinary consortium towards delivering NetZero Healthcare
13 December 2023
Awards and Appointments General
The European Union Horizon Europe (with joint funding from UK Research Innovation) has awarded NetZeroAICT Consortium major funding to develop a novel technology with great potentials to promote climate neutral and sustainable health care.
Professor Alan Bernstein appointed as new University of Oxford Director of Global Health
9 October 2023
Awards and Appointments General
Professor Alan Bernstein has been appointed as the new head of Oxford Global Health, which will bring together and showcase the breadth of global health research across the University of Oxford.
Future of Chair in Global Health secured with £5 million gift
20 September 2023
Awards and Appointments Research
The University of Oxford’s commitment to tackling major global health challenges has been strengthened following the endowment of a chair in global health and clinical development. The new permanent post was made possible by a £5 million donation from Brazilian healthcare organisation SAIL for Health.
Professor Chris Lavy appointed to WHO technical advisory group
2 August 2022
Awards and Appointments General Research
Congratulations to Professor Chris Lavy, who has been appointed to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) technical advisory group for integrated clinical care for a period of two years.
Professor Hugh Watkins wins £30 million research award to cure killer heart diseases
28 July 2022
Awards and Appointments General Research
The British Heart Foundation award aims to help researchers rewrite DNA, in “defining moment” for cardiovascular medicine.
Global Parenting Initiative Receives £11 million grant from LEGO Foundation
1 May 2022
Awards and Appointments General Research
The LEGO Foundation is awarding a £11 million five-year grant to international research aimed at developing and providing free, evidence-based, playful parenting support to every parent all over the world.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funding awarded to build a globally inclusive musculoskeletal map
12 November 2021
Awards and Appointments General Research
Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) researchers and several international collaborators have been awarded funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to deliver an ancestrally diverse musculoskeletal atlas of healthy tissues.
Catherine Porter joins Young Lives as new Director
30 September 2021
Awards and Appointments General
We are delighted to announce that Dr Catherine Porter joins ODID today as the new Director of Young Lives.
Professor Dame Kay Davies receives the WISE Lifetime Achievement Award
17 November 2014
Professor Dame Kay Davies, Dr Lee’s Professor of Anatomy, was awarded the WISE Lifetime Achievement Award for her research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy and championing of women in science.