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Oxford R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine receives regulatory clearance for use in Burkina Faso
General Research
24 July 2023
The University of Oxford-developed, Serum Institute of India PvT Ltd (SIIPL) manufactured and scaled up R21/Matrix-MTM malaria vaccine, leveraging Novavax’s adjuvant technology, has been licensed for use in Burkina Faso by the country’s regulatory agency, Agence Nationale de la Regulation Pharmaceutique (ANRP).
Medical Research Future Fund has $20 billion to spend. Here’s how we prioritise who gets what
General Research
21 July 2023
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) is a A$20 billion fund to support Australian health and medical research. It was set up in 2015 to deliver practical benefits from medical research and innovation to as many Australians as possible.
Vegan diet has just 30% of the environmental impact of a high-meat diet, major study finds
General Research
21 July 2023
We know that meat has a substantial impact on the planet, and that plant-based diets are more environmentally sustainable. But exactly how much impact does the food we eat have on environmental outcomes and what difference would following a vegan diet make compared to consuming a high meat, or even low meat diet?
Professor David M Clark joins Oxford Health as Non-Executive Director
Awards and Appointments General
20 July 2023
The Emeritus Professor of Experimental Psychology took up his role on 17 July 2023.
Oxford to launch UK’s first trials unit dedicated to precision-prevention and early detection studies
Clinical Trials General Research
18 July 2023
Oxford researchers have been given a £1 million boost to support their strategy of developing cancer prevention treatments and early diagnostic tools for people at high risk of cancer.
Louise Downs announced as winner of Lasker Foundation essay contest
Awards and Appointments General Staff and student stories
17 July 2023
The Lasker Foundation today announced the five winners of its 10th annual Lasker Essay Contest. The winning submissions were selected from hundreds of essays penned by biomedical graduate students and health professions trainees from 25 countries. The winning essayists explored unanticipated ethical issues encountered during their training and strategies used to address them.
Medical student receives award in memory of Princess Diana
Awards and Appointments General Research
17 July 2023
Yusuf Ben-Tarifite, a medical student at Green Templeton college, has been recognised with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award.
First Surgical Sciences Student Symposium Day
Events General Staff and student stories
17 July 2023
On Monday 3 July, the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) hosted its inaugural Student Symposium Day.
Routine brain scanning may improve clinical care for people with psychosis
General Research
12 July 2023
Routine brain scanning in people experiencing psychosis could help to identify underlying physical conditions that are causing their symptoms, according to a new study.
African Phase I HIV vaccine trial shows encouraging preliminary results
Clinical Trials General Research
12 July 2023
The multisite Phase I HIV-CORE 006 HIV vaccine clinical trial, run by the Globally Relevant AIDS Vaccine Europe-Africa Trials Partnership (GREAT), has concluded successfully.
Study reveals new mechanism for rapid evolution of multi-drug resistant infections in patients
General Research
12 July 2023
A research study led by the University of Oxford provides a transformational new insight into how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) emerges in patients with bacterial infections. The findings, published today in the journal Nature Communications, could help develop more effective interventions to prevent AMR infections developing in vulnerable patients.
Coming Soon – The MSD GRC Hub
11 July 2023
Glastonbury: taking science into people's lives
General Public Engagement with Research Research
10 July 2023
Georgina Donati from the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry research group reflects on her weekend at the Glastonbury Festival talking to the public about science, developmental psychology and mental health.
Ageing beyond earth: Oxford opens the UK’s first Space Innovation Lab
General Innovation Research
6 July 2023
The UK’s first Space Innovation Lab, dedicated to understanding the effect of space microgravity on the ageing process, opens at the Botnar Institute today.
DPAG researchers host week-long teacher residential in collaboration with Oxford Colleges
General Public Engagement with Research
5 July 2023
Five school teachers joined researchers from the Carlyle, Lakhal-Littleton, Mommersteeg, Srinivas, and Stone groups, based in the Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine (IDRM), Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, and Sherrington Building, in a project run in collaboration with Jesus College and Trinity College between 19 and 22 June 2023.
Links between air pollution and mental health – new review
General Research
5 July 2023
Poor air quality affects mental health in many ways, according to a new review of evidence published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Drug shows promise for stroke patients with bleeding in brain
Clinical Trials General Research
4 July 2023
A clinical trial has shown that a drug commonly used for patients with bleeding disorders has the potential to be used to lessen the side effects of blood-thinning drugs for patients who have experienced a stroke.
Newly discovered cells could be responsible for atherosclerosis complications
General Research
3 July 2023
A new type of macrophages recently identified in atherosclerotic lesions could provide a missing link in understanding the inflammatory origins of the common yet fatal condition.
Professor Marian Knight appointed NIHR Scientific Director for Research Infrastructure
Awards and Appointments General Research
3 July 2023
Professor Knight will lead on the strategic development of the NIHR’s infrastructure, working in partnership with infrastructure leaders.