Expert Comment: The world’s most important antibiotic has become our greatest challenge

Published on December 10, 2025

Today, on the 80-year anniversary of the Nobel Prize being awarded for the discovery and development of penicillin, Dr Alistair Farley, Scientific Lead at the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI), urges that the collaboration behind this achievement is channelled again today to address one of the greatest global medical challenges of our time.
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Oxford report examines ten reasons to stay in the ECHR as UK public backs membership

December 10, 2025
A new report from the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, in the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, identifies, examines, and addresses the counter-arguments for ten key reasons for the UK to remain in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Half of people arrested in London may have undiagnosed ADHD, study finds

December 10, 2025
Research has consistently found that neurodivergent individuals – particularly autistic people and those with ADHD – are overrepresented within prison populations. There is also growing evidence of undiagnosed ADHD and autism among individuals in contact with the criminal justice system. However, estimates of the prevalence of the conditions within these settings differ.Dr Tanya Procyshyn, a resea