Maternal death rates in the UK have increased to levels not seen for almost 20 years

Published on January 11, 2024

The latest set of data presented by the MBRRACE-UK Collaboration investigation into maternal deaths in the UK shows that the mortality rate for women who died during or soon after pregnancy has increased to levels not seen since 2003-05.
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Professor Mike Kendall wins Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal

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Head of Oxford University’s Department of Earth Sciences, Professor John-Michael Kendall, has today been awarded the 2024 Gold Medal for Geophysics from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). The award recognises his outstanding work in the field of seismology (the study of earthquakes and seismic waves in the Earth’s interior) and for his support for the next generation of seismic researchers.

First-in-human vaccine trial for deadly Nipah virus launched

January 11, 2024
First clinical trial participants received doses of the ChAdOx1 NipahB vaccine over the last week at University of Oxford. UK trial is first step to developing a vaccine against Nipah virus – a devastating disease mostly found in South-East Asia – that can be fatal in up to 75% of cases. The milestone clinical trial comes as the global health community marks the 25th anniversary of the first Nipah