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Director of Wellcome since 2013, Jeremy Farrar was previously Director of our OUCRU Vietnam programme for 18 years. He has published almost 600 peer-reviewed scientific papers, and mentored many dozens of students and fellows. These honours recognise the outstanding commitment and contribution Jeremy has made to science and medicine, and to improving health for individuals and communities globally.

Jeremy Farrar © Credit: The Francis Crick Institute / Dave Guttridge

Professor Buddha Basnyat recognised by the Nepal Health Research Council

Professor Buddha Basnyat has received the NHRC Lifetime Achievement Award for Health Research in Nepal. The Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) recently conferred its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for Health Research upon Professor Basnyat at the 11th National Summit of Health and Population Scientists. This honour recognises his exceptional contributions to medical research and public health over a career spanning more than five decades.

Susanna Dunachie and Caesar Atuire appointed 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.

Oxford tops THE subject ranking in medicine for 14th consecutive year

The University of Oxford has once again been named the top institution in the Times Higher Education (THE) Subject Rankings for Clinical, Pre-Clinical, and Health, marking an impressive 14th consecutive year in this prestigious position.

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’

KEMRI renews collaboration with Oxford University and Wellcome Trust

The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has signed a seven-year memorandum of agreement with the Wellcome Trust and the University of Oxford. Under this collaboration, Wellcome has awarded £91 million (KES 15 billion) to support research over the next seven years. KEMRI have been collaborating with the Wellcome Trust and the University of Oxford on improving health through research for over 35 years.

Dr Claire Chewapreecha wins Nature Award for Inspiring Women in Science

Dr Chewapreecha, a Wellcome International Intermediate Fellow and computational biologist at NDM's Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, has been announced as the Individual Winner at this year’s Inspiring Women in Science Awards hosted by Nature and The Estée Lauder Companies. She was honoured at a ceremony in London on 31 October.

Lorenz von Seidlein awarded RSTMH medal for outstanding work in tropical health

On 10 Oct in London, the Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) awarded MORU’s Prof Lorenz von Seidlein (centre) the Donald Mackay Medal for outstanding work in tropical health, especially relating to improvements in the health of rural or urban workers in the tropics.

Seven CTMGH researchers awarded full professorships

We are delighted to announce that seven of our researchers have been awarded the title of Professor, in recognition of their research achievements, contribution to teaching, and contribution to the general work of the Nuffield Department of Medicine.

Professor Déirdre Hollingsworth receives Simons Foundation Fellowship from the Isaac Newton Institute

Déirdre Hollingsworth, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the University of Oxford, has been awarded a prestigious Simons Foundation Fellowship from the Isaac Newton Institute. This recognition supports her efforts in using mathematical modelling to improve global health outcomes. As part of this initiative, Déirdre is organizing a one-day event on August 13, 2024, focusing on pandemic preparedness. The event aims to address key policy questions through mathematical modelling, covering vaccine development, diagnostics and funding.

Professor Sassy Molyneux awarded five-year NIHR Global Health Research Professorship

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.

OUCRU Indonesia Researcher Wins Best Poster Presentation at International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024

OUCRU Indonesia scientist, Dr Edward Sutanto MPH, was awarded ‘Best Poster Presentation’ in the topic of Vaccine and Immunology at the International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024. Edward’s poster showcased a recently completed study on Covid-19 vaccines for pregnant women in Indonesia.

NDM researchers honoured in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours List

The King's Birthday Honours 2024 Lists have been published, marking the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK, including two researchers from the Nuffield Department of Medicine who have both been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Children’s Health in Cambodia and Thailand.

Caesar Atuire appointed Bioethics President

Many congratulations to Dr Caesar Atuire who has been appointed President of the International Association of Bioethics.

Associate Professors 2024

We are pleased to announce that six of our researchers have been awarded the title Associate Professor

HSC receives Vice-Chancellor’s Highly Commended Community Partnership Award 2024

Shobhana Nagraj and the project team were very proud to accept a Highly Commended Community Partnership Award from the Vice-Chancellor for their work on ‘Tackling childhood malnutrition in Oxfordshire: From grassroots to policy actions’. The award recognises colleagues who have partnered with others to make a positive difference locally, nationally or globally.

Africa Oxford Initiative wins the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution

The award for Outstanding Contribution acknowledges the Africa Oxford Initiative commitment to supporting the University’s mission. AfOx is dedicated to partnering with Universities across Africa, to increase educational opportunities for students from the continent, boost employment opportunities and support new partnerships.

NDM-CGHR Director announcement

Professor Susanna Dunachie has been appointed to the new role of Director of the NDM Centre for Global Health Research

NEWRISK project awarded RIGHT 5 NHIR funding

Led by Benjamin Tsofa and Jacob McKnight, the project named "A Novel Extreme Weather Risk Insurance System for Kenya (NEWRISK)” will focus on using the latest methods to provide focused data on extreme weather, population vulnerability, and health system capacity readiness across various climatic zones in Kenya.

New interim director for the KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme

It is a bittersweet moment for the KWTRP family as we make changes to our Leadership team. After 10 years of tremendous growth and change in the Programme, Professor Philip Bejon officially steps down as the KWTRP Programme Executive Director. Professor Edwine Barasa takes over as the Interim Executive Director.

CGHR researcher part of the team that received an INTERPROFESSIONAL.GLOBAL award for outstanding interprofessional teamwork and collaboration

Dr Shobhana Nagraj (HSC) is part of the Centre for the Advancement of Interprofessional Education (CAIPE) research group. The team received a prestigious Interprofessional Global Award from the Global Confederation for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice, for outstanding interprofessional teamwork and collaboration in healthcare research. The award was presented to team members at the Altogether Better Health XI conference in Doha, Qatar, November 6-9th 2023.

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