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\n \n\n \n11 September 2019
\n \n \n \nOxford has been named the world\u2019s number one university for the fourth successive year in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
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\n \n\n \n8 May 2019
\n \n \n \nThe Academy of Medical Sciences has elected 50 UK leading figures in biomedical and health sciences to their esteemed Fellowship. Philip Bejon, Director of our Kemri Wellcome Trust Research Programme, and Ric Price, Professor of Global Health at Menzies, Australia and affiliated with OUCRU, are new fellows.
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\n \n\n \n9 November 2018
\n \n \n \nOxford University has been ranked as the world's best institution for medical and health teaching and research in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the eighth consecutive year. This ranking is based on criteria measuring teaching, research, industry income, international outlook and citations. It was noted that both research and clinical trials are supported by our network of international research units in Africa and Asia.
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\n \n\n \n26 September 2018
\n \n \n \nOxford University is rated world\u2019s number one for the third straight year in the Times Higher Education world university rankings. Oxford, the only UK University ever to top the international rankings, keeps first spot through the outstanding quality of its research, teaching and innovation.
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\n \n\n \n18 April 2018
\n \n \n \nInvestments worth more than \u00a32.7bn are being pledged today in a drive to halve the number of malaria cases across the Commonwealth. Heads of state and business leaders are convening in London to galvanise the fight against the disease, which has seen a resurgence in some areas.
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\n \n\n \n15 November 2017
\n \n \n \nOxford University has been ranked as the world's best institution for medical and health teaching and research for the seventh consecutive year in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
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\n \n\n \n5 September 2017
\n \n \n \nOxford University has claimed the top spot in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018, which judge the performance of 980 universities across 79 countries.
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\n \n\n \n14 July 2017
\n \n \n \nHow do you turn orange into grapefruit? What is digital wildfire? Is love real? Booking is now open for the Curiosity Carnival on Friday 29 September 2017, part of European Researchers' Night.
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\n \n\n \n30 June 2017
\n \n \n \nMahosot Hospital has reopened its microbiology laboratory aiming to increase the more rapid and accurate diagnosis and treatment of its patients.
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\n \n\n \n13 June 2017
\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford contributes around \u00a35.8 billion to the UK economy, and supports more than 50,000 full time jobs. Globally, the impact is \u00a37.1 billion, according to a study carried out by BiGGAR Economics
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\n \n\n \n1 December 2016
\n \n \n \nOxford is at the forefront of teaching and research to help combat diseases affecting populations worldwide. Through its world-leading Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health (CTMGH), the University is working to find practical solutions to the problems these diseases cause. The centre conducts its research overseas in Africa and Asia, and across two sites in Oxford. The linked article shares three Oxford profiles.
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\n \n\n \n4 November 2016
\n \n \n \nThe Public Health Minister Nicola Blackwood this week announced that the UK has a specialist team of health experts ready to be deployed to tackle outbreaks of deadly disease anywhere in the world within 48 hours. The University of Oxford epidemic diseases research group, led by Professor Peter Horby, is providing the clinical research capabilities of the PHRST.
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\n \n\n \n17 October 2016
\n \n \n \nAda Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work with Charles Babbage on the early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. Ada Lovelace Day is an annual international event to celebrate the achievements of women in Science, Engineering, Technology and Maths.
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\n \n\n \n3 October 2016
\n \n \n \nMedical and health teaching and research at Oxford University has been ranked as the world's best for the sixth year running in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The discipline-specific tables, released today, follow on from last week's announcement that Oxford has been ranked the top university in the world by the same publication \u2013 the first time a UK institution has been awarded the accolade.
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\n \n\n \n22 September 2016
\n \n \n \nOxford becomes the first British university ever to occupy top position in the global table, which judges the performance of 980 universities across 79 countries.
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\n \n\n \n14 September 2016
\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford's Professor Sir Peter Ratcliffe has won one of the most prestigious prizes in medicine. Since 1945, the Lasker Awards has recognised the contributions of scientists, physicians, and public servants who have made major advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of human disease. Many past Lasker winners have gone on to be awarded Nobel prizes.
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\n \n\n \n3 August 2016
\n \n \n \nDo you want to know more about Open Access? Find out about Act on Acceptance & ORCID from an expert? Book a place for our session on Tuesday 23rd August, 2-3pm in Room B at the WTCHG. Juliet Ralph, the Open Access Subject librarian, will be available for your toughest questions.
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\n \n\n \n3 June 2016
\n \n \n \nProfessor Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust in the UK, led a review panel team to Nairobi and Kilifi in Kenya last week, to assess projects that had been ongoing over the past five years. The structural and project assessment review was conducted on Monday through to Wednesday.
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\n \n\n \n12 May 2016
\n \n \n \nData sharing is increasingly required by academic journals and funders of research, and the benefits of sharing participant level clinical research data for secondary or meta-analysis are widely championed among the research community. However, there is a need to ensure that data sharing is truly useful and that those with limited research capacity are not inadvertently disadvantaged.
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\n \n\n \n24 April 2016
\n \n \n \nWhat is the key to success for women who work in science? A new website, launched this week, delves into the experiences of successful women in science at the University of Oxford, through a collection of video narratives.
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