The chapel facade of Magdalen College was lit up last night ahead of the commemoration of Rare Disease Day (RDD) which is being celebrated today Friday 28th February 2025 ..read more

The Pandemic Sciences Institute,including principal investigators from the Oxford Vaccine Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) to become a partner institution. PSI and Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) will cooperate on developing vaccines and rapid diagnostics – as well as strengthening workforce in the vaccinology, clinical trials and biomanufacturing sectors ..read more

Research by experts at the Department of Paediatrics, and published in the European Journal of Paediatrics shows that early interventions of support to the development of children living in disadvantaged settings, can significantly improve their neurodevelopmental outcomes during early childhood ..read more

Oxford University researchers are to lead and co-lead on two MRC research centres, which are being launched to develop new advanced treatments for currently untreatable diseases ..read more

Results of a clinical trial into a new malaria vaccine candidate (RH5.1/Matrix-MTM) show it is well-tolerated and offers effective protection against the blood-stage of the disease – the first inoculation to do so ..read more

Oxford Cancer, the Oxford Vaccine Group and the Pandemic Sciences Institute have announced a new collaboration with Belgian Biotech Innovator, Univercells ..read more

The Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) has awarded over £2m to six projects across the University of Oxford focused on developing new solutions to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR), including one at the Oxford Vaccine Group ..read more

The Department of Paediatrics has been awarded the Athena Swan Gold award for its commitment to advancing gender equality in higher education. Established in 2005 to encourage and recognise commitment to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment, the Charter is now used across the globe to address gender equality and barriers to progression that affect women ..read more

Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron has resumed his role as chair of the OHC Advisory Council, a position he originally undertook in October 2023 prior to his appointment as Foreign Secretary ..read more

A single dose of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) offers safe, effective protection against typhoid two years after vaccination in all children, and sustained protection for older children at three to five years post immunisation, according to a report by researchers at the Oxford Vaccine Group and icddr,b. But it also shows a decline in protection at the later timepoints among children vaccinated at younger ages ..read more