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All NewsMachine learning used to optimise disease surveillance
A new machine learning informed strategy could support public health leaders to design better surveillance during a disease outbreak.
Beans and peas best meat alternative, finds Oxford research
Beans and peas rank best as meat and milk replacements from nutritional, health, environmental, and cost perspectives, a new study led by an Oxford Martin researcher has found.
Land travel and local mobility played a key role in COVID-19 spread in Chile
An international team led by researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on Pandemic Genomics studied how local travel patterns and mobile data from Chile can improve global pandemic responses, highlighting the importance of land-based mobility and targeted strategies.
Eating less sugar would be great for the planet as well as our health
Sugar addiction is on the rise. Globally, sugar intake has quadrupled over the last 60 years, and it now makes up around 8% of all our calories.
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All EventsPanel discussion: 'Post-COP29 Debrief: Reflections on a divisive deal'
COP29 concluded with a last-minute deal decried as inadequate by developing nations.
'Understanding pathways of knowledge to action in conservation' with Prof Leah Gerber
Conservation is a crisis discipline, and one that is arguably failing. As we face an unprecedented rate of extinction, how do we mainstream biodiversity conservation into global decision-making and sustainable development?
'Adventures in Volcanoland' with Tamsin Mather
'As if Human: Ethics and Artificial Intelligence' with Nigel Shadbolt
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Latest round of research funding
The Oxford Martin School is requesting proposals from eligible academics for solutions-focused research programmes that could have a major impact on this and future generations.
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Food Sustainability
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Antimicrobial Resistance Testing
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Ethical Web and Data Architectures
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Global Epilepsy
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Future of Development
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Agile Initiative
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Systemic Resilience
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AI Governance Initiative
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