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The US attack on universities endangers future scientific progress, American prosperity, health outcomes, and national security

Over the past 70 years, America built a research ecosystem that became the envy of the world, transforming lives and improving health through science. That legacy is now in jeopardy.

Climate and the Environment - Impact on Global and Mental Health

The climate crisis is a health emergency which is threatening the lives and wellbeing of communities around the world in many ways – including through air pollution, rising temperatures, the spread of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance.

Study shows urgent change needed to reduce deaths from malaria and meningitis in comatose African children

Results of two parallel studies show that one in four African children hospitalised with malaria and coma have an additional infection, and that giving antibiotics with antimalarials could help reduce death rates of comatose children.

Expert Comment: Is an interdisciplinary research approach key to tackling global challenges?

Professor Christine Gerrard, Director of The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) and Professor of eighteenth-century literature and culture, explores interdisciplinary research as a 'magic bullet' to tackle major global challenges such as the climate crisis, democratic stability and global health inequity.

Celebrate World Health Worker Week

The world is facing a shortage of 11 million health workers by 2030. World Health Worker Week calls for increased investment in all cadres of the health workforce - nurses, doctors, pharmacists, and others vital to resilient health systems. Health workers save lives, support economies, and advance development goals. Collaborative efforts, such as OUCRU’s training programme in Dak Lak, Vietnam, demonstrate the benefits of investment, with increased vaccine uptake. Protecting, valuing, and training health workers strengthens global health.

New Co-Associate Directors of Oxford Global Health

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Susanna Dunachie and Dr Caesar Atuire as Co-Associate Directors of Oxford Global Health.

Spotlight on Magdalen College Chapel for Rare Disease Day

The chapel facade of Magdalen College was lit up ahead of the commemoration of Rare Disease Day (RDD) which was celebrated on Friday 28th February 2025. The celebration is held on 29th February in a leap year as it is the rarest day in the year.

Study provides support for WHO guidelines for treating pregnant women with HIV

A new analysis by researchers at Oxford Population Health’s Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit has provided robust evidence in support of current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for treating pregnant women living with HIV. The study is published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection.

Breaking Barriers: Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed on February 11, serves as a reminder of the gender disparities that persist in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields.

Oxford Martin School epilepsy programme launches innovative research centre

International, national and local partners have been welcomed to the launch of the world’s first centre dedicated to empowering global epilepsy research and care.

Our Future Health database open to researchers

Our Future Health’s database is open to researchers who conduct health research for the public good.

The Global Health Network reaches 1 million members

The Global Health Network has achieved a remarkable milestone: one million members worldwide. This dynamic and inclusive community of healthcare professionals and researchers is addressing two of the most pressing challenges in global health. By equipping teams to tackle everyday diseases of poverty and strengthening the ability to detect and respond to emerging threats, The Global Health Network is saving lives and safeguarding the future of global health.

Myanmar-Thailand: Healthcare access without barriers

In Myanmar, the United Nations reports that 3 million people have been displaced due to the ongoing civil war. The 2021 coup intensified conflicts and worsened the humanitarian crisis, forcing at least a hundred thousand to seek refuge and medical care in Thailand.

New Hospital Networks for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Vietnam

OUCRU Ha Noi and the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases (NHTD), under the guidance of the Department of Health, are collaborating to establish local hospital networks for Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) across Vietnam. This initiative, connecting district hospitals with provincial hospitals, leverages existing systems and resources to enhance AMS implementation and strengthen efforts against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Winners of new “After the End” poetry competition announced

Nigerian poet, Chiwenite Onyekwelu, is the winner of the first poetry competition to consider concepts of endings, with his poems ‘On Memory and Forgetting’ and ‘Time/Our Time’. ‘On Memory and Forgetting’ describes Onyekwelu’s father’s recollections of the Biafra war and ‘Time/ Our Time’ reflects on the impact of oil spills into the Niger Delta.

PSI’s Md Zakiul Hassan recognised as 2024 ISID Emerging Leader

The award from the International Society for Infectious Diseases acknowledges early-career excellence in the field.

OUCRU workshop bridges research and clinical practice on Pneumococcal infections

On November 22, 2024, the Zoonoses research group at OUCRU, in collaboration with Children's Hospital 2, Ho Chi Minh City, successfully organised a scientific workshop: "Community-acquired pneumonia: Update on pneumococcal infection with vaccines, drug resistance and multiple infections". The workshop attracted nearly 70 experts, including doctors, nurses, medical students, and technicians.

Oxford Clinical Lecturer awarded prestigious BIA Barnet Christie Lecture

Xin Hui Chan has won the competitive 2024 Barnet Christie Lecture award of the British Infection Association. As part of the award, Dr Chan delivered a lecture entitled ‘Drugs for Tropical Infections: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Infectious Disease Physician’

Land travel and local mobility played a key role in COVID-19 spread in Chile

An international team led by researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on Pandemic Genomics studied how local travel patterns and mobile data from Chile can improve global pandemic responses, highlighting the importance of land-based mobility and targeted strategies.

KEMRI renews collaboration with Wellcome Trust and University of Oxford

The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has signed a seven-year Memorandum of Agreement with Wellcome Trust, a UK charitable organization, and the University of Oxford, on Wednesday 27 November 2024, at the KEMRI Headquarters, Nairobi. Under this collaboration, Wellcome has awarded GBP 91 million (KES 15 billion) to support research over the next 7 years.

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