Neste episódio do The Conversation Weekly do Reino Unido, ouvimos os cientistas por trás da nova vacina contra a malária desenvolvida pela Universidade de Oxford.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Teaching has taken place at Oxford since 1096. Oxford has the largest volume of world-leading research in the country, rating top in the REF power rankings published by Research Fortnight. Oxford’s research involves more than 70 departments, almost 1,800 academic staff, more than 5,000 research and research support staff, and more than 5,600 graduate research students. The University has 38 independent colleges to which undergraduate and graduate students belong. Oxford has the highest research income from external sponsors of any UK university: £478.3m in 2013/14. The University has pioneered the successful commercial exploitation of academic research and invention, creating more than 100 companies, and files more patents each year than any other UK university.
Links
Displaying 101 - 120 of 1888 articles
Nos recherches ont montré que les mécanismes à l’origine des douleurs pelviennes chroniques varient d’une personne à l’autre.
Lion protection fees paid by tourists could pave the way for a responsible transition away from trophy hunting without affecting the communities that rely on hunting revenue.
People have been trying to make malaria vaccines for over 100 years. With the help of the revolutionary new R21/Matrix vaccine the disease could be eradicated by 2040.
The former chancellor and shadow chancellor have revealed how their parties collaborated on devising some of the most damaging policies of the past 20 years.
Robotics and AI look set to transform how we carry out domestic work, including caring for other people.
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we hear from the scientists behind a new malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford.
People who were hospitalised with COVID are 14 times more likely to have lung abnormalities than people who have never had COVID.
This adaptation is set in Bengal in 1899, where rumours that the British Empire’s plans for partition have spread.
The transfer of township rental houses to inhabitants did not necessarily give families greater security. “Family houses” were frequently acquired by individuals.
Our skeleton is replaced approximately every ten years to ensure our bones stay strong and healthy.
Nature positive is the new rallying cry to reverse environmental decline. But it could easily become greenwash – if we’re not careful.
Our research showed that the mechanisms causing chronic pelvic pain vary from person to person.
Modern pilgrims are increasingly turning to the waves in search of more creative and contemporary ways to explore their faith and its history.
An ‘omega block’ helped Storm Daniel wreak devastation in Libya.
The 35 shortlisted structures from around the world showcase engineering ingenuity and big ideas for making construction more sustainable.
Theatre has now been fully instrumentalised by the Russian state in line with its new patriotic cultural policy.
Tandem solar cells promise to revolutionise the clean energy transition – but a shortage of materials means they must urgently be redesigned.
Developers can make up for natural habitat loss themselves or pay a restoration fee to the government.
They used to fight the state and now want to be part of society – but after demobilisation, thousands of former Farc guerrillas face violence and displacement
Authors
-
Departmental Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Oxford
-
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Oxford
-
Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
-
Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Forced Migration, University of Oxford
-
Career Development Fellow in Engineering, University of Oxford
-
Postdoctoral Researcher in Microbiology, University of Oxford
-
Senior Researcher in Economics, University of Oxford
-
Global Head of Wildlife Research, World Animal Protection, and Visiting Researcher, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), University of Oxford
-
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford
-
Research assistant, Empire, Migration and Belonging, University of Oxford
-
Heritage Partnerships Coordinator, University of Oxford
-
Professor of Climate Science, University of Oxford
-
Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
-
Doctoral Researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
-
Stipendiary Lecturer in Biology, University of Oxford
