Breakthrough aerosol human infection model gives hope for future tuberculosis vaccine development

Published on April 15, 2024

University of Oxford researchers have for the first time established a controlled human infection model for tuberculosis (TB) that infects people via the lungs – the way TB enters the body.
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Study improves understanding of effects of household air pollution during pregnancy

April 11, 2024
In a new study, researchers from Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health have found that pregnant mothers’ exposure to air pollution from indoor stoves did not affect the development of their babies in any statistically significant way, challenging conventional wisdom regarding the impact of household air pollution on fetal growth.

Study reveals how humanity could unite to address global challenges

April 15, 2024
New research led by the University of Oxford has found that perceptions of globally shared life experiences and globally shared biology can strengthen psychological bonding with humanity at large, which can motivate prosocial action on a global scale and help to tackle global problems. The findings have been published today in Royal Society Open Science.