E-cigarettes, Varenicline and Cytisine found to be the most effective stop-smoking aids

Published on September 12, 2023

A comprehensive new analysis has found that nicotine e-cigarettes, varenicline and cytisine are the most effective options currently available for helping smokers quit long-term (going at least six months without smoking). 
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Lions on the brink – New analysis reveals the differing threats to African lion populations

September 11, 2023
New research co-led by Oxford University’s Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) has revealed alarming data about dwindling lion populations in Africa, but gives new insight into conservation strategies. The study, published in the Journal Communications Earth & Environment, provides a framework for evaluating investments into saving lions that considers threats from both ecological and so

First volunteers receive vaccine for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Oxford clinical trial

September 12, 2023
A University of Oxford study has administered a new vaccine against tick-borne virus Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) to volunteers for the first time. Launched on the 4th of August 2023, the clinical trial of the ChAdOx2 CCHF vaccine aims to confirm its safety and understand how individuals develop immunity following vaccination.