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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New report reveals two-thirds decline in wildlife populations on average since 1970
Global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have suffered an average two-thirds decline in less than half a century due in large part to the very same environmental destruction which is contributing to the emergence of zoonotic diseases such as COVID-19, according to the WWF’s Living Planet Report 2020.
Biobank data reveal long-term exposure to traffic noise may impact weight gain in the UK population
Transport noise is a major problem in Europe, with over 100 million people living in areas where road traffic noise exceeds levels greater than 55dB, the health-based threshold set by the EU.
We still don’t know if warmer weather slows down the spread of COVID-19
The arrival of summer in the Northern Hemisphere has caused increased interest, from both the research community and the public at large, about the possibility that warmer weather might slow the spread of COVID-19.
Most national dietary guidelines are not compatible with global environmental and health targets, and are in need of reform
Adopting more stringent guidelines in UK could reduce food-related greenhouse gas emissions by 70% and reduce diet-related deaths by more than 100,000 a year, study finds
COVID-19, intellectual property and access
Will the current system of drug innovation and access to medicines meet global expectations?
Five new programmes will explore technological solutions to global challenges
The Oxford Martin School is pleased to announce the launch of five new programmes of research, identified through an open competition across the University.
Researchers providing vital public information in the fight against COVID-19
Oxford Martin School researchers played a key role in contributing scientific research for ‘Coronavirus: The Science Explained’, a website created by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI).
Featured Video: Meat Your Persona
The LEAP team have been talking to shoppers to learn more about their meat and dairy consumption and to share the results of our research into the environmental and health impacts with the public.
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upcoming events
Prof Sarah Smith & Prof Cameron Hepburn in conversation: "Baby steps: the gender division of childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic"
7th October 2020: 4:00pm
Book Launch "Terra Incognita: 100 Maps to Survive the Next 100 Years" with Prof Ian Goldin
14th October 2020: 5:00pm
LEAP Conference 2020
8th December 2020: 9:30am
people
View allChas Bountra
Professor of Translational Medicine
Sarah Harper
Clore Professor of Gerontology
Wen Hwa Lee
Chief Executive Officer, Action Against AMD
Angela McLean
Professor of Mathematical Biology
Kazem Rahimi
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Marco Springmann
Senior Researcher in Population Health