Health
We support research on subjects as diverse as the relationship between diet, human health and the environment, avoiding future pandemics, and developing more efficient models of drug discovery. Whether working with machine learning experts to understand vast, complex biomedical datasets or ethicists to develop a new understanding of collective moral responsibility in the face of infectious disease, our approach is to bring together researchers from different disciplines to advance human health and improve quality of life.
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Estimating the size of an Ebola outbreak: why the way people travel matters
New research supported by the Oxford Martin School shows how short journeys and travel for healthcare can substantially affect early estimates of an Ebola outbreak. Published in Nature Health, the study forms part of a wider University of Oxford effort to support the international response to the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola crisis.
Tailored food policies could cut emissions and improve health, global study finds
People face different social and environmental contexts that shape the food they eat. Yet policies are often designed around national averages. A new global study finds that recognising those differences could help governments improve health and reduce the environmental impact of diets more effectively and more fairly.
Chellaram Foundation £5 million gift to Oxford launches new programme for healthy and sustainable diets
A major new research and engagement programme at the University of Oxford will investigate how healthier, more sustainable diets can be achieved at population level, and how evidence can inform policy and practice across food, health and environmental systems.
Drought linked to 46% increase in sexual violence among adolescents in Southern Africa
Study reveals climate change is increasing risks to child safety.
Featured Video: Improving medical treatment and combatting antimicrobial resistance
The Oxford Martin Programme on Antimicrobial Resistance Testing is developing a new type of medical test powered by AI that is portable and accessible anywhere, from a hospital to a pharmacy to a field tent serving victims of a natural disaster. The aim is to be able to determine the cause of an infection and how best to treat it, all within 30 minutes.
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View allSarah Harper
Director, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing
Angela McLean
Professor of Mathematical Biology
Arjune Sen
Professor of Global Epilepsy
Oliver Pybus
Professor of Evolution & Infectious Disease
Achillefs Kapanidis
Professor of Biological Physics
Derrick Crook
Professor of Microbiology
Moritz Kraemer
Professor of Epidemiology and Data Science
Marco Springmann
Professorial Research Fellow in Climate Change