It’s been argued that pandemics are the great leveller, but with COVID the opposite is true – and we can’t afford to ignore it.
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Full population-level protection against COVID-19 will require most adolescents and children to be vaccinated. There are ethical arguments for encouraging vaccination uptake through vaccine mandates.
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The public and the media need to be careful not to jump to conclusions when assessing new research.
Tackling bycatch in large-scale fishing can make our seafood habit more sustainable
The suggestion that Mandela single-handedly achieved democracy is as intellectually threadbare as the charge that he was centrally responsible for the failure to transform South Africa.
Distraction in poor sleepers could be linked to a different brain process than previously thought.
We shouldn’t allow disingenuous uses of net zero to discredit the concept as a whole.
Les modes de déplacements actifs peuvent contribuer à lutter contre la crise climatique plus tôt et plus efficacement que les véhicules électriques.
The dreadful statistics coming out of India are not just numbers – they relate to people and to suffering.
By looking at the eye bones and ear canals of extinct dinosaurs, researchers show that a small ancient predator likely hunted at night and had senses as good as a modern barn owl.
Belum ada vaksin malaria yang diizinkan untuk digunakan, meski gagasan untuk mengendalikan malaria melalui vaksinasi sudah ada sejak lama.
Le vaccin R21 a protégé les trois quarts des enfants contre le paludisme lors des essais.
Countries cannot be expected to all tread the same path to net zero emissions.
La vacuna R21 protegió contra la malaria a tres cuartas partes de los niños que participaron en los ensayos en los ensayos.
We cannot look back in the future and
know we could have done more.
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Director of the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford
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Departmental Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Oxford
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Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Forced Migration, University of Oxford
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Career Development Fellow in Engineering, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbiology, University of Oxford
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Senior Researcher in Economics, University of Oxford
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Global Head of Wildlife Research, World Animal Protection, and Visiting Researcher, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Research assistant, Empire, Migration and Belonging, University of Oxford
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Heritage Partnerships Coordinator, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Science, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
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Stipendiary Lecturer in Biology, University of Oxford
