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Immunology at the MRC WIMM

For International Day of Immunology 2024, three scientists from the MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit speak about their research.

R21 anti-malaria vaccine is a game changer

Scientist who helped design it reflects on 30 years of research, and what it promises. Adrian Hill, director of the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford and Chief Investigator for the R21 vaccine, tells Nadine Dreyer why he thinks this is a great era for malaria control.

World Malaria Day 2024: an interview with Professor Philippe Guerin

Malaria kills more than 600,000 people every year, and each year, World Malaria Day (25th April) raises awareness of what continues to be one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases.

Professor Mina Fazel appointed Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

She will lead the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry research group, aiming to better understand how to prevent mental health difficulties in children and young people and how best to support them and their families

New heart disease calculator could save lives by identifying high-risk patients missed by current tools

Collaborative research, led by the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (NDPCHS) and published today in Nature Medicine, has developed a new tool called QR4 that more accurately predicts an individual's 10-year risk of cardiovascular diseases, like heart disease and stroke, particularly identifying high-risk patients that current prediction tools miss.

Celebrating innovation: the PRINCIPLE-PANORAMIC Celebratory Symposium and art exhibition

Researchers, clinicians, supporters and PPI contributors gathered at the symposium to celebrate the innovative PRINCIPLE and PANORAMIC clinical trials that evaluated potential treatments for COVID-19 during the pandemic and broke recruitment records for community-based trials in doing so. Both trials were run by the Clinical Trails Unit (CTU) in Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences.

New trial using skin patches as an ‘early warning system’ to spot lung transplant rejection

A new trial, SENTINEL, is set to investigate if skin patches can be used as an early warning system to identify if lung transplants are being rejected, so treatment can begin sooner, reducing the chance of longer lasting organ damage.

Bodleian Libraries update - April 2024 - Inductions | Launch of ORA AI Collection | Celebrating Diversity

Serum Institute of India and University of Oxford strike landmark licensing agreement for Meningitis-B vaccine

Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd (SIIPL), in collaboration with the University of Oxford, is developing a novel solution for Men-B disease, advancing global accessibility to life-saving vaccines.

Breakthrough aerosol human infection model gives hope for future tuberculosis vaccine development

University of Oxford researchers have for the first time established a controlled human infection model for tuberculosis (TB) that infects people via the lungs – the way TB enters the body.

Study challenges conventional understanding of household air pollution's impact on fetal growth

In a ground-breaking study published today in Lancet Global Health, researchers present findings challenging conventional wisdom regarding the impact of household air pollution on fetal growth. The study, conducted in 3200 households across resource-poor settings in Guatemala, India, Rwanda, and Peru, focused on assessing the effects of reducing personal exposures to household air pollution on fetal growth in a randomized controlled trial.

DPAG Retains Top Spot in QS World University Rankings for Anatomy and Physiology

In the QS World University Rankings for 2024, DPAG has once again secured first position for Anatomy and Physiology. This achievement marks the seventh time in the last eight years that Oxford has claimed the top spot in this prestigious ranking.

Social media training (NIHR / University)

Ludwig Oxford NDM leadership fellow awarded Lee Placito Research Fellowship

Ludwig Oxford’s Francesco Boccellato has received the prestigious Lee Placito Research Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Cancer

Oxford awarded £9m for the next generation of cancer experts

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has awarded £9m to the University of Oxford, to support the next generation of doctors and scientists to bring novel cancer treatments to patients.

Blood tests for diagnosing dementia a step closer

The University of Oxford is part of country-wide trials to identify accurate and quick blood tests that can diagnose dementia.

Careful who you believe: University of Oxford leads celebration of hoaxes for April Fools’ Day

April Fakes Day 2024 explores the potential for fakes to reveal hidden truths, as several museums display well known and obscure fakes.

Can we truly align AI with human values? - Q&A with Brian Christian

Brian Christian is an acclaimed American author and researcher who explores the human and societal implications of computer science. His bestselling books include ‘The Most Human Human’ (2011), ‘Algorithms to Live By’ (2016), and ‘The Alignment Problem’ (2021), the latter of which The New York Times said ‘If you’re going to read one book on artificial intelligence, this is the one.’ He holds a degree from Brown University in computer science and philosophy and an MFA in poetry from the University of Washington. Here, Brian talks about the latest chapter of his career journey: starting a DPhil (PhD) at the University of Oxford to grapple with the challenge of designing AI programs that truly align with human values.

Colistin resistant bacteria found in mothers and newborn babies in Nigeria

Researchers from the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) and Cardiff University have found evidence that bacteria resistant to colistin, a last-resort antibiotic, were present in mothers and babies under a week old in Nigeria in 2016, despite limited clinical use of colistin at that time in the country. The findings have been published in Nature Communications.

OUH NHS FT - Internal Vacancy: Medical Monitor

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